Those amazing business and thought leaders we all admire aren’t perfect, nor do they try to be. In fact, eschewing perfection in favor of #career progress might be the secret to their success. Here’s how to follow their lead: 1. Acknowledge that perfectionism is all about fear When you tell yourself circumstances need to be perfect before you take action, or you’ll do X when Y happens, you give up your power to external forces you can’t control. This behavior is rooted in fear, a powerful emotion that keeps us from doing things that may cause us harm. But sometimes, the real damage comes from the inaction that fear enables. 2. Reframe failure as an opportunity to learn To achieve professional development, you must take risks—even if that means you might fail. By reframing failure as an opportunity to learn, you’ll adjust your mindset to one where you see failure as a necessity. 3. Just do it One surefire way to combat perfectionism—and grow your career—is to take action. Newton’s first law of motion states that an object at rest stays at rest and an object in motion stays in motion. The same is true for your career. If you want something you’ve never had, you have to do something you’ve never done. How do YOU make career progress? #leadership …see more