Courageous women that change lives are vulnerable & open about their weaknesses, flaws & imperfections. They work on the things that need to be worked on & don’t apologize for being imperfectly perfect.
Perfection is something too many people spend time stressing over and striving for…but what is it? The truth is imperfection is perfection at its best form because in the end there really is no such thing as perfect. There is only the best, being the best you can be and beat your last best.
Being imperfect is perfectly human. We all have flaws, and those flaws can be the difference between feeling happy and fulfilled or feeling insecure. When we accept all the flaws that we all have, we become more personable and well-rounded and it becomes easier to connect because people won’t feel judged by you, and you won’t feel judged by them. It makes us feel like we belong. When you realize and accept that others might be going through the same things as you, it motivates you to keep going, or at least lets you breathe a little easier.
Perfect is boring…take it from a recovering perfectionist…Perfection means we have nothing to strive towards. There is only one direction to go if you have reached perfection. Why would we want to do that? Life wouldn’t be very exciting if we were all the same and everything was easy to do so embrace the imperfect.
Imperfection is real. Perfection is not. Nobody is perfect and it’s time to let go of that and accept yourself and others as you are…imperfectly perfect.
Imperfection pushes us towards greatness. When we know we aren’t good at something, it makes us want to get better. Having something to push for gives us a reason to continue moving forward.
Imperfect means there is room for growth. Without challenge, there would be no need for growth and growing is one of the things we need most n life. Imagine if everything you did, you did great the first time? You would probably stop trying to do anything because, the result would be the same each and every time.
Your biggest weakness is your strongest strength. You learn from both your weakness’ and your strengths. The biggest imperfections you have are your strongest characteristics.
Everyone in this world is imperfectly perfect. That is why I dislike the phrase “practice makes perfect.” Practice does not make perfect. Once something is perfect, you have nothing to strive for. You cannot improve what has already been done.
Being imperfectly perfect is one of the greatest parts of life. You are significantly different than the person right beside you. You want to be different. You want to stand out. You want to be unique. That’s what others are attracted to…believe it or not.
Don’t strive for perfection when you can’t improve upon that. If you have an imperfection, whether that be a scar on your body or whatever the case may be, be proud of it. Show it off. You aren’t you without your imperfections.
Perfectionism isn’t a badge of honor. It’s a sign that you are afraid of failure, judgement and have low self-esteem.
According to Google… perfectionist tendencies are extremely common in high-performing women, especially in male-dominated fields.
A study in the UK found that one-quarter of 7–10-year-old girls felt they needed to be perfect. In academia this means that one-third of girls feel like they aren’t smart, despite 4.0 GPAs. Think about this …Women need to be 100% sure they meet all the qualifications to apply for a job compared with men who apply after meeting 50%, and then, women ask for 30% less than men.
When our self-worth is tied up in our ability to get everything right, we see our work as a zero-sum game: one in which we view our work as either perfect or subpar, with no in-between.
That lack of compassion for ourselves often translates into harshness at work. We hold everyone up to our own unrealistic expectations and judge without empathy when the inevitable mistakes surface. I have had those tendencies and then I realized that everyone has their own style, speed, and strategy. When we learn from one another, instead of judging each other according to our expectations of ourselves…well you can imagine how different the outcome would be. When I became aware of it, that was when I decided it was exciting to be imperfectly perfect.
As the saying goes, “I’m imperfectly perfect in my perfectly imperfect world.”
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