Put Yourself Out There: Done Is Better Than Perfect!

In this video, I talk about how important it is to put yourself out there in the world EVEN though you’re always a work in progress!

I go back to 2003 to show the many shifts in my career path and website to reflect how I grew as a creator.

But it’s interesting how perfectionism can creep up on you.

Since my teens, I’ve been boldly experimental in life and career:  Always trying new things, testing ideas and learning through doing!

Then, after studying online entrepreneurship & marketing for the last 2.5 years, I’ve been overthinking my next project (building online courses).

This is partly due to some perfectionism around recorded or published work (most of my former projects were LIVE).

And it’s also due to having an exciting vision that is WAY ahead of where you are now…

We are often so eager to get there that we forget to enjoy the present process of learning and growing!

We must accept that there is a magical arc to the vision – a series of efforts, experiments and mistakes that must be undertaken before we arrive.

Seeing myself get bogged down with the vision and the perfectionism was very enlightening and humbling.

So I am now returning to my roots of Evolution Through Experimentation and sharing more behind-the-scenes stuff of what I’m exploring!

I want to have fun again AND show how imperfections, failures and mistakes are as useful as successes!!!

As my friend Vanessa LeBourdais said on my Facebook thread (when I asked for title suggestions for this video):  “Done Is Better Than Perfect”.

Done is BETTER than perfect because when you get something out there, even imperfectly, you learn a lot!  You acquire more skills, discernment and feedback than if you simply kept the vision in your head.

A vision kept in the head flutters around and around like a mad bird.  It is a caged idea that never finds its wings. Only if you release it, will it have a chance to learn how to fly.

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Brief Timeline of My Evolution

2003

Got my first domain name littlewoo.org and built my first website
Doing burlesque & cabaret performances
Teaching my own style of bellydance
Designing websites for artists & healers

2005

Launched Burlesque Yoga and built the website
Performing and Teaching Burlesque
Started doing Spiritual Alchemy private sessions

2006

Offered my first Spiritual Alchemy workshops
Redesigned littlewoo.org website to focus on this direction
Started a blog but was not consistent
Still doing Burlesque & Performance Art

2008

Started using the term “Evolution” instead of Alchemy
Continuing to add new Evolution workshops
Doing Burlesque, Performance Art & Puppetry

2012

Redesigned my website and switched to WordPress
Continuing to add new Evolution workshops
Started a regular blog
Began making “Follow Your Fetish” videos
Doing more coaching work

2014

Put all workshops on hiatus  (but still coaching)
Went on sabbatical to learn online marketing & entrepreneurship
Renamed my program of workshops as the “School of Enchantment”
Continued honing my writing and making occasional videos

2016

Redesigned my website to be mobile-friendly & simpler to navigate
Learning to make my offers more clear
Working on building online programs and teaching videos
Doing longer coaching packages

If you’ve been putting something out there before you feel it’s fully ready or perfect, please share in the comments of this post! I’d love to hear from you!!