Perfect is too slow.

I had a meeting with a potential business partner today.  I ultimately wanted to review my coaching vision with her and understand her vision for her own company.  During that conversation I asked to share it with her to get some feedback.  I also asked for a bit more time as it's only about 80% complete.  That's when she told me to send it the way it is because "perfect is too slow".  I was taken aback by this statement. But after some thought I started to really understand that if we keep working on something until we think it's perfect it's too late.  In the business world and in life things are moving and changing so quickly.  In this case I wanted her feedback and 80% is more than enough for her to get a good sense on what I'm doing.

I also started to think about my Kung Fu.  Can I apply this same philosophy?  The answer is yes and no.  Yes in that perfection in one small area will take so much time and effort that I'll be missing the bigger picture and advantages. No in that I'm not going to accept anything less than perfection evventhough I also know I'll never attain it.  The pursuit of perfection (Mastery) is the motivation.  The motivation to keep moving toward mastery that will allow myself to embrace it over mediocrity.