Perfectionism's Grip

Sharing what I wrote today in my sketchbook when confronted with Twyla Tharp's famous fear, in case someone else needs to read it

a snapshot of my sketchbook after writing the following

“Once executed, the idea will never be as good as it is in my mind.”
~ Twyla Tharp

This.
This is why I don’t start.
This is the fear of perfectionism that honestly plagues me the most.

Because I want to do great work.
I want my work to matter.
I want my work to be accepted.
Celebrated even.

And in my mind, my ideas + message are worthy of celebration.
But in my quiet moments, I fear that I don’t have what it takes to create + ship the genius in my head for the world to access.

So most of my genius remains dormant.
Ignored.
Unattended.
Neglected.
Waiting for . . .
I don’t even know what.

This is not good enough anymore.

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Worst case scenario . . .

I’ll never start.
I’ll never try.
I’ll always wonder.

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Best case scenario . . .

I start.
I try.
I improve.
I succeed.
I soar.
I win.