Perfection is NOT a Worthy Goal, It’s a Worthy Opponent
“Detail-oriented Perfectionist,” my resume exclaims!
I’ll “Dot those T’s and Crossed those I’s” and then I’ll sign my name.
Wait a minute! That ain’t right! That’s not how the saying goes;
It’s “Dot the I’s and cross the T’s” as everybody knows!
Enthusiasm is my problem, I hurry way too much,
Maybe a little less excited, Not in such a rush.
But then I’ll have no value; They’ll think that I’m a slacker,
I’ll lose their trust and confidence, then I’ll lose my backers.
Perfectionists see flaws in everything they’ve finished,
A minor imprecision means the whole must be diminished.
“Perfect is the enemy of good,” that is what they say,
Perfectionism must have it all, there is no other way.
So, let’s put Perfect where it belongs and treat rightly so,
It will battle hard against us, it is our common foe.
Don’t let Perfect consume you and take away the moment.
Perfection is not a worthy goal, it is a worthy opponent.