Tuesday, 6 January 2015

THIRTEEN: Try

THIRTEEN
Just because someone looks perfect on the outside, doesn’t mean they have a perfect life. No one has a perfect life, we all struggle. That’s just what being human is.

I’m not sure when I started to choose peace over perfection.  My younger self used to worry over every detail and replay the situation in my head ad infinitum.  I rarely let anyone help me. Not because I thought they would do it wrong.  Because I had so many thoughts in my head I couldn’t organize them to know what to ask them to do.    
…. And I wanted to be sure it was going to look like the plan in my head. 

I tried so hard to be sure that everything was perfect (for the show, the dinner, the party, etc) that I was rarely ‘present in the moment’ during the event.  (see blog Eleven).

As I did more studying on leadership skills, I also began to let go of control over the details.  I still listed all the details and I was ready to jump in if needed.  But I did learn to delegate…. Or more importantly, let others in.  And the whirlwind in my head subsided and it was even easier to share the details :)  Who knew!



You don't have to try so hard
You don't have to give it all away
Colbie Caillat, Try

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