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Don’t Let Perfectionism Block Creativity

June 3, 2013 by Steven Sparling 3 Comments

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  1. Rebecca Fraser-Thill says

    June 4, 2013 at 12:05 PM

    Great advice. I have found that blogging has helped me a lot with this perfectionism struggle; at first I wanted to make every post impeccable, but then I realized that, as you said, many posts won’t even be read (and certainly won’t if I don’t get them out there due to my perfectionism!), and the ones that resonate I can then take and refine further in future posts. I’m reading “The $100 Startup” by Chris Guillebeau right now and he’s a big advocate of this “action first” approach.

    And your online course sounds intriguing. What platform will you be using? I’m planning to run a course starting in the fall, most likely, using Ruzuku.

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    • stevensparling says

      June 5, 2013 at 9:17 AM

      Hi Rebecca, yes I am using Ruzuku. I’m finding it really easy to use and it’s step-like function is really forcing me to work through the steps of the programme.

      I am half way through $100 Startup. I like his approach. Wish I’d written the book first! 🙂

      When can we expect your next video?! 😉

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