Some sound advice IMO: "1. You don’t need to be an expert When I started my job, I was worried that I could be replaced by someone more experienced. I was concerned that I couldn’t offer my company all of the skills they required. After some time I finally understood that it doesn’t work this way. I learned that it is not about achieving great goals immediately. Sometimes the most successful professionals couldn’t do it all right away. It is about trying, learning, developing, and not being afraid of your ideas. Keeping that in mind, you too can be an expert after some time. 2. You don’t need to be perfect For the first few months I was working slowly and reluctantly. My biggest block was that I would write something average, and think that if only I had created a masterpiece that brought us an ocean of traffic to boost our SEO, I will get respect from my colleagues and boss. I once stumbled upon a Steven King quote: “Amateurs sit and wait for inspiration, the rest of us just get up and go to work.” I suddenly realized that I’m at work, not in a poetry competition. It’s great when we can achieve something big, but it is not about creating just one masterpiece. We need to produce a large volume of quality content and hopefully some of these will prove to be a hit. Just work hard and be patient – you will see results." 5 Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Be Perfect At Your New Job
Just a thought.... a few pieces of advice I gave my children: I always told my children if you do not like doing a particular task do not do it well, or you will become the "go to" person for that task, and may never move into a more desirable position or task. The first time you do something it will not be perfect, so do not worry about perfection... the first time, it is a learning experience. Sometimes if you try for 100% perfections it take 150% effort and 200% of the budgeted time allowance, but 95% perfection can be completed with 90% of the effort, and 75% of the budgeted time allowance, That last 5% effort to perfection takes a lot of effort and time.. Average in something is not bad in some areas... devote you ability to something important in life, and that something may not be what the media is trying to convince you is important. (ie: The sexually driven media focuses on large breasts, but personally I rejected that concept and never tried to enhance my own breasts size. )
Funny you mentioned that. I was going to be a heart surgeon at Sillyman Medical Center, but I did not like all that blood and stuff so I butchered my first operation, as you can imagine, they never asked me to come back.... but that is OK, because I am now butcher at the packing house... on the recommendation of the Sillyman Medical Centers... I like that job better, no guilt, and if I screw up the job... the pig lives on so he is happy when I miff it.
