Avoiding the Fraud Squad

Am pinching another of Jurgen Wolff's emails as - once again - he is spot on...

Some people (me included!) are afraid that anytime now, others will realize that they have been faking it. One of the ways of making sure that your supposed incompetence will not be exposed is not to finish what you start (or never to start it in the firstplace). The truth that can save you from the stress of the fear of the Fraud Squad is not that you're actually a nearly -perfect person... it's that we are all imperfect.

Another way to prove it: ask your friends when they started feeling like a responsible adult. My guess is that most of them will say"I'm still waiting." So, we're all in the same boat, and nobody's going to be exposed. The Universal Fraud Squad is a figment of our imaginations and nothing to worry about. We're all going to muddle along the best we can, making mistakes sometimes. It's called life.

When you fullyaccept that, you can stop procrastinating and get on with doing your (imperfect) thing.