How to be perfect?

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HOW TO BE PERFECT?

If you’re looking for ways to be perfect – this post might not tell you what you want to hear. Constantly striving for perfection is one of the biggest mistakes we can make in life. You know why?
Because perfection doesn’t exist.
Here’s a newsflash for you – there’s no such thing as ‘perfection’. And so those who chase it, commit to a long life of unhappiness and disappointment. I believe there are a number of key reasons why we chase perfection and once we understand these it’s much easier to let it go. Let’s break it down.
Are you living your life or someone else's?
The the problem is, when we are too busy worrying about what others think, we ignore our own inner voice and this can land us in all sorts of trouble. When we rely on other people’s opinions to guide us in life, it’s very easy to end up feeling frustrated and anxious because we end up living someone else’s life.  Instead of worrying about being perfect, we need to spend time understanding what we want in life so we can live a life that’s true to who we are.Steve jobs once once said:
“Your time is limited so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma, which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important have the courage to follow your heart and intuition, they somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.”
Simple Strategies
I love this quote because it reminds us not to strive for perfection, but to strive for what’s truly important to us.

1. Understand that perfection is not a viable goal. It doesn’t exist! So why bother chasing something that is not real?
2. Stop worrying about what other people think of you – the only opinion that matters is yours. Learn to value your own opinion.
3. Change the way you view ‘failure’. Remember that failure is a Prerequisite for success. So learn to embrace failure and you will stop being so worried about ‘being perfect’.
4. Start to listen to your own inner voice and take the time to find out what’s truly important to you – as Steve Jobs said: “Your time is limited. Don’t waste it living someone else’s life”.
5. Replace ‘perfection’ with contentment. Know that you’re already perfect and choose to be happy with where you’re at.

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