Sheryl Garratt – Shove Your Ideas Out There and See What Happens

<p><strong>BIO: </strong>Sheryl Garratt is a coach who helps creative professionals do their best work - while also living their best lives. She was a journalist for more than 30 years, the editor of The Face and The Observer magazines, and has published several books, including Adventures In Wonderland, a history of British nightclubs.</p><p><strong>STORY:</strong> Sheryl’s perfectionism, which she wore as a badge of honor, has made her miss out on great opportunities over the last couple of years.</p><p><strong>LEARNING:</strong> Shove your ideas out there and see what happens. In business, you should be iterating often.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><blockquote class="ql-align-center"><strong>“Shove your ideas out there and see what happens. If you just sit there reworking the same thing repeatedly, you’ll overwork it and kill the life out of it.”</strong></blockquote><blockquote class="ql-align-center">Sheryl Garratt</blockquote><p>&nbsp;</p><h2>Guest profile</h2><p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/sheryl-garratt/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Sheryl Garratt</strong></a> is a coach who helps creative professionals do their best work - while also living their best lives. She was a journalist for more than 30 years, the editor of The Face and The Observer magazines, and has published several books, including Adventures In Wonderland, a history of British nightclubs.</p><p>Sheryl has a free 10-day course to help writers, artists, musicians, designers, makers, and creatives of all kinds grow their creative business. Sign up for it at <a href="https://bit.ly/3Mw4iO7" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">free 10-day course</a>.</p><h2>Worst investment ever</h2><p>Sheryl’s perfectionism has been her worst investment over the years. She used to wear her perfectionism as a badge of honor and thought that meant something exceptional. But it only cost Sheryl dearly. It stopped her from doing things that might have been fun and wasted a lot of her time over the years.</p><p>The ideas that Sheryl spent so