We all know the excitement of planning. It allows you to create the perfect set of circumstances for the realization of your idea. And that idea – whether your book, a product, or change in [...]

In her latest book InGenius, Tina Seelig of Stanford University says failure is really just “collecting data.” Creative, innovative people and small business owners must put themselves “out [...]

I have a drive to perfect and yet I’m careful now not to let that drive turn into perfectionism (mostly). Perfectionism is a serious condition. It can stall otherwise talented, hard-working [...]

The mind is a marvel. The smarter we get and the more we educate ourselves, the wittier a part of our mind can become at defending and rationalizing our choices. The perfectionist mentality traps [...]