Done Is Better Than Perfect

Writing this blog, publishing this website, and marketing my photography for everyone to see took every ounce of courage I have. It has been more than thirteen years in the making. Thirteen years of potential growth in my business that I lost. Thirteen years of making a name for myself that I missed out on. Thirteen years of staying safely inside the bubble I had built around myself and my business.

I want so badly to beat myself up for playing it safe for so long. Thinking of all the missed opportunities and blessings that my lack of courage kept me from can really bring me down if I let it.

I have spent years educating myself through photography courses and business courses knowing that "one day" I would have all the pieces in place to officially launch my business. Sure, I took freelance jobs here and there, but I didn't want to live under the pressure of operating as a business so I played it small. I told myself every year that I would launch my business "once (insert seemingly important thing here) happened".

You know what? The list never ended. There was always something that kept me stuck.

I was waiting on perfection but perfection doesn't exist.

I heard someone say that "done is better than perfect" and it resonated with me. Those words broke the chains that kept me stuck. After years of holding myself back, I made the decision to go all in and, here I am, writing this blog post on my website.

Are things perfect? No, they are not. Are there things I wish were better? Of course there are. Through this reckless imperfection am I one step closer to leading the life I want to live? You bet I am!