“透視引導力”(The Leadership Insider)是一個在線社區，最睿智、最有影響力的商界大佬會在此答復一些有關職業平生和引導力的題目。本日的題目是：職業成長中若何準確看待本身不完善的地方?答復者是時尚保溫瓶制作商S’well的開創人兼首席履行官莎拉•考斯。
我是完善主義者。為了準確表達意思，我會重復遣辭造句;為了相符特定場所，我會不厭其煩地安排房間，誰也沒有我能折騰。但是，近幾年我明確了，完善主義實際上是個壞習氣。事事尋求完善占用了大批時光，並且頭腦常常會不自發地困在小框框裏。要認可這點很不易，我曩昔還認為完善主義挺不錯的。從小到大，我接收的教導都是要盡力表示本身，尋求卓著。可這些年我發明：每次一墮入尋求完善的狀況，末了都邑心力幹癟。
比來就有個例子，我要出席一個很棒的商務晚宴，以前很高興很等待，可當天我特殊忙，基本沒時光斟酌為晚宴裝扮。出席晚宴的有一些大牌計劃師、企業的首席履行官，乃至另有普利策消息獎得主。我認為出席那種晚宴必定要留足時光更衣服，大概去做個美甲，或是調劑調劑本身奮發精力(我素來會這麽支配)。但當電腦上彈出日程表提示事變的對話框時，我還坐在辦公桌前，身上穿戴職業裝，指甲已耐久未打理。
那一刻，完善主義的小妖怪冒頭了，我差一點就想臨陣逃走。但是究竟證實，假如我沒去加入晚宴才真是犯了大錯。晚宴上我不只覺得輕松安閑，還得到了今生可貴的名貴閱歷，令媛難換。
每小我的完善主義偏向表示各不雷同。但在我身上，便是實其實在的掙紮。完善主義已侵入了我生存中的各個角落，雖然有踴躍的一壁，但對自我的限定更大。完善主義者如我老是行為緩慢，自負心不敷。這些還不是最緊張的，完善主義者還會不敢尋求妄想、目的失，也沒有勇氣閱歷真正洗手不幹的感受。
自從建立S’well起，我開端覺悟，再也不奢求完善。固然每周最少有幾回我照樣會發覺到本身在尋求精美絕倫，但我發明，只要留意防止完善偏向，幹事會順遂很多(也感到加倍充分)。
假如一名企業引導者信念不敷，沒法敏捷行為起來，在別致風趣的感受來暫時又不克不及介入，久而久之若何堅持效力?完善主義還會持續流淌在我的血液中，不外我已意想到，這類偏向會如何影響我的奇跡、影響我聘請的員工、教誨過的人，和人生途徑上的小我機會。明確這些以後，我已可以或許掌控什麽時候何地，甚麽情形下應當容忍本身的不完善。
與完善主義的戰斗大概永無停止。但若經由過程巨細戰斗我能漸漸把握局面(大概能幫到別人)，得到幻想中的造詣，這場仗我就樂意打下去。
請別誤解我的意思：接收不完善確切是很勇敢的一步，但人生的歷險中須要大膽闖關的事許多，這大概只是個中一件罷了。
【參考譯文】
The Leadership Insiders network is an online community where the most thoughtful and influential people in business contribute answers to timely questions about careers and leadership. Today’s answer to the question: How do you embrace imperfection as part of professional development? is written by Sarah Kauss, founder and CEO of S’well.
I’m a perfectionist. I can beat the best at noodling sentences or setting up rooms until they are just perfect for the occasion. But what I’ve come to learn over the last few years is that being a perfectionist is basically a bad habit—a habit that eats up my day and pigeonholes me in ways I sometimes fail to recognize. This isn’t an easy admission—I used to pride myself on being a perfectionist. I was always taught to strive to present and be my best self. But over the years, I’ve learned how truly draining it can be to strive for perfection at every turn.
Recently, I was scheduled to attend a pretty amazing business dinner. I was excited and looking forward to going, but it was a super hectic day and I’d had zero time to think about getting changed for the occasion, which included major designers, corporate CEOs, and even a Pulitzer Prize winner. I’d imagine that anyone going to an event like this would want to find time to change clothes, possibly get a fresh manicure, or do something that would make them feel a little more pulled together (which had been my plan all along). But when the calendar reminder popped up on my computer, I was still at my desk, in my work clothes, and without a fresh coat of polish on my nails.
In that moment, the perfectionist in me reared its ugly head, almost convincing me to skip the event. What a mistake that would’ve been. Not only did I end up feeling comfortable as I was, but the event offered a one-of-a-kind experience—one that I wouldn’t have traded in for anything.
Perfectionism is different for everyone, but for me, the struggle is real. It’s a part of who I am, and while there are positive aspects to it, I’ve recognized that it creates major limitations. It can keep me, and those like me, from moving fast enough, and without the right amount of confidence. Not to mention that it can keep us from reaching for our dreams, achieving our goals, or partaking in those truly transformative experiences.
Since starting S’well, I’ve had an imperfection awakening. While I catch myself at least a couple of times a week reaching for perfection, I find myself accomplishing more (and feeling more complete) when I remember to throw it out the window.
Imagine a business leader who lacks confidence, doesn’t move quickly, or doesn’t participate in new and interesting experiences. How could that leader truly be effective in the long run? While perfectionism will always run through my blood, I’ve become aware of how this tendency can impact the business I’ve created, the employees I’ve hired, the mentees I coach, and the personal opportunities that come my way. This awareness has allowed me to truly understand when and how to let go.
The battle may never end. But it’s a battle I’m willing to fight if it means I’m empowered (or empowering others) and achieving what I’ve set out to accomplish.
Don’t get me wrong: Embracing imperfection is a bold move, but it may just be one of the bravest things you will ever do.
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