004 - Perfection vs. Alignment
Entry No. 004 — Perfection vs. Alignment
For years, I chased perfection like it was the key to everything I wanted. I thought if I could create something flawless — something no one could find fault in — it would be undeniable. That’s the lie perfection tells you: that if you just keep polishing, keep delaying, keep holding it close until every edge is smooth, you’ll be safe.
But safety is the enemy of impact. And perfection, as much as it promises control, is really just fear dressed in discipline.
Perfection kept me waiting for a version of myself that didn’t exist yet. It made me feel like the work I had now wasn’t worthy of the light. It made me believe that showing the climb, showing the rough edges, showing the real process would somehow lessen the value. So I stayed quiet when I should have been seen. I kept things in the dark when they were meant to live in the world.
The shift came when I realized perfection is impossible, but alignment is powerful. Alignment doesn’t wait for flawlessness — it waits for truth. Alignment asks: Does this reflect who you are right now? Does this carry your standard? Does this feel like the most honest version of the idea in this moment? If the answer is yes, it’s ready.
I’ve released projects that were still evolving in my mind even after they launched. And I’ve learned that’s okay. Sometimes the work keeps breathing after you let it go. Sometimes it grows into something you couldn’t have predicted — because the moment you release it, it starts living in other people’s hands, in their experiences, in their interpretations.
When you hold onto something too long chasing perfection, you rob it of the chance to become more than you imagined. Some of my proudest work happened because I stopped waiting for it to be untouchable and let it be alive.
Perfection is about control. Alignment is about trust. Trust in yourself, trust in the process, trust that even if it changes tomorrow, it was right for today.
Now, my standard is this: If it’s aligned, I release it. Even if part of me still wants to tweak it. Even if I know I’ll grow past it. Even if someone might find a flaw I can’t see. I’d rather put something into the world that reflects my truth today than hide it waiting for a tomorrow that may never come.
Because the truth is, my legacy won’t be built from perfect moments — it will be built from aligned ones. And aligned work has a heartbeat. It moves. It connects. It survives.
Perfection wants to be untouchable. Alignment wants to be experienced.
I will always choose to be experienced.
— FROM, KAMERON B.