Recovering Perfectionist

Hello, my name is Whit and I am a recovering perfectionist. 

It's been .05 seconds since my last self-doubting statement. 

I am publishing a book, along with my bestie Suni who lives in this head with me. It's my job to edit what she writes. 

As part of my recovery, the following is my manifesto: 

1. I accept that my book will never be 100% perfect. 

2. I am willing to accept 99.993347% perfection - up to 5 "errors" out of 75,150 words. 

3. I am willing to trust myself that I have reviewed the book to the best of my ability. I am an excellent editor and proofreader, and have had others review it as well. 

4. I am willing to accept that I dotted all the i's and crossed all the t's that I found. If I missed something, it will not be the end of the world, and it will not ruin my life.

5. I am willing to accept that all of the written changes I made in the book were correctly added to the digital copy. If I missed any, it's okay. It will not be the end of the world and it will not ruin my life.

6. I also accept that I was careful enough in my review of the changes that I do not have any small spacing errors. If there are any, it will not be the end of the world and it will not ruin my life.

7. I am willing to accept that I probably missed certain things, but I am proud of the work that I have done. If there are small errors, it will not be the end of the world, and it will not ruin my life.

8. I am willing to believe in myself. If I don't believe in myself, who else will?

9. I am willing to trust myself. I am me, and I need to learn to be okay with that.

10. I am willing to publish this book. And I will be proud of it.