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Do you think that perfectionism is a good thing? In theory, I would say that it is, but in practice, it doesn’t help productivity improvement at all.
Naturally, it’s not a surprise if you have a tendency to be perfectionist at times. From as far back as you can recollect, I’m sure that you’ve heard from teachers or parents that you need to “do your best.”
And now that you’re an adult, you can’t quite shake the feelings of guilt when you turn out something that’s not perfect. If it’s not perfect, then you probably didn’t do your best.
You know what though, in business you’ll often find that sometimes you have to push aside quality for speed due to the rewards that speed has. You see, speed often is a huge productivity improvement because you start creating money sooner.
Think about it…
If it takes you two months longer to “perfect” your product and/or sales process, then you’ve lost the ability to make money during that time. But if you provide your product almost immediately, then improve upon it, you can start producing money much earlier.
Maybe this makes you feel uneasy, but big business does this all of the time. Do you think that you would be studying this on a computer, or having a automobile if these big companies waited until their merchandise were perfect? Of course you wouldn’t, because to this day, there has never been a perfect car (they all have the possiblity of breaking down) or perfect operating system (they all crash) put on the market.
And you know why they do it? Because getting products to market makes them well-off. If you want to be well-off and have a thriving business, then you should deliberate doing the same thing.. You can even see productivity improvements in your own life by polishing off things fast and bettering them later.
Bottom line: Productive business proprietors and CEOs don’t try to get it perfect the first time. Besides, putting out your merchandise fast is a great way to get experience in the market and feedback from your clients. You may be suprised that what you think is complete in a product isn’t even required by customers.
This is one of the smartest ways to ensure that you will start gathering the riches that you desire and become successful. I can assure that if you ask a millionaire if his products and processes are perfect, that you’ll get a great big no. That’s because they know that nothing is absolutely perfect.. I’m sure though that you’ll find most of those millionaires will tell you that velocity and perseverance are more effective and critical than perfection.. In fact, you’ll find that the millionaires are always screening new ways to see what works best, the old process or the new.
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