Leah and I are finishing up an anniversary getaway at our rental “home away from home” on the north shore of Kauai. The cottage that we’ve been to every few years since early 2000s, sits back against a steep jungle hillside and looks directly out to the Pacific from our second floor lanai. Today, Leah is off to check out a terrific local thrift store and I get some “me” time at the cottage… cooking dinner, finishing a good book, and now plinking away on my iPad figuring out

It robs us of our time, our energy, and our joy. We can be so focused on getting things "right" that we may never even start. As a recovering perfectionist, I’ve had this experience more than I care to admit. But what if there was another way? What if we could let go of the need for perfection and instead focus on excellence? Excellence is about being willing to try new things, to make mistakes, and to learn from them. It's about embracing risk and taking chances. And it's a