Sunday, September 04, 2011

Anything worth doing is worth doing poorly at first

The title is a quote from a blog post with the same title. It really shook me out of my comfort zone. I've been attending trainings and presentations repeatedly. The message pushed me to apply whatever I learned. It does not matter if absolute success is missing the first time an act is attempted. What matters is getting the momentum and doing excellent moving forward.

As an application, earlier this evening, I did my first ever product presentation. I'd rate myself 2/10 in terms of the presentation compared to my mentors. I'd say that it wasn't really the best presentation ever to be offered for a group of six. Much to my surprise, perhaps due to luck, too, everyone who attended ordered the products that I was sharing. Perhaps pinpointing and overdelivering on the needs of the customer is more important than any presentation. Nevertheless, getting a better presentation is already in my priority list.

The statement "Anything worth doing is worth doing poorly at first" took out the perfectionist in me. It led me to getting the results I wanted.