Sunday Sayings

I am starting a new feature called Sunday Sayings.  My little sister has always loved inspirational quotes. She hangs them on her mirrors, writes them on the top of her to-do list, and posts them all over her planner.  I've also read a lot about mantras or affirmations.  By repeating to yourself a quote you find inspiring, it can help to remind you of your goals and motivate you.  So each Sunday I am going to post a new quote that helps to inspire me to create new habits, finish my projects, and reach my goals.

This first quote I've mentioned before, but it is the quote that really defines me.

"Don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good." ~ Voltaire

I often find myself not starting something (or finishing something) because I fear I cannot do it perfectly.  I don't write a blog post because I don't have something "perfect" to say.  I don't try a new habit because it isn't a "perfect" week to start something new (excuses range from traveling, guests in town, illness, work project due...).  I don't wash my face at night because I'm out of eye cream.  I don't go for a run on a Monday because I don't have time to run every day that week. 

My number one excuse for not getting things done is perfection.  The irony is that this "perfectionism" has caused me to be quite far from perfect!  And thus this quote is said frequently, and I taught it to my husband, who says it to me whenever I'm using perfection as an excuse.