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If Superheroes Were Perfect (And What We Need To Learn From Them)

February 20, 2014 by Marc Guberti 7 Comments

Whether through the comic books, animated series, or movies on the big screen, we have all had our fair share of seeing superheroes in action. Maybe you’ve even heard them mentioned on The Big Bang Theory. The reason we watch superheroes is not because they perfect. Instead, it is quite the opposite.

If superheroes were perfect, they would be boring. No matter what angle you look at it, no superhero is perfect. Kyrptonite makes Superman powerless while some enemies were able to defeat Batman the first time (but almost never the second time).

No matter how much we try (or how close we think we are), we will never be able to reach perfection. The reason superheroes appear to be perfect is because they are closer than the average person to perfection. They may be far off from perfection, but just for the pure fact that they are closer to perfection makes them seem perfect.

Superheroes are the good outliers. They are so different from everyone else that they seem to be perfect. Being an outlier separates them from the rest. The #1 person always appears to be perfect, but that is not always the case. The #1 person on social media may not know about a new Google+ update.

Focusing on being perfect will stagnate your business. You can’t be everything for everyone. Instead of worrying about being perfect, superheroes just put on their costumes, go out there, and get the job done in an effective manner. Although the superhero succeeds in most cases, there are some times when the superhero fails miserably. The failure is a temporary setback that the superhero does not dwell upon. After the failure, superheroes put on the costume and try again to get the job done. Sometimes, they use a different approach to get the same job done.

It’s okay to make a mistake. If superheroes can do what they do and make mistakes, then you can make some mistakes as well. Even the perfectionists find something wrong with their products after the same product has been analyzed for months. Perfectionists are the ones who look at the small piece of dust (that can easily be moved) on the best painting in the art gallery. Perfection is impossible. Not thinking about perfection and becoming successful is very possible. In fact, it’s common.

 

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The Curse Of Perfectionism

September 19, 2013 by Marc Guberti Leave a Comment

Facebook isn’t perfect. A hacker posted an update on Mark Zuckerberg’s timeline awhile ago. 

Twitter isn’t perfect. Burger King got hacked. So did Donald Trump’s account and others as well.

Blogs aren’t perfect. You can’t please everyone’s interests with a single blog.

Big chain stores aren’t perfect. The CEO of Walmart can’t visit every Walmart store in existence to see how everyone is doing.

Google isn’t perfect. Contacting them directly is like an odyssey that begins with a Google search (go figure).

Apple isn’t perfect. People have claimed that their iPhones suddenly overheated and melted.

None of us are perfect. We all have our faults.

Don’t try to be perfect. It’s impossible. Don’t continue working on a product until it is perfect in every way because you’ll never create a perfect product. I’ll never create a perfect product either. It’s not that you or I can’t come up with a good product. Something that you may think is perfect probably won’t get as much appreciation from some of your friends. Don’t focus on launching something that is perfect. Focus on actually launching something.

Don’t try to make it perfect because it won’t work.

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