Do you ever notice that people treat mistakes so badly as if they had never made any themselves. What’s worse is that they try to make you feel bad about it. Let me tell you otherwise, and let other successful individuals tell you otherwise too, because imperfections, making mistakes, and proceeding despite the fact.. is the mark of a successful person.

There is perfection in imperfection. I don’t say this as a play on words, but as a universal truth.

There is a lot of meaning in this statement alone. And one of which is the inaction that many individuals feel because they seek perfection, and can’t fathom what would happen if an endeavor didn’t proceed perfectly. In other words, they are so worried that they can’t do it perfectly, that they end up not doing it at all.

And a successful individual will always tell you that it’s not always making the right decisions, the perfect decision… the key to being a success and being a leader is that the decisions you make were based on facts, forward thinking, and that you made those decisions in a timely manner. They often call this paralysis by analysis, that you analyze the entire situation so much so, that you are unable to act. And more successful ventures have been made because of one overlying fact — because people took action, and they did it quickly.

It’s not always about making the right decisions, sometimes it’s about making your decisions right. Again — not a play on words. Think about it.

The Mona Lisa, in all its imperfections, is perfect. Your child, in all its imperfections is perfect… and so on. Your marriage is another good example as well.. There is perfection in all things imperfect.

So strive to take action, and don’t worry about perfection. Perfection is not your goal. And in fact, your goal is your goal.