I know that me being the perfectionist that I am, I have a tendency towards wanting to get things right NOW and not late. It’s almost as If I want to skip the learning face and get to the phase of being an expert.
Unfortunately, you have to play by the rules just like everyone else.
This is where humility is needed.
I know that another one of my greatest issues is that I get so worked up over the smallest things. The fact that I can call them small things is encouraging as it shows I can identify them for what they truly are! They are small things. Rather than becoming so fearful over learning a new skill and facing the consequences if you mess up, take baby steps, and If things go wrong, don’t worry. The changes are that someone else has been through exactly what you have been through.
Stop getting so worked by wanting to plan out the smallest little things. You overthink one small thing so much that you make it sound so overwhelmingly big and so overpowering. Don’t let your thoughts rule over you to that extent. They are exactly what you say they are! They are just thoughts.
You know how it goes…
“If I do this then… "
“…people might think”
“…I might mess up”
“…I could hurt myself”
“…I could make people angry”
When you get that “What if…” just learn to stop!
~ASP