I’m about to make your inner perfectionist feel really really good. Wait for it…
Are you stressed? Are you freaking out about something you’re working on? Are you worried it won’t get done in time or won’t be up to par? Here it comes… It just doesn’t matter.
There is absolutely nothing you’re working on that the world will miss. If you don’t complete that perfect song… If you don’t launch that perfect website in time… If your video doesn’t get done… Nobody is going to miss it. And in a year or two you probably won’t even remember it.
One of my co-workers has been experiencing massive stress each year at Echo Conference – feeling the weight of creating perfect videos for the conference. He’s so limited on time and feels like he runs low on ideas. He’s under the pressure. He’s almost dreading this year…even though these videos are some of his favorite things to produce.
So I told him: “It doesn’t matter, bro. Nobody will miss the video if it doesn’t happen.” Sure, I’ll miss it. Those videos are some of my favorite things too. But it ultimately doesn’t matter. It’s alright. I would rather he have fun producing the videos than have something great for the conference.
I saw the weight lift.
I’m sure he’ll get the videos done this year. I’m sure he’ll make something even better than he’s done in the past. But he doesn’t have to work with the pressure. He can enjoy the process. He can keep the proper perspective and making something awesome that he’ll remember fondly.
That’s what’s available for my co-worker. That’s what’s available for you. Let your inner perfectionist relax. Seriously. Relax.