Good is the Enemy of Great

Every once in awhile I get on these kicks. Actually, that’s probably not true. I’m typically ON some kind of kick, it just changes in theme and intensity. Right now I have two, but this post will focus on one:  Good is the enemy of great.

If you’re on our newsletter list, I’ll be sharing all the good stuff that is happening with us Squares. The good problem to all of our new happenings is that you have to be careful of that mentality of that’s good enough. We don’t have that here. Never have. When faced with a lot of change, however, it can find a way to creep in just because you’re moving at a new and sometimes unfamiliar pace.

To hedge against this creep, I’ve started talking about this topic again with the phrase “Good is the enemy of great.” I don’t know who actually coined this phrase, but I like them. It’s a great phrase. For me, it makes me think about what I did that I think was probably good, then how I could have made it great. Should I give it more time, ask someone for feedback, push myself a bit more to think of just one more thing… what is it that takes your good to great?

Feel free to join me in this kick. Share how you’re making things great in our comment section.