there are 1000 people who never tried there 1000…

Page 188 there are 1000 people who never tried there 1000 people that didn’t do what they thought they were good enough to even try. Unfortunately, that’s the worst thing that perfectionism does it stops you from trying.

— from The Relationship With Yourself (Traits/Reflection) · Finish Give Yourself the Gift of Done by Jon Acuff

In the book

The first storm is the inner critic turned cruel. A little self-criticism keeps you honest; a relentless one only destroys, and no outside critic will ever be as well-aimed as the one living inside your own head. Its favorite disguise is perfectionism, and the worst thing perfectionism does is not make you fail — it stops you from trying. There are a thousand people who never attempted the thing they might have been good at, because they did not believe they would be good enough. If you define excellence as one hundred percent, no mistakes, you have set a standard that only guarantees misery. […] Keep an inner scorecard. Measure yourself by your own honest standard, not by the crowd's; and root your worth in the kind of person you are and the skills you hold, not in your latest accomplishment. Talk to yourself like someone you love. Catch the inner bully in the act; aim for excellence but never let perfectionism stop you from trying; and refuse to let the perfect be the enemy of the good. Build your character on purpose. You are not set like plaster: pick one trait, set small goals, act the part, and track it in a log. — The Relationship With Yourself (Traits/Reflection)

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