One of the limiting beliefs that I have struggled with is, “It has to be perfect before I can start…” A lifetime of associating my self-worth and personal value with being a perfectionist held me back from exposing myself to the uncomfortable world of owning my talents for years. I postponed creating an Etsy shop because I couldn’t choose the “right” name (and also I was scared). I delayed establishing my business as an LLC because I didn’t feel confident on the steps to do so (and I was afraid of doing it wrong). I held myself back from listing some of my crafts and creations because I didn’t think they were the absolute best quality that I could produce (but I really just didn’t want to be judged).
The reality is that perfection does not exist and thus cannot serve as the final goal. We learn through failure. By failing. I had to be okay with making mistakes - so long as the risks were not detrimental to my livelihood. Once I started something, it became a lot easier to “start” other things, like starting social media pages (which I am admittedly terrible at) and creating my own shop with my specific domain, and NOW uploading content to my YouTube channel. TikTok taught me that, “done is better than perfect.” So do it scared!
That is what I am doing! Check out my first video showing me tuft my very first rug!😁 I edited the video on my iPad with a bunch of clips from my phone… Quality may not be amazing, but hey! It’s something to get started. 😳
https://www.youtube.com/@JenzillaDesigns