What does it mean to be perfect? Have you ever thought about this? Have you ever looked at someone and thought
that they were perfect or had a perfect life?
Do you ever wish that you were perfect?
Perfection is a false
perception. Nobody is perfect. Nobody will ever reach perfection. Perfection would be quite boring if you
actually think about it. So why is it that our society pushes us to be somebody
or something that we are not?
I’m not sure I can answer that, but I would like to
introduce you to an organization that is designed to show you that being NOT
perfect is perfectly acceptable. The
organization is the Not So Perfect Hat Club.
You can find more information about this wonderful program by visiting www.notperfecthatclub.com. The Not
So Perfect Hat Club sends a message to people that you are just fine the way
you are. You have talents and abilities
that can take you anywhere you want to go in life. You don’t have to try to be somebody or something
else. All you need to do is to be you, and be the best “you” you can be. You are perfectly fine the way you are and
nobody can take that away from you.
So how can you be the best “you?” Vince Lombardi probably said it better than
anyone when he said, “perfection is not
attainable, but if we chose perfection we can catch excellence.” Rather than focusing on an end result, focus
on what you can do today. Constant
progression will put you on a path to excellence. Will you have setbacks? Will you have bad days? Absolutely you will, but those moments do not
define who you are. How you handle the setbacks and rough days will determine how far you
can go.
If you have a beating heart, please live by the following
guidelines.
1.
You are
special. There is not one other
person like you, and that is an awesome thought.
2.
You are
not perfect. Nobody is perfect and
that is perfectly fine.
3.
You
matter. You absolutely matter to
many people. People you don’t even know
care about you and are better just because you exist.
4.
Help
others. We can help people by
lifting them up and praising them. Even
though you ultimately control your own destiny – you can influence and be influenced. You may just find that by helping others you
are actually helping yourself.
5.
Practice
optimistic thinking. If we strive to
think better and do better, the world in which we live will ultimately be
better. You will find that your
optimistic thinking will become habitual and it will yield a much happier life
for yourself.
I’m not a scientist, sociologist, psychologist, or anything
that ends in ist or gist. I’m an
educator and educatorist is not a word.
I’m a human being that believes the world is great and the people that
make it up are even greater. The words
that come out of my mouth carry no more weight than the words that come out of
yours or others. I’m not famous. I’m not a billionaire. I've never been on Dr. Phil, Ellen, or the Price is Right. I’m an ordinary person just letting you know
that ordinary is ok, and that you
control your transformation from ordinary to extraordinary.
Next time somebody tells you that you are not perfect, say
thank you. Perfect would be boring. If you don’t believe me or want to listen to
me then ponder on the following quote from Albert Einstein.
“A perfection of means, and
confusion of aims, seems to be our main problem.”
So now that I’m not perfectly fine with this not so perfect
blog, I’m going to stop writing and continue to not be perfect. I will however strive for it, work for it,
and dream for it, and hopefully settle on excellence.
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