"But First, Let Me Perfect This..." (And Other Leadership Lies We Tell Ourselves) Spoiler alert: If you're waiting for the perfect moment to start leading, you might be waiting until the robots take over! This week, we're busting the myth that you need a PhD in Everything before taking your first leadership step. The Real Tea on Leadership Beginnings: 1. The Perfect Plan Paradox 📋 News flash: Even Columbus didn't have Google Maps! Our own Jeff Conroy spills how vision beats perfection every time. Turns out, knowing your general direction beats having a turn-by-turn GPS to nowhere. 2. Tales from the Trenches 🎭 From kilts in Scotland to brewing success stories, we're serving up real-world examples that'll make you rethink everything you thought you knew about "being ready." Geoff McLachlan confesses to winging it (and winning it!) while others planned their way to the top. Plot twist: Both worked! 3. The Frog's Guide to Leadership 🐸 Jeff Geier drops this wisdom bomb: A frog doesn't wait for perfect swimming conditions - it jumps! (Okay, we might be paraphrasing, but you get the point.) Stop planning the perfect leap and just... leap! 4. The Perfectionism Procrastination Party 🎉 Myra Hall gets real about using perfectionism as your favorite procrastination buddy. Spoiler: They're not helping you look good, they're just keeping you stuck! The Bottom Line? Innovation doesn't wear a perfectly pressed suit, and leadership doesn't come with training wheels. Sometimes you've got to channel your inner Maya Angelou and do your best until you know better - then do better! Tune in for an episode packed with: >Real talk about starting before you're "ready" >Success stories that started with "um, maybe?" >The perfect amount of imperfect advice >A surprising number of frog analogies 🐸 Because perfect leadership is like a unicorn - magical in theory, but you'll get further riding a real horse! 🦄