Welcome to Darren Daly on demand, your most trusted resource to help you become better every day.

Here's your success mentor, Darren Hardy.

You have been lied to your entire life.

The societal chorus sings praises of perfection as the ultimate goal. Perfect grades, straight A's, perfect

scores on exams like the SAT, G-R-E, or G-MAT, perfect results in Six Sigma and other assessments.

Perfect ratings on restaurants and product reviews. Perfect parenting at the expense of well-rounded,

personally developed children, perfect game in baseball, overshadowing consistency,

a perfect 10 in gymnastics, which is a fixation on perfection, perfect picture,

curating the perfect Instagram life. The pursuit of perfection

is nothing but a siren song luring you towards the rocks of failure. Perfection is not just

overrated. It's dangerous. It's a labyrinth with no exit, a maze with walls made of your

endless anxieties and fears. Let's shatter this illusion

and put the spotlight on a far more potent force. Speed. Fast is not just better than flawless.

Speed is the key to survival in an unforgiving, rapidly changing world. As Anthony Burgess said,

speed is the only language that the universe respects.

Speed is what wins in the marketplace. Let me tell you about James. So James is the owner of coffee

crafters. James is a what you call purist. His shop was a sanctuary for coffee

aficionados, who would spend hours savoring a cup of coffee that took

seven minutes to brew. Every bean was hand-selected from ethical sources and roasted in-house

to create the quote-unquote perfect cup. In stark contrast, Sally is the founder of Java Genius.

Sally is more pragmatic. Sally recognizes that the modern consumer wants

not just good coffee, but a quick and convenient experience. She sources quality beans as well,

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