A few weeks ago I was writing an email and found myself comparing two slightly different versions.

Which was better?

Was there a magically perfect version to be created by combining them?

What would be the best one that would make the biggest difference?

And then I caught myself. Or not me, but my inner perfectionist who loves to get her magnifying glass out and scrutinise the smallest of details.

Of course, she means well. She wants me to get it right. She wants it to be the best it can be. And that’s super helpful, up to a point.

Twenty minutes into a short email. Not so much!

Especially as it meant I got stuck in inaction trying to find the perfect version.

After I gently put the magifying glass down I realised it didn’t really matter which one I sent. They both said pretty much the same thing, just in slightly different ways. Both would work. And I could save myself a lot of drama by picking one and sending it!

Which I did.

Obviously I would have loved to have realised earlier, but it was also a useful reminder of how that part of me can show up.

This time it was only twenty minutes. Often this part of ourselves can keep us stuck for a lot longer.

Does your inner perfectionist have their magnifying glass out?

And what can help you put it down and see the bigger picture?

Wishing you all a great week,