I know a thing or two about imperfection. I feel like everything I’ve ever started was never perfect. The more I did, the more I realized: if you wait on perfection, heck, you’ll never start.

So I started a lot of things, maybe too many things, but even the things I didn’t do my best at shaped me, molded me, made me who I am today. The reason I can even call myself a coach is because of what I know, what I’ve been through. Things I got right. Things I got wrong. I had to figure it out.

I think we’d do good to look at ourselves as flawed, but not in a negative way. It’s something you should know so that you don’t stop yourself from starting. The business plan won’t be perfect. When you first show up on social media, it won’t be perfect. The website won’t be perfect. How you communicate your why won’t be perfect. But here’s the takeaway: fall in love with becoming. Embrace the journey.

There is no “there” there. Yeah, I know that sounds crazy,  but I wrote a whole blog about that a while back. It’s not about reaching some magical destination of perfection. It’s about showing up consistently. It’s about showing up imperfectly, and still being impactful.

When I was starting my first business, Z180 Radio, let me be real with you, I didn’t have a clue what I was doing. I had this one show, and the goal was to build up to seven shows. I didn’t know where the DJs were going to come from. I didn’t know how we were going to broadcast it on the website. I didn’t really understand much of anything.

I remember thinking about the concept while driving back from Tennessee. When I got home, I went straight to Best Buy and bought some headphones that worked with my phone, just so we could start doing interviews. That was it. Just one step at a time.

And that’s what I want you to take away from this: it’s about starting.

You don’t have to wait until it’s all figured out. You don’t have to have every resource in place. You just have to be willing to start. Keep showing up. Stay open to becoming. Your imperfection doesn’t disqualify you,  it qualifies you.

God Bless The Entrepreneur®️