Sometimes, to achieve my goals, I tell myself, “Ki, that’s good enough.” Otherwise, I would never get anything done. I credit this small internal dialogue with much of my personal success.
I coach a lot around the ‘knowing doing gap’ – the client knows what they want to do, they know the justification, they have given the matter lots of consideration, yet, the action of ‘release’ or ‘delivery’ is delayed and the only barrier ends up being personal beliefs and behaviors that no longer serve the individual.
I have had my personal progress stalled because I feel an irrational need to have more information, a need to give a situation a more thought, to reach out to yet another source for encouragement and feedback. Then, at some point, I say “Ki, that’s good enough.”
I recognize that by telling myself “That’s good enough,” I’m speaking to the fear that tells me, “It will never be good enough.” But then, I think, “Good enough for what?”
“Is it good enough to be perfect?”
“No.”
“Is it good enough to add to a conversation?”
“Absolutely.”
“Is it good enough to encourage, inspire and prompt someone else to say, ‘That’s good enough,’ and add their light to the conversation?”
“Now that, would be everything.”
Individual efforts are messy, limited and narrow at best. Today’s problems are too complex, ambiguous and volatile for one individual with their limited knowledge, experienced, information and perspective to get very far. Take your issues to your team, enlist the support of a trusted advisor, find a coach or mentor that meets your needs and make drastic moves towards your personal goals and success!!
Final Thought: “Never let better be the enemy of good enough.”
