Practice Makes Perfect

Byron Coley, Reach Therapist Intern

In order to create perfection, a person must devote time, effort, and perseverance.  Perfection is not crafted overnight, nor can it be earned by giving 50%.  Whether it is perfecting the skills involved in your favorite hobby or becoming a better spouse, sibling, child, parent, or friend, you must focus in on the part of that hobby or relationship you want to make better and practice, practice, practice.  It will also be helpful to know that even through all your efforts to better yourself you WILL make mistakes, and may occasionally feel like things will never get better.  However mistakes are normal, and the mere fact that you are able to recognize that you have made a mistake proves that you are in fact changing.

Create a realistic depiction of what perfection looks like. Becoming a better friend may mean that you want to do a better job of admitting when you’re wrong, and apologizing.  Understand that being a good friend or parent doesn't mean you will never cause harm to the relationship, or make a mistake.  Most importantly, in order to perfect yourself and your relationships with others, you must learn from past mistakes and begin to recognize your faults and weaknesses.  When a person is able and willing to admit their faults and weaknesses, they begin to take back power over things they lacked control over before.

If you have found yourself unable to create the type of change you would like to occur in yourself or your relationships, make an appointment to see a Reach therapist intern today!  Allow us to assist you in creating practices that will allow to begin taking back control of your life!