It’s Okay to Fuck up...It’s Part of the Process!

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So for this week's blog, we are screaming from the mountaintops, “It’s okay to Fuck up. It's part of the purpose” written by your girl, Valery Whitfield. 

“It’s okay to Fuck up. It's part of the purpose”

How does the idea of walking on eggshells, feeling paranoid, and taking forever to make a decision sound like to you? Exactly, sounds like anxiety!! To be successful, creative, innovative or anything more than average, you need to make room for error. The point in doing anything is to see if it's even going to work. That is why life is so interesting. Every outcome is uncertain. No matter how much you think you know. 

There are indecisive people in the world always analyzing every detail, because they're too scared to make a mistake. You like the idea of perfection. No error, which means no blame. Who hates that? Nobody likes to be that person that always screws up. But really, making mistakes are inevitable. Except if you don't do anything with yourself. Escaping error is essentially like driving in circles. As soon as you think you've reached perfection, a new set of problems arise, or better yet, you try to perfect something that was not even broken. Discontent arises and the fear of making a mistake wears you down. Why are we so fearful, you ask? A few reasons…

1. Negative thinking. You’ve reduced your expectations. And now you don't expect very much of yourself. 

2. Low self esteem. You lack confidence in yourself. And you just don't feel that you will meet the expectation of those who you respect, and those you want respect from. 

3. Uncertainty of the unknown. When you can't predict the future, you tend to just give up for fear of being labeled as a failure. Where does this fear come from? (food for thought) 

4. Not meeting someone else's expectations. Keywords: someone else’s. What do you expect of yourself? That's all you need to focus on. 

So now you've tried and you’ve failed. How do we move on? In a few easy steps. 

1. Don’t worry about perfection. Focus on completion. 

2. Action is better than outcome. 

3. Learn from your mistakes. Doing so helps you to choose a new path. 

4. Give yourself permission to start over. 

5. Follow your own path and do you!

Overall, set small attainable goals Sis. Start that business or whatever you see for yourself. Your mistakes, don't define you.