Finding the Perfect in the Imperfect
What imperfect conditions can reveal when we dance with them
“Somewhere, there is the ideal soil for growing mangoes. Or the best possible wave for surfing. Or the most romantic sunset for a proposal.
But it’s not right here and it’s not right now.
Our success has a lot to do with how we dance with conditions that aren’t quite perfect.”1
—Seth Godin
That mango in the photo is about the most perfect mango I’ve ever seen. I found it lying all by itself on a random patch of earth on the French Polynesian island of Bora Bora.
A perfect, stray mango on a very muddy path, drenched in rain…