Chasing Perfection: Why "Good Enough" is Actually Good Enough

  I would like to think of myself as a creative person and as a creative person I'm my worst critic. I pour our hearts and souls into passion projects, obsessing over every detail, always striving for that elusive perfection. But I've learned the hard way that perfection is a myth, a siren song that can keep your work forever trapped in the shadows.

For as long as I’ve been working on these two books, I’ve wrestled with one persistent thought: Is this good enough? No matter how much effort I put into revising, editing, and refining, it always feels like there’s something else I could fix, something else I could improve, and because of that, I found myself caught in a loop of hesitation. I kept waiting for the “perfect moment” to release my work, a time when everything would feel just right. But here’s the hard truth I’ve come to accept: that moment doesn’t exist.

  There will always be room for improvement. There will always be something that could be tweaked or polished. But if I keep waiting for perfection, I’ll never share my work with the world. And isn’t that the point of creating in the first place? To share what you’ve made, imperfections and all?

I've been down this road before. Years ago, I got hooked on drawing. I'd spend hours sketching, shading, erasing, convinced that if I just kept tweaking, I'd eventually create a masterpiece worthy of hanging in a gallery. I even printed posters, dreaming of selling them at art fairs and online.

But guess what? Those posters mostly ended up stacked in my closet. Why? Because I was paralyzed by the fear of imperfection. I was convinced they weren't "good enough" yet. There was always something I could improve, some detail I could refine.

Sound familiar?  It's the same trap I almost fell into with my book. That nagging voice kept whispering, "It's not ready yet.  Edit one more time. Wait for the perfect marketing plan."

No matter how much I doubt myself, I’ve realized that taking the leap is part of the creative journey. There will always be edits I can make and tweaks I can try, but there’s power in saying, “This is enough. It’s time.”

Releasing my books is one of the scariest things I’ve ever done, but it’s also one of the most empowering. And I’m starting to realize that it’s okay to feel scared. It’s okay to feel like your work isn’t perfect. What matters is that you’ve created something, and that’s worth celebrating.

So here’s to releasing our passion projects, embracing the imperfections, and trusting that our efforts are enough. Because they are.