When Launching your Online Course .......
Have you ever experienced a time that you were wanting to do something, and it simply had to be perfect? I know that I can easily get caught up into that trap as well.
I remember when I first started working on my online courses, and I would spend months and months researching, modifying and it was really doing my head in. You see when I was spending all my time creating my content, I was forgetting one simple important thing that I always teach my clients.
It will Never Be Perfect
It will never be perfect, that is right, never. I was talking to one of my colleagues, and he kindly reminded me that maybe I was using perfection to procrastinate? That this mindset was holding me back, and that maybe the e was a fear around taking the next step.
I walked away from the conversation, reflecting on his words, to see if there was any truth in it. Did I have a blind spot that I wasn’t even aware of. Perhaps he had shone the light onto it, and now it has been reveled.
Being the perfectionist was consuming my life. Honestly, being a perfectionist is all consuming. I become tirelessly focused on getting everything right. How could I ever celebrate my small wins if I am a perfectionist. What was the real fear, what was the next step?
What is your biggest Fear?
Maybe I was afraid of failure, or not being good enough. Or perhaps being judged by others. Sometimes, we can be hard on ourselves, don’t you think?
You see I was setting myself up for a life of disappointment, instead of celebrations. I know that it was time to change, and now I create my courses and get it out into the world. Yep, The only way that I can help others and fulfill my purpose, is to share and support others.
In my view the number 1 thing to avoid is Perfectionism!!