Perfection is a Grand Illusion—and Something that can Teach us a LOT!

Imagine if everything were perfect already. Think of all the energy you could save! Your ego-mind would have no choice but to stop complaining that things aren’t good enough; it would have to stop pushing and prodding you to keep doing better. Wouldn’t it be wonderful to know that you are enough already, that nothing more needs to be done?

Sadly, the way we have our lives set up right now, most of us are continually striving for this thing that we call perfection. On some level, we already know that it’s a losing proposition, because the ego-mind is never satisfied—or so it seems. But that doesn’t stop us, does it? We allow ourselves to be manipulated or talked into continually pushing ourselves to achieve this ethereal thing called perfection, believing the ego-mind lies that once we achieve it, we will finally be happy.

On one hand, we could say that this striving actually has a positive benefit: namely, that it keeps us on a continual path of improvement and growth.

But on the other hand, if we can never stop long enough to appreciate what we’ve already accomplished, how can we ever hope to be truly happy? And what is the toll that this takes on our lives?

Your Soul already sees things as perfect—just as they are here and now! Therefore, it has no need to change anything, let alone try to make it “better”! It is only the ego-mind that finds fault with almost everything, and so it seeks to constantly complain about what’s wrong, and to insist that we make it right! This form of perfection is an unattainable state of mind; it serves only as fuel for the ego-mind to continue its eternal purpose of keeping us safe. Hard to believe, maybe, but it’s true.

The seeds for seeking perfection were planted in you at a very young age. They include things like these:

• Earning Mommy and Daddy’s approval by being well behaved;
• Getting straight A’s at school so as to impress everyone;
• Turning things into competitions so that you can win prizes and glory;
• Making enough money in order to buy the perfect house, have the best car, and win the heart of the most desirable partner.

Of course, the list goes on and on…and on!

Well, this week, the Soul Talk Guys invite you to join them in stopping this insanity! Tommy & David shine a light on this disempowering habit and help you to learn to accept yourself as the truly amazing and wonderful being you are—with no need whatsoever to change anything!

Watch the video and join the magic; you’ll be glad you did!

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Do You Ever Postpone Something Because You Don’t Think You’re Ready Enough?

We all have things in our lives that are important to us, things that we really want to accomplish or things that we want to share with others. And, naturally, we want to be proud of what we do and how we show up in the world. The question is:

How perfect does our creation have to be before we’re willing to reveal it to the world?

For some of us, it seems like we believe we have to be super-heroes—completely polished and poised and practiced to perfection—before we dare step out and share what it is we have to offer. We have this nagging story in our heads that, before we let anyone see our creation, we have to:

• fix this little flaw over here;
• add that feature over there;
• make sure that we address every conceivable objection that might come up.

In short, we are never quite ready. Instead, we are spending all our time

Getting Ready to BE Ready!

One of the great ironies of life—if you pause and reflect on it—is that everything is perfect already—at least in this moment. The only place that imperfection really exists is within our ego-minds, which has a quirky tendency to remind us of all our mistakes of the past and to imagine that those same mistakes will show up in the future! The problem is, if we allow ourselves to buy into the drama created by this infinite loop, then we spend no time at all in the present moment and so we cannot appreciate its beauty and perfection. Instead, we allow our ego-minds to bounce us back and forth between the past and the future. And so, in this way, we justify our own procrastination…and then wonder why we’re not getting anywhere!

As you might have guessed already, David & Tommy are no strangers to this phenomenon. In fact, they will be the first to admit that they still find themselves challenged by it from time to time. But over the course of many opportunities to deal with this kind of ego-mind dynamic, they have found some techniques that help them to overcome the inertia that sets in when they are working so hard

Getting Ready to BE Ready!

This week, the Soul Talk Guys will be addressing this issue at length and offering some ideas about how you can break the cycle and simply

BE Ready!

It takes trust in yourself, to be sure, but Tommy & David know that you are up for the challenge—and for the journey that will result. So, invite yourself into this week’s episode and watch the video now!

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