Advice: You Don't Have To Be Perfect

You Don't Have To Be Perfect

Written by John Colanzi

I don't know about you, but I wasted a lot of time in my quest for freedom. I worried about making mistakes. That was my biggest mistake of all.

You spend your youth being graded by your teachers. You take endless tests rating your performance.

Your peers rate your dress and your actions. You are being conditioned to live in a world of A's, B's and C's. You judge your worth by repparttar opinions of others.

How do I know?

I've been there.

Every time I wanted to make a change, I would hesitate. What if I made a mistake? What if I looked stupid.

You know what? It doesn't matter.

If you want to accomplish your goals, you must decide that it's ok to make a mistake. You are not being graded anymore.

No matter what you do, some people will not approve.

Once I realized that, I was free to experiment. I could test new ideas. The feeling was liberating.

But I Want it Now!

Written by Julie Jordan Scott

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When I was in school, we were "all of a sudden" introduced to Algebra in 8th or 9th grade.

We went from no algebra to all algebra.

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She never looks to me and laments, "But Mommy, I do not know calculus yet!!" It never crosses her mind.

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