“Trust that perfection is all around you right now.” – Lorin Beller Blake, Big Fish Principle #6
I chose this Big Fish Principle to write about this week because it’s a time of year that is a little easier for us to believe in the perfection around us. This principle reminds me each day of the magic in our world, just like the magical feeling of the holidays. Notice that feeling now and remember it for those days when perfection seems harder to find.
When I talk about “perfection,” I don’t mean a rigid, specific standard we meet with no mistakes. My definition is much broader, in that it is about choosing our perception of what is around us, whether it is error-free or not!
For example, we might not get hired by the person we thought was our ideal client, but choose to see that as giving us more time for a current project we’re working on, or as a learning opportunity.
There is perfection in everything, we just need to look for it and notice it. And the first part of doing that is TRUSTING that perfection is there. It might be a time when you unexpectedly landed an account just at a time when you needed to pay your bills. Or a phone call you received from someone you really needed to talk to. Or an amazing employee that “found you” just when you were talking with a colleague about a job opening you had.
It’s hard sometimes to see the perfection when we’re struggling and we’re more focused on what is NOT working than what IS. We then get more of what we’re focused on, so it is very important to instead find what is working! Find the perfection in your day, every day – it is always there.
Business can be difficult as we struggle with unmet year-end goals or trying to make our budgeted dollars stretch as far as needed. When we stop to notice we’re struggling, we have a chance to look for the perfection in the situation and begin to change our energy away from struggle and toward a place of possibility. If we’re struggling with a work issue, finding the perfection in another area of our lives will positively impact the way we approach our work issue. And vice versa.
One of the powerful questions our Big Fish coaches (Nancy and Amy) ask in their 1-1 coaching sessions is “what is the perfection in that?” Let’s all remember to ask that question more often – every day, many times a day!
I would love to hear your stories of finding perfection – please share them in the comment section below so we can all learn more ways of finding perfection all around us!
(Note: Other Big Fish will be blogging this week about this same topic. Make sure to check the comments for links to their blog posts!)
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This Big Fish principle has changed my whole perspective in life . The reward for embracing it has helped my business flourish and enriched my personal life far more than I could have ever imagined. Thanks Lorin !
Ah perfection; Thank you for teaching me about this Lorin! I am finding it out in the cold this week http://www.rebeccaplants.com/wordpress/?p=1058
I love this, Lorin. For me, I think finding perfection involved slowing down and taking the time to look for perfection, and trusting in faith that it IS there!This so relates to investing for women, and everyone else for that matter, because there are no perfect investors, only responsible and committed ones. Even Warren Buffet makes mistakes…hey, I may have to write a blog about this! Thanks!
Hi, Lorin,
Thanks so much for your insight! I agree with your view of “perfect!” What a privelege to have a beginner’s mind and to realize that everyday happenings can be not only seen again for the first time but can also be just what we need….perfect.
Please read http://www.thenextstepihc.com/blog/perfect-day.html
Thanks again,
susan harding
Lorin, this was so PERFECT for today. And for any day really… see http://starlajking.wordpress.com/2010/12/08/whats-the-perfection-in-that/ for my “story of perfection” today.
Thank you!
Lorin! You know I love this blog post. I was always so grateful when Nancy asked me “Where is the perfection….” I can see that step by step, the perfect stepping stones and the imperfect ones are ALL leading me in the right direction. Thank you for all of YOUR guidance! Here is a link to my blog that shows how I develop my “perfection lens” via painting.
http://www.creativelyfit.com/?p=2050 ~Whitney
It’s a great and timely reminder … to find perfection in every day because it IS there!
Gracias/thank you.
I found many small nuggets of perfection along this very challenging year…the large check paying me for a collaborative work on a new CD for 2011 that helped pay a large credit card bill, the ‘angel’ sent to advise me when my son made a really bad choice in his life, the book mailed to me by a friend at just the time I was seeking inspiration.
Thank you all for you posts today…. I love to hear your points of view on how the principle impacts your every day. You are an inspiration to me. Thank you!