Month: December 2025

Face Your Fears. Don’t Hide Behind Perfection

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Personal Development

We don’t want to be perfect. We are scared. We don’t want to face the elephant in the room.

Look, if you want to grow, it is not going to come from anywhere. It is going to come from what you are avoiding.

To conquer your fear, you must face it. Start small. Try something new. Meet new people. Do something that is outside of your comfort zone. No matter how you feel about it, it is only going to get better.

Do not wait anymore. You have a lot to do. Waiting is not one of them. According to Mary Poffenroth, ‘When we wait to share our work or ourselves witht the world until perfection is reached, we’ll always be waiting. Perfection is desirable because it feels safe.’

Go for progress. Perfection is a temporary fix to a long-term problem. Do not do that. It is better to fail at something than it is to get stuck.

Whatever it is that you are trying to complete, do one small thing every day. The more you do, the closer you get to where you are going.

The question is, ‘Will you?’

As always, you are more, not less!

Source:

Mary Poffenroth (2024). Brave New You: Strategies, Tools, and Neurohacks to Live More Courageously Every Day

Quotes To Increase Joy In Your Life

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Motivational Quotes, Personal Development

To increase joy in our lives, according to Dr. Shauna Shapiro, ‘… we must liberate ourselves from the myth of perfection.’

Because ‘Perfection isn’t possible, but transformation is.’

Remember your intention.

Because ‘remembering our intention gives us the crucial pause between our reaction and our response so that we can gain perspective, reconnect with our heart, and choose how we want to proceed.’

‘The most important thing is to remember the most important thing.‘

‘You must be present to win.’

‘When we care about ourselves, we are more likely to take care of outselves.‘

‘You are never alone in your suffering.’

‘Shame locks us into repeating mistakes.’

‘Forgiveness is not about condoning someone’s behavior; it is about freeing our own hearts by releasing the burden of anger and resentment.’

‘In our complex and demanding world, our most valuable asset is no longer our time, it is our attention.’

‘Nothing is separate.’

As always, you are more, not less!

Further Reading:

Shauna Shapiro, PhD (2020). Good Morning, I Love You: Mindfulness + Self-Compassion Practices To Rewire Your Brain for Calm, Clarity + Joy