How To Be Happy And Successful With Less Than 100%

Are you a perfectionist? Do you postpone your happiness until some future time when everything will be be perfect in your life? If this is causing you a lot of stress, consider another way to live.

Here are three ways of looking at life through the "less than 100%" lens:

1. You Don't Need 100% Confidence To Do It

When most people try something for the first time, it is quite common for them to lack confidence. There are those who won't even try unless they possess 100% confidence.

I am here to tell you that you can succeed even if you only have 1% confidence. Instead of waiting for confidence to act...act...and you'll realize that action plus the experience gained builds confidence. In "The Magic of Thinking Big", David Schwartz advised..."To think confidently, act confidently".

2. You Don't Need 100% Certainty To Succeed

According to William Shakespeare, "Our doubts are traitors, and make us lose the good we oft might win, by fearing to attempt".

You can have all the doubt you want but don't let it stop you from taking action. A nice little trick is to turn your doubt into curiosity...an experiment.

The next time you feel dis-inclined to act because of your lack of 100% certainty, make a guess about the outcome...act...and then evaluate the outcome. Do this a few times and you will realize how much you might have missed in life by making the wrong assumptions.

3. You Don't Need 100% Perfection To Be Happy

While some people are sitting around waiting for perfect conditions/situations before giving themselves permission to be happy, others are out there in the arena of life being happy despite imperfections.

Imagine a highway full of motorists heading towards Niagara Falls. A person in a clunker could be just as happy or even happier than a person driving a BMW by simply not demanding 100% perfection before taking the trip.

Stop putting your life on hold and start acting on your dreams and goals regardless of the percentage of confidence, certainty and perfection you currently have in your life. You just might amaze yourself at the amount of happiness and success that that manifest in your life.

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