Debbie Fields Is Wrong

I once heard Debbie Fields, when talking about success, state 'Good enough, never is.'

The idea here of course is that it's not good to settle for 'good enough', and that's not the way to success. I respectfully disagree and I'd like to ask Ms. Fields, 'Debbie, at what point did you decide to start selling your cookies?'


We all know that 'perfection' by definition is unattainable. Therefore anything less than perfect can always be improved. And in the case of a cookie, one person's perfect will be different than another person's. Therefore if you were trying to create the perfect cookie, you would be chasing an unattainable goal.


This leads to my premise that at some point Debbie had to actually utter those words, whether out loud or in her head, 'This is good enough.' Had she not done so, she would still be working on her recipe in her kitchen.


So from a success standpoint, and making the most of your ideas, be sure to get 'out there' even before your product or idea is perfect.


General Colin Powell said he makes decisions after getting 80% of the facts. If you wait for 100%, you'll never make a decision.


Avoid the paralysis of analysis, and just do it. You can perfect it as you go. It's o.k. to have something be a work in progress. A nearly perfect idea making you money is better than a perfect idea sitting in your desk drawer.