Rules of Life, The, 4th Edition

RULE 19

Don’t expect to be perfect

OK, so you’re aiming to be the very best at everything. But what if you fail? So long as you tried, that’s alright. Who have you ever met who never failed at anything, however small? You’re allowed to be human you know. In fact, you’re actively encouraged to be human. Don’t try to set yourself above everyone else – the rest of us fail from time to time.

If you’re not a perfectionist in any way – sloppy, haphazard, unorganized, messy and with a ‘so what’ attitude – please skip this section. But I hardly know anyone like that. I have a friend who is a silversmith. His house is a tip, his personal life is all over the place, but every piece of jewellery he turns out has to be exactly right. Most of us have some ...