There is no perfect

There is no perfect:

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There is no perfect.

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There is no ideal.

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There is no one who is crushing it in every aspect of their life.

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Even those you see as super successful.

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They’re dealing with the same insecurities and fears we all deal with.

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Everything looks one way on the outside but that’s never the real story.

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The real one is the one we all choose to hide from the world.

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The one we’re all ashamed of.

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The one we don’t want anyone to see.

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We’re all the same.

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We all have that.

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We all experience the same darkness, struggle and failure everyone else does.

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Some people let it destory them.

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Other people use it as fuel.

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But be careful how far you go.

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If you fly too close to perfection, you’ll come crashing down.

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I grew up my whole life chasing perfection.

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Trying to be the perfect kid.

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Perfect student.

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Perfect role model.

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For what?

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To make other people happy?

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It wasn’t worth it.

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Perfection holds you back.

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Progress keeps you going.

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But progress doesn’t happen without failure.

It doesn’t happen without struggle.

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It doesn’t happen without confronting the demons inside you.

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The ones no one can see and no one else can deal with.

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No one can do the work for you.

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You have to do it yourself.

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You have to keep showing up every day.

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Even when it’s hard.

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Even when it feels like the world is laughing at you.

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Even when you’re scared to keep going.

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When I took the risk to leave medicine with 6 figures in debt and no future ahead of me, I didn’t know what was coming.

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I didn’t know what it was going to be like.

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But I was tired of trying to be perfect.

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Tired of trying to be someone for someone else.

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Instead I chose myself and my own imperfections.

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I chose progress, consistency and discipline.

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I made the choice to show up for myself every day no matter what.

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Now I’m one of Canada’s emerging leaders.

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Stop trying to be perfect.

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Choose progress over perfection and watch how far you go.

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