Progress vs. Perfection

A few weeks ago I was scheduled to be the moderator of a sales and marketing call for GO (Get Organized) System Trainers. It was to begin at 4:00 so I blocked out my schedule starting at 3:45 so I would have time to clear my head and get focused. At 3:44 the phone rang and I picked it up. I chatted with the caller for 6 or 7 minutes and went back to work. At 4:08 my cell phone rang. I heard, "Mary. Are you going to join us?"

In that instant I got that sick feeling last felt when I was 7 and I had just broken my mom's favorite vase. How humiliating to forget about a call with a bunch of trainers who teach people how to get organized!!!

I got on the call quickly and all turned out just fine. But it reminded me of two important points.

1. I never should have picked up that phone. I had wisely blocked out the time right before to get prepared and then ignored my own good planning.
2. I always tell clients that getting organized and being more productive is about progress, not perfection. And I can't expect to be perfect either. The important thing is learning something valuable to take away (Which happened to be the point made in # 1 above) so we don't make the same mistake over and over.

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