When Is Good, Good Enough?

By Felicia Taghizdeh. Posted on Jan 24th 2013.

Search for perfection got you down? Here's how to know when to stop.

I’ve been struggling this week--make that this year--to get my videos done so that I can finally launch my website. These are the free-gift training videos that I send out to anyone who signs up on my website. My credit card receipt tells me that I actually started in November when I bought Screenflow, a video-editing program. Let’s just say that it is taking awhile.

First I created outlines to organize my thoughts. Then I spent several nights creating a home studio, trying out different backgrounds. Then I learned how to add cool things like text boxes to the videos. Then I decided that I wanted the sound to be from an external microphone. Then I thought it would look better if I recorded the videos against a green screen (think weatherman) with a camcorder. YIKES! Talk about a lot of time! Not to mention the numerous versions of a powerpoint that I created that I’m not sure I’m even going to use!

Well this week I have been fighting the technology gods. I decided to record them one more time, and thought I had it all down. Needless to say, I have run into so many more issues than I anticipated. I can totally see why people hire professional videographers to make these videos. But since I am just starting out, I want to do them on my own. And I can’t really afford a videographer. Read more here.

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Felicia Taghizdeh

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Felicia Taghizadeh is a life and parenting coach who works with people who "have it all and hate it" to help them get rid of the guilt so that they can enjoy their lives. As a mother of two, small-business owner, and Ivy-League law school graduate, Felicia knows what it feels like to be caught in the search for perfection and miss the joy of every day. She is passionate about helping clients connect to their values and make choices that, at the end of the day, leave them guilt-free and loving life.

Read her blog at www.guilttogreat.com, follow her on Twitter @feliciathecoach, and connect at www.facebook.com/guilttogreat

Location: Albuquerque, NM

Credentials: CPC, JD, MA

Website: http://www.guilttogreat.com

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