In Remember the Titans, Coach Herman Boone (Denzel Washington) declares his team will be “perfect in every aspect of the game.” Inspiring? Sure.

Possible? Not a chance. Chasing perfection is chasing something that doesn’t exist. Perfection is actually a myth—and it’s killing your progress.

Ulysses reminds us: “Mistakes are the portal of discovery.”

Start. Try. Mess up. It matters, but we all know we learn best by doing.

That thing you’ve been worrying about? Work on it. Make mistakes. Learn. Improve. Perfection isn’t the goal—progress and growth are.

I always tell my kids, “the more your practice the better you get.” So practice, learn, get better. You will naturally start making less mistakes the more you practice and the more you learn and grow.

No matter how small, forward movement matters.

Don’t be perfect “in every aspect.” Just be perfect in your persistence of continuous improvement. 🙂