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I'm a Recovering Perfectionist

MelodeePatterson — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 15:52:31 -0500

Yes, perfection has always been a goal of mine, but unlike Amber, I start tons of stuff! Of course they never get finished because they're not "perfect" :-)

I'm doing much better these days, though. My new mantra is "Good enough".

--Melodee

Short-term Solutions

Important post!

Candelaria Silva — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 17:13:46 -0500

I once interviewed Toni Morrison and she said that every time she did an appearance and read from her nnovel, she was re-writing. (This was before she won the Nobel Prize for Literature.) I couldn't believe that she, whose novels were so fantastically written, felt that.

I have seen people use the quest for perfection to be judgmental of others and as a stalling tactic to completion. I strive to do the best I can and then to let go and move on to the next thing.

I have one friend who agonizes over decisions. She's an event planner who really believes there is a perfect shade of green and will go to ten places trying to find it which drives her crazy and means she's always pulling over-nighters when she could have settled on a perfectly lovely green.

She'll learn, hopefully.

http://blog.candelarisilva.com

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Good and plenty!

I am a perfectionist

AmberS — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 23:12:25 -0500

This spoke to me. I am absolutely a perfectionist. And in my case it means I don't start things. Once I start I finish because I must, anything less would be failure. So instead I waffle and drag my feet and don't even try, because not trying is better than trying and not being perfect.

Thank you so much for the resources. I think they will come in handy for me.

~ Amber

www.strocel.com

Thanks for sharing your favorite podcasts Kia and Tracy

Britt Bravo — Mon, 18 May 2009 19:20:36 -0500

Tracy - Do you mean that you get updates of new podcasts in Google Reader, or that you have them show up on your iGoogle page--or both!

Top 5 Podcasts

Kia — Sat, 16 May 2009 08:45:36 -0500

The Sound of Young America

The Splendid Table

Sound Opinions

Democracy Now!

Tell Me More

And there are tons more...

My husband had an ipod years before I did because I was a happy dinosaur with my music cds and ratty cassette tapes. Once I finally wised up, I couldn't believe the number of fantastic shows that were now available to me.

Kia

http://theseagreenhouse.blogspot.com

My favorites

TracyD — Sat, 16 May 2009 08:11:38 -0500

I love pod casts. Sometimes I cannot work without listening to my favorite local radio program. Sometimes it is an hour old, other times it can be a week old, but I don’t care since I have my buddies in my ear.

My favorite podcast is The Wallstreet Journal This Morning. This is up to date information regarding business and trends. The hosts are fun to listen to and give their funny sidebar comments. You can find these free podcasts in Google Reader gadget and on iTunes. I have it on my Google page where I can get to it immediately and I also download all my favorites into my iTunes where I can carry all of them with me while traveling and working out. (Ok, I am a talk show junkie!).

Thanks for the article.

-Tracy

Hi there

mashadutoit — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 07:09:13 -0500

I'm a lecturer in new media, and I teach a lot of the stuff you are learning...as for how I started my career...

I just jumped in the deep end. Got a computer, got a job designing a Flash website (just started getting literate on a computer) and just winged it, learning as I went.

I actually find it quite weird teaching these things to students, as I constantly find myself thinking - "why are you waiting for me to tell you how to do stuff...when I was learning, I just had to FIGURE IT OUT FOR MYSELF!" which probably just means I'm getting old and crochety.

Just last night...

prosaicparadise — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 14:46:50 -0500

... I was up until 2am or more because I just couldn't feel like I was "done" with whatever it was I was sitting at the computer to do. The sad truth of it is that you can never be done. Google reader will cough up one more thing. Unless you are SuperWoman, your inbox will never be empty. Facebook... well, don't get me started on Facebook!

I use my inbox as a clearinghouse for self-reminders of things I want to do. I text to my email, I email myself things, etc. I've learned to relax a little and just do what feels good, but the mental clutter of too much dilettanteism and too little time often still wins.

Buddhist practice has helped me a little bit to do the whole "be present" thing which helps for clearing my mind and seeing what to do with the time I have, and that is a path I highly recommend investigating!

http://www.prosaicparadise.com/

You and Your Heart

eastsidegoddess — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 19:45:17 -0600

I just checked my Blogher site and found a comment from you - back in August. How are you doing now that you made it past the holidays? Write back if you want to tell me more about your sister!

Michele McBride

www.lunaslight.com

Explained very well

mwatk19 — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:22:03 -0600

Thank you for the great explanation, and the suggestions about the 3x5s, My Idea Map, and the great outline pdf you made. I've been researching how to make quick storyboards for a short film I'm planning on making in segments for my RFTV classes in college. However, as great your suggestions are for an artistically-inclined, many aspiring (or professional, for that matter) directors are pretty adept at only stick figures.

So I thought I'd mention this great program I found that pulled some of my classmates through their prerequisites in storyboarding: StoryBoard Quick. I think that this would be a worthy mention in addition to the suggestions you've made. As I said, I've been looking for cost-effective ways to go about storyboarding, and this software looks to be the best for its price range. I've seen it in action, and it looks great: filled to the brim with content and graphics, rotatable and "colorizable" for amazing customization, as well as including the ability to import any graphic that you pulled from the internet, etc.

Check it out and see if it's as helpful as I'm finding it to be.

thank u much

Tre - — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 14:21:46 -0600

while i didn't get to this session during blogher 2007, i'm in the midst of rereading the content and live blogs from both 07 and 08....vlogging is something i'm completely compelled to dive in. am trying to find basic video cam and figure out how to upload to my macbook...i used story boards when i taught writing in middle school. i oughta be usin' em now to focus my blogs better :) ha. :) longwinded am i....must check your now posts...looking forward to learning this...i'm sooo determined..ever since i volunteered last spring at miami international women's film fest and saw a doc on camera women...one in particular put a camcorder in the hands of women farmers in india..to watch what they filmed and then to see how the claiming ownershi of their lives....through film...it's enough to want me to start 'one video camera per woman' like the recent ongoing campaign 'one laptop per child.'

many hugs for making is SOUND so easy :) and simple. if i ride a motorcycle and can change its battery I CAN DO THIS!!! (my lil daily pep talk)...:)

Tre ~ http://thoughtbythought.net

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monak82 — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 01:11:12 -0600

Thank you Kaira!

Absolutely agree with you! inspiration can indeed come to us at anytime!!

I'm excited to read your new book for women entrepreneurs! and will take a peak at "pink" magazine right now! We have conducted a huge study about Working Women in the Middle East at Bayt.com this year and the numbers have been outstanding: thought you might want to check it out!

Mona

Magazines for Inspiration

kaira — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 08:55:33 -0600

I always find it helpful to look through magazines. On my lunch break, at home, or standing in the at the store, inspiration can come to you at anytime. And if you are a visual person like me magazines are full of ideas. Pink is one of my favorites.

Oh, I love the picture and caption you have at the top. Its great!

Kaira Author, Real You Incorporated: 8 Essentials for Women Entrepreneurs www.RealYouIncorporated.com

You had me til the shopping part

Denise — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 18:40:35 -0600

I am a libra. I am struggling because I do like everything JUST so. But, I'm not a retail therapy kinda girl.

You got me back again though with the rainbow thing. Darn right - where there's a Libra, there's a rainbow.

:-)

~Denise
BlogHer Community Manager

Flamingo House Happenings

Great story!

kazari — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 23:20:13 -0500

It sounds like both of you got where you wanted to go : )

I think I have a recipe for that...