23/08/2024
My algebra teacher wrote problems on the board with her right hand and erased them with her left.
Not nearly enough time for me to grasp the concept she was attempting to explain.
Doing homework saved my grade in that class.
Knowing PEG back then would have helped!
PEG isn't a person.
It's an acronym.
P = Progress over Perfection.
A no brainer, right?
We all know this!
I have GETMO (Good Enough To Move On) on the wall in my office.
Next to, “You don’t have to get it perfect… you just have to get it going.”
So, why is it… that something we all know is not something we all do?
My super short answer?
FEAR.
At the International Maxwell Conference (IMC) one presenter shared the four biggest “adult” fears:
1. Looking stupid
2. Making a mistake
3. Getting stuck
4. Wasting time
Which keep you from leaning into progress over perfection?
John Maxwell talked at IMC bout how hard it is to make progress during tough times.
Because tough times:
-catch us off guard
-pull us off automatic
-push us toward discouragement
Like the time I decided to film a Friday’s Perspective video EVERY Friday, and spent hours recording (and rerecording) 2-minute videos.
I wanted them to be "perfect."
Yeah... perfect can be the enemy of excellent.
Perfect as a standard can easily become.... an excuse for doing nothing.
The problem with an excuse?
The best excuse is the worst excuse.... because you believe it.
What excuse is keeping you from making progress?
John said in tough times… we need to put:
-the emotion of fear behind us
-courage in front of us
That might not eliminate the fear... but expanding our courage can help to shrink the fear.
And expansion…. is the "E" in PEG.
Expansion over Stagnation.
Rather than looking at “the thing” that happens that is
-hard
-confusing
-upsetting
and allowing feelings of overwhelm to keep us stuck…. We can choose to expand the positive belief about what we CAN DO.
“Put behind you what you cannot do. Put before you… what you CAN do.
Because if you will do what you CAN do, it keeps you going until you CAN do what you couldn’t do." -John Maxwell
Expansion over stagnation is hard.
It's easy to quit IN the middle when you can’t see the way out.
In tough. times... do you tend to expand or stagnate?
Here's the "G" in PEG.
Growth over Destination.
This is my favorite!
More in podcast episode, #78 about my experience dating over the age of 40! (amybarg.com/podcast)
Two quick tips.
1. Knowing how to grow yourself today plays a huge role in your success tomorrow.
2. “Your level of success will rarely exceed your level of personal development because success is something you attract by the person you become.” -Jim Rohn
If you want to uplevel your success…PEG needs to be your best friend.
Because when you are able to put:
Progress over Perfection
Expansion over Stagnation
Growth over Destination
… you really do have an incredible opportunity to become a better version of you.
Do that?
Everyone wins!