1005 Be Patient, Not Perfect

The School of Greatness

Lewis Howes

Mindset, Relationships, Entrepreneurship, Mental Health, Education, Greatness, Fitness, Celebrity, Health, Inspiration, Success, Health & Fitness, Self-improvement, Business, Money, Self Care, Celebrity Interview

4.8 • 22K Ratings

🗓️ 11 September 2020

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Summary

"Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence." - Vince Lombardi On today's 5-minute Friday, Lewis unpacks the dangers of perfectionism, illustrating the importance of focusing on habits, routines, and processes instead of comparing outcomes. You should still have big big dreams and set ambitious goals, but be patient in your attempt to achieve them. Mel Robbins: The “Secret” Mindset Habit to Building Confidence and Overcoming Scarcity: https://link.chtbl.com/970-pod Dr. Joe Dispenza on Healing the Body and Tranforming the Mind: https://link.chtbl.com/826-pod Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds with David Goggins: https://link.chtbl.com/715-pod

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0:00.0	This is 5 Minute Friday!
0:05.4	I want to start off today's episode with one of my favorite quotes.
0:12.2	Don't be perfect, be patient.
0:15.2	Every time I share that out, people seem to really resonate with that.
0:18.3	And I think there's a lot of people out there that are constantly putting so much pressure
0:22.4	on themselves to be perfect every single day.
0:27.0	I was coaching some students a few days ago.
0:29.9	In this was the common theme.
0:31.2	A lot of them said, I'm just not where I want to be.
0:33.7	I see everyone else doing these big, great things and I feel like I'm so far behind.
0:38.3	Or I have these dreams and I haven't accomplished them yet.
0:41.8	And I'm putting all this pressure on myself to be perfect and accomplishing right now and
0:45.7	it's just not happening.
0:46.7	I don't know what to do.
0:47.9	Well, I'm telling you that school, business, relationships, especially in this moment,
0:51.9	might be tough to get to the place where you want to be in these things, right?
0:55.7	This moment.
0:57.1	And that's why you've got to really change the way you think about everything when you're
1:01.4	living your life.
1:03.1	Because you never want to let perfection be the enemy of good.
1:08.0	Never let perfection kill your dreams or hurt you or hold you back.
1:11.9	Listen, I want to be perfect at everything I do as well, but I don't let it cripple
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