Welcome! If you are a human, you have a relationship with the word “perfect” and with an idea of perfection. Today, I encourage you to redefine it for yourself. I’m giving you three keys to follow so that PREFECT doesn’t prevent your PROGRESS.Key #1: First, look at what you think “perfect” means, specifically. “Perfect” is also tied up in the word “failure,” so reflect on what both concepts mean to you, and what your specific definition of each word is. I have definitely been through quite a journey with my relationship to those words. I spent 12 years working in Mission Control in Houston where that’s literally the motto – failure is not an option! So perfection and failure have been a thread for me, and my guess is that if you’re a logical thinker, it has been for you too. My relationship with failure and perfection has really come a long way. Investigating what they mean to you reveals the elusive nature of the words. Without definition, the pursuit of “perfect” is a constant feeling that you are falling short.Key #2: Second, you must know the “needle movers” in your life. A needle-moving activity is one that is more significant in taking your life and most important goals forward. For example, taking out the trash might be on your list for the day, and so might spending 30 minutes of devoted attention to your children or partner. Those two things might be on your list, but one of them is more of a needle mover in your life and carries more weight. I can still remember the first time I was able to cross something off my to do list that wasn’t done – I was able to remove something from my to do list! It sounds silly now, but it was a very big deal when it happened for the first time many years ago. In the past, if I wrote something on my to do list, my joy and self-judgement became immediately tied to getting those things done. If it was on my list and I didn’t accomplish it, I used that as a stick on myself, feeling that I wasn’t measuring up. Knowing what’s important to do versus what’s not important is a big key. All things on your to do list are not created equal and we should not treat them that way. So if you’ve identified your needle-moving activities you know at the end of the day that you’ve made progress.Key #3: Third, you must use intention. This is a very underused mode of making progress. I’ve spent some time looking into quantum physics, and I recommend that you do the same (I have other videos on that if you’re interested). The physics bottom line is that intention has been shown to create impact. One of the ways I evaluate my satisfaction is based on how aligned I have been with my intention. At the end of the day, I want to feel like I treated people well and that I showed up for the most part (not 100 percent!) as the person I want to be. If I was able to identify at least one time during the day where I was off my intention (like becoming impatient with my son), and I changed that in the moment and realigned – that is something that I feel great about, because that’s hard! It’s hard to shift an emotional and intentional state because it takes awareness and it takes humility – things not commonly taught. What I know from studying quantum physics is that at the end of the day I can be 100 percent sure that the time I spent aligned with my intention moved me profoundly forward. So even if I didn’t get some of the needle movers done that day, I know that I made progress.Perfect for me was this elusive attempt to be satisfied with my life and myself. But I hadn’t defined it specifically, I hadn’t understood relative importance in my daily activities, and I hadn’t used intention to amplify it. Ultimately, it is up to you to live in a way that truly feels deeply satisfying in your heart. I hope the three keys I have shared with you today help you find it for yourself.