I am sure you have heard this before or maybe the more common phrase, “There’s no such thing as perfect.” They are perfectly right when saying that.

Let’s imagine we live in a world where perfection is an obtainable goal and can actually be accurately measured. Now picture how incredibly boring everything would be with the large lack of imperfection. That might sound pretty cool at first but what happens after you have reached the peak of perfection? Where else could you go?

I suppose you could become perfect at something else but unless you are perfect at everything, you are still imperfect…thus perfection is an illusion.

Back to reality. Rather than chasing an unobtainable carrot of perfection, decide to set your goals on something just as valuable and completely reachable, excellence. Excellence can be measured by your own standards and reached with your own determination. So with one foot in front of the other, strive for excellence in everything you do and you will become someone of value.