As a recovering perfectionist, former teacher, and Enneagram 3, doing less-than-perfect work doesn’t naturally sit well with me.
I suppose I have the “𝘐𝘧 𝘐’𝘮 𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘰 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘐’𝘮 𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘰 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭, 𝘰𝘳 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘭.” attitude.
And . . . I HATE being “bad” at something. Better to avoid it altogether than risk feeling like a failure . . . 
Thanks to my business coach, I’m learning to EMBRACE B- work. It comes from the thought, “Done is better than perfect.” Sometimes we get stuck in analysis paralysis, and we end up doing NOTHING, or spending an unreasonable amount of time perfecting something that’s already decent, or good.
𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐁- 𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞?
• Taking a quick 10 minute walk
• Sending your spouse a quick flirty text
• Praying in the shower or when you fill up on gas (because you tend to fall asleep mid-prayer at night)
• Sharing a helpful resource, strategy, or idea with a struggling coworker.
• Setting the timer for 15 minutes, and doing a quick de-clutter/pickup of the main areas of the house.
• Starting the day with 1 glass of water
• Skipping a second helping (and/or dinner rolls) at dinner.
• Sending a quick “thinking of you” text to a friend you’ve lost touch with.
• Taking 5 minutes to put on jeans & straighten hair before the Husband comes home (talking to myself here – I call this the 4:00 Hustle)
• Sending a quick e-mail of appreciation to a coworker (or your child’s teacher) who’s doing an exceptional job.
• Setting up automatic deposits into your savings account, even if it’s $20/week.
• Adding the “verse of the day” app to your phone.
• Reading a few verses from the Bible each day
• Doing squats while your coffee reheats for the 4th time. (also me)
• Putting your phone on silent the first 30 minutes your kids come home from school.
To be clear, I’m 𝐍𝐎𝐓 advocating for mediocrity or complacency. But sometimes — especially for us Super Achievers — we don’t do ANYTHING because our brain tells us it must be done perfectly. 
Thoughts that keep us from ANY action could include: I don’t have 30 minutes to clean this bathroom/kitchen/closet well, I haven’t talked to that friend in over a year, I’m 20 pounds overweight, I need to prioritize my kids/family/health, everyone is losing their minds at work, my house is a wreck, I feel distant from God, etc.
What if the simple act of that B- step gives us the courage to eventually take the 𝙣𝙚𝙭𝙩 step? 
𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬, 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.
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