Houston Business Growth Podcast: Host: Brian Webb Episode 4: The Myth of Perfection _____________________________________________ Description: LISTEN TODAY, as the host, Brian Webb, talks about the myth of perfection. It's easy for any of us, our businesses, our organizations, to end up in a stall because we can become helplessly paralyzed by our desire for perfection. Listen as Brian walks you through how to do everything you can to help your organization to grow and not let the perfect ruin the good. ____________________________________________ Helpful Links: Patrick Lencioni: The Five Temptations of a CEO - _____________________________________________ Podcast Sponsored By: SERVPRO® Disaster Recovery Team Houston Find and Follow our Sponsor, SERVPRO® Disaster Recovery Team Houston Web: www.disasterrecoveryteamhouston.com Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/servpro-disaster-recovery-team-houston/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SERVPRO9734 Intro Video: https://youtu.be/YH1GXKrRUTU _____________________________________________ Connect w/ Brian Webb Web: https://cmo.webbmarketing.solutions/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thebrianwebb/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thebrianwebb Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brianwebb/ ____________________________________________ Click on this link for a full transcript of the podcast: _____________________________________________ Like what you hear? Want to Subscribe? Connect with Houston Business Growth Podcast on Apple Podcasts - Subscribe and leave us a review. Your participation helps us grow and reach more business owners and leaders just like you. _____________________________________________ Transcript: Brian Webb: Hey there everyone. Welcome to the Houston Business Growth Podcast. I'm your host, Brian Webb. This podcast is designed for entrepreneurs, just like you, that want to grow your business faster and make better decisions with fewer regrets. We're here to help you grow by bringing you tools, tips, and tricks, along with success stories and industry expert interviews that will help you to grow your business and your team while helping you to avoid the pitfalls and mistakes that cost you so much money and wasted time. With no further ado, let's jump into today's episode. Brian Webb: Hey there everyone. This is Brian Webb. Welcome to this week's episode of the Houston Business Growth Podcast. Today I want to talk to you about something that you have seen, you might even struggle with it. I can tell you that at times, if I don't have my guard up, if I'm not being self-aware, I can struggle with it, and it's a little thing called perfection. And what I want to do today is speak to you about the myth of perfection. It's easy for any of us, our businesses, our organizations, to end up in a stall because we can become helplessly paralyzed by our desire for perfection. I read Patrick Lencioni's book many, many years ago called the Five Temptations of a CEO. And he warns about the temptation to always choose certainty over clarity. Many times in my experience, the best tactical move is simply to move. Do something, avoid the trap. This is my encouragement. Avoid the trap of constantly waiting for more information before making decisions to move forward. Where does this temptation come from? In a word, fear. Fear that executing our plans or moving forward without volumes of documentation guaranteeing our imminent success will somehow show our superiors, our colleagues, our direct reports and the world that our plan was not perfect. So rather than risk judgment, maybe a bruised ego, or being labeled a fraud or an imposter, we do nothing. We wait. And as a result, businesses and organizations suffer from this. Many outstanding big picture thinkers that I've met are always looking for and burdened by the search for perfection. But in my experience, that path leads to procrastination, which leads to stagnancy and ultimately, or potentially even failure. I have five questions that I want to give you as a way of self-assessment for you to decide for yourself if you potentially struggle with perfectionism. Question number one, do you pride yourself on being intellectually precise? If I were to go and ask the five people who know you the best if you struggle with this, what would be their answer? Question number two, do you regularly prefer to wait for more information rather than making a decision without all of the facts? Question number three, do your direct report seem chronically irritable because you schedule so many meetings and demand too much data, too much information, too many case studies? Question number four, do you enjoy debating details with your direct reports during staff meetings? One more. Do you find yourself repelling other action-oriented people? We'll get back to today's episode in just a moment, but first, a quick word from our sponsor. Brian Webb: Today's episode is brought to you by team Meacham at...
