I Quit My 30-Day Challenge on Day 8 (And I’m Still Black and Excellent.)

This month, I challenged myself to post videos to Instagram every day for 30 days.

I made it exactly 8 days.

A few years ago, this would have sent me into a spiral for weeks.

I would have beaten myself up for my lack of consistency, questioned my commitment to my business, and probably signed up for three productivity courses to "fix" whatever was wrong with me.

But this time? I shrugged it off and kept it moving.

The difference isn't that I've become lazy or lowered my standards. Instead, I’ve learned to anchor myself in one core precept: 1) commitment and perfection are not equal.

Commitment Over Perfection

Perfection is exactly what we know it to be. It requires flawless follow-through, no matter the cost.

When I set out to post videos for 30 days, perfection would have demanded I beat myself up for "failing" at day 8 and maybe abandon the whole project because I'd "ruined" my streak.

Commitment, on the other h…