Hey Bloggees,
I wanted to apologize for something that you might not see as an issue…Perfection (or at least the drive to be perfect). Now before you say anything about improvement or quality, that is not what I'm talking about here (both are crucial). I'm talking about the drive for perfection (completion). This self-centered drive is detrimental to clients and to the very things you care about. The drive for this kind of perfection is what I want to apologize for, to you my readers.
How did this come up? This past Labor Day Weekend, Jen and I visited our best friends from college (fellow artists who are married to each other). I just had dismal results on some postings I had uploaded on dribbble and was questioning my design skill. That Sunday, we visited they're church, a place I have always walked away with something profound. Toward the end of his sermon, Steve Daugherty, the teaching pastor, spoke about perfection, which got my attention. He broke down the word per- (complete) -fect (work) and how hard we try to be something that even God himself didn't ask me to be. That's when it hit me. I had been trying to do that in my life as a designer. I wanted to be perceived as a perfect designer to look up to. I was so focused on being perfect I was letting effect my focus as a blogger and designer.
So, here it goes…
I'm sorry for trying to be the complete designer. I've been more focused on impressing others and being perceived as something which I'm not. I'm sorry for not being honest with myself and you. I'm sorry for seeking perfection.
You can hear the sermon here...
( perfection portion of the sermon at the 34:30 marker)
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