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Authors, Chase Perfection to Catch Excellence: Idealizing
16 of 28 big ideas from the world of coaching to grow your author business
The sixteenth in a 28-part series on 28 big ideas from coaching for authors to coach themselves, adapted from my book, The Coach Within.
“Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.”
— Vince Lombardi
“It is never too late to be who you might have been.”
— George Elliot
Idealizing should not be confused with the psychological term idealization (of self, others, relationships), which may come with some baggage and negative complications. For our purposes, idealizing simply means considering what’s ideal for ourselves — in things small and large, in all areas of our life, as writers and as those with author businesses.
Very much like the second interpretation of possibility thinking, big idea 15 of 28, idealizing is considering and picturing what we want most in any situation, in all the detail we can supply, as grand as we can conjure.
It’s for the lighter things: While selecting food and drink for a book party…How can I make my this event truly special? While getting dressed for an author talk…How can I be…
