“You don’t have to get it right, you just have to get it going.” - Mike Litman
Have you ever wanted to do something so so soooo badly, and yet you never got it done? Ever?
And, most of the time, there’s just that fear of “not getting it right…”
You know — making a mess of that canvas… Ruining the scrapbooking materials… Wasting precious money on a class or a programme… Feeling foolish or silly…
The blog entries don’t seem quite as clever… The songs don’t sound quite as good…
Or… That the gym won’t be done right… The project don’t turn out as well as hoped…
Not being able to translate the vision, the imagined, the dream - in to reality…
So, instead of doing something - anything - you get paralysed. You push the idea - the wish, the dream - far far away.
You’d rather not start if you know that it won’t be quite right. That it won’t be any “good”.
You criticise and condemn whatever it was - without even giving it a chance.
Forgetting that really, it doesn’t matter whether it was “good” or “great” or not even quite right. Who said that it’s all about results? Who decided that something is only worth doing if it’s done right?
Isn’t it more important to give it a go? Especially if it matters that much?
If you want to do something that badly, the least you can do is to get it going… regardless of whether it’s “good” or “right” or…
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Write a Comment»That’s true with so many things in my life. I agree with your statement though. I’d rather try something and get it wrong than not have tried at all
I am in the middle of giving it a go at the moment with the blog I have started up. Already realised that I have got it a bit wrong, in where I set it up (in the process of changing that now). But I am not being deterred and reading this post reminded me that I even if it does not work out as planned, I will be better off for at least giving it a go.
Hi Shai,
I think once you really get this concept you can really begin creating. It’s very freeing to give yourself permission to create bad art, or whatever it is you’re doing. That it doesn’t matter if you do create good, bad or indifferent art, or whatever. If there is a need to create then you should follow up on that need, not deny it. Once you allow creation to have place it’s like opening a door to allow better things to enter.
Kari: Absolutely.
It’s not always easy, though. I still have to convince myself over and over at times.
planningqueen: Way to go! Please let me know how it goes. And, thanks for sharing!
Heather: And, it’s a decision that need to be made again and again. At least, in my case!
And, yes… I love what you just wrote there. Thanks!
Ah, perfectionism paralysis.
You’re speaking my language as my new DSLR camera on the desk mocks me so.
Busy Mom: Ah. I like that term - ‘perfectionism paralysis’.
Go and pick up that DSLR. It’s incredibly fun! Promise. Besides, you paid for it, you might as well use it. 