How to Enjoy More Success with the "Good Enough" Mentality
There's a common mindset in our culture that if you're not Number One, you're nothing. If you aren't First, or Most, or Best, you might as well not bother. If you don't win that medal, you might as well go home. This mentality is toxic. It can keep us from trying or doing something unless we believe we can do it to an "ultra" level. It can make us demanding perfectionists who never rest or accept any limitations. It can make the things we do with love, but without virtuosity, seem worthless. In fact, it can make us feel worthless. It can dishearten our kids, if they're so unfortunate as to encounter a teacher, coach, or mentor who subscribes to this idea. What if we shifted our mindset? What if we celebrated the attempt, or a result that's "good enough," without continuing to push for the ultimate, ideal performance? Accepting "good enough" I'm a long-time performer of mostly classical music: a singer of opera, oratorio