The Revolving Door of Perfection

Let’s talk about potential. Not just any potential, but a potential that not only will not be reached but cannot be reached. When we set the bar above and beyond in a way that limits us on the abilities we have and what we ARE able to get done, we set ourselves up to be left behind. No matter how hard we work or how far we strive, if we set the finish line at the top of Everest with lions and tigers and bears (oh my) and countless other obstacles, we set ourselves up for unrealistic expectations, which then pulls us into the revolving door of perfection. This door is where we constantly strive to be perfect, and then we get disappointed, as being perfect is simply impossible. Even though we can all agree that perfection is impossible, we still try to achieve it. Why? Why do we put so much energy into being something we know we cannot? Why do we still buy shoes too big for us, knowing that we cannot fill them? It’s not a matter of being stagnant, because any improvement is good improvement, but instead of building upon goals we have in the present, we always get stuck bouncing back and forth between unrealistic expectations and the disappointment of reality.