FINISH

  JON ACUFF

There are many things in life from basic activities to other bigger tasks which we fail to complete. The book Finish by Jon Acuff depicts how perfectionism stops you from moving forward. Here are some tips to follow to achieve your target in a fruitful manner.

1. It is perfectly okay to be imperfect

Most of us plan a project or an activity but find it difficult to fulfill. What hinders you from completing it? Most of you may realize that it’s not laziness or incompetence which affects us, instead it is the mentality of perfectionism that stops you from moving forward. We often try to give excuses like, “it is not perfect” or “things are not going in a right direction”. The author has also faced this experience several times. In his life, he was also plauged by thoughts like “if it’s not perfect, then it’s not worth doing” and later realized that this attitude would stop him from moving forward. This is a lesson we can all benefit from

2. Do not be over ambitious in life

Just like perfectionism, becoming overambitious can be a roadblock to success. Always remember to set up realistic goals in life as the unrealistic goals may not be fulfilled. It is said that 92% of people do not achieve their goals due to planning fallacy, a term coined by scientists to refer to excessive optimism.This can be combated by remembering to add in a buffer for if something goes wrong.

3. Follow the strategy of incompetence

Most of us are optimistic and have a perfectionist attitude in life. This makes us believe that we will be able to manage several projects at a particular time. This is not true as the demands on our time and energy make our goals unrealistic. Therefore a strategy of incompetence has to be practiced in order to make ourselves believe that everything cannot be managed together. This will help you to concentrate on your main projects and manage your work better.

4. Have fun with your work

When imagining words like ‘goal’ and ‘ambition’, we generally connect them to vocabularies like ‘burden’, ‘hard work’, ‘stress’, ‘pain’ etc. and therefore we are unable to enjoy the work. It is proven that satisfaction and performance are linked together in order to have a successful completion of the project. We can say that having fun with work and enjoying it will provide better results.

5. Give importance for motivation

We generally formulate our own understanding or ‘rules’ for the term perfectionism.Some believe that people who complete their task perfectly in a short time are successful. Others place the onus on the quality of the work. Remember that perfectionism does not define success. So it is important to identify elements of what help you feel that a task has been accomplished. For example, Robert bet his friend that he will lose 10 kilograms in a month or he will pay him $500. Throughout the month, Robert put in his hardest efforts and at the end, he only managed to lose 8 kilograms, and paid up. As a perfectionist, this might seem a failure but when you consider his motivations, he wanted to lose weight and he has, and that is what makes this count as a success.

Moreover, even when you have a small amount of progress, it is still progress in the right direction. Therefore it is more important to understand your motivation than looking for accuracy.

6. Stay fearless and confident

Sometimes we might go in the right direction to achieve the target but tend to lose confidence out of fear. This fear is caused by negative thoughts of what might happen to your tasks at the end. We must not fear for the things that have not happened yet. We must stay positive and confident till the end.

Let us conclude

We understood that the main block to finish our task is perfectionism, not laziness. The thought that anything which is not perfect is a failure is false. Understanding the fact that nothing is perfect will help to succeed in your goals.

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