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		<title>Progress, not Perfection</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[* This was first published as part of April&#8217;s i-saga newsletter called &#8220;Create Your Story&#8221;.  You can find more information at www.i-saga.net/newsletter.php
While still young, i-saga is moving from its early phases to become more mature.  Much like a young adult, this organization has a lot of energy and excitement, but also tons of room to grow [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<address class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><em>* This was first published as part of April&#8217;s i-saga newsletter called &#8220;Create Your Story&#8221;.  You can find more information at </em><a href="http://www.i-saga.net/newsletter.php"><em>www.i-saga.net/newsletter.php</em></a></span></span></address>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">While still young, i-saga is moving from its early phases to become more mature.  Much like a young adult, this organization has a lot of energy and excitement, but also tons of room to grow to reach its full potential. </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> As I’ve learned (and am still learning) in all areas of my life, it’s important to follow a philosophy of “Progress, not Perfection”.  The Institute of Success and Goal Achievement has followed this well, and as a result has been building a great resource for the rapidly growing community.  I love the quote from Winston Churchill, “Waiting for perfection breeds paralysis”.  Thank goodness I managed to “just start”, despite knowing that i-saga was far from perfect in its early days.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> When I did start the Institute of Success and Goal Achievement, it had what I would consider a sub-par website and insufficient content.  I had a vision of where I was going but didn’t have everything lined up perfectly how I wanted them.  I could have delayed … and delayed … and delayed until everything was perfect before scheduling that first guest interview, but I knew in my gut and in my heart that it was time to stop making excuses and get i-saga launched even if all the support wasn’t where I wanted it.</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">I did exactly that – I just started, knowing that things would begin to fall into place.  I modified the guest interview format into one that I now know from tons of feedback adds value for the audience.  I changed the look of the website from bare bones to a little more than bare bones, to finally doing a complete site redesign that is much closer to my original vision.  Progress, not perfection, and keep building as you get new ideas, new feedback, or new inspiration.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">So, it was recently out with the old i-saga site, and in with the new.  The improved site is one that allows you (the i-saga community) a place to visit frequently, as there is new content and updates here regularly.  You can get information about the guest interviews and special links on the calendar page, you can get access to the replays (coming soon!), there are some terrific proven success resources to help accelerate your progress toward your goals, and of course the blog page that is meant to give you a way to interact regularly with me and with the community.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">I hope you’re as excited as I am about all these new features, and encourage you to save <a href="http://www.i-saga.net/"><span style="color: #800080;">www.i-saga.net</span></a> as a favorite and add it as one of your home pages (easy to do with the newer versions of explorer) – you’ll want to come back for a glance at the calendar, blog, and other sections at least weekly.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Thank you for being part of the Institute of Success and Goal Achievement, and for helping make <a href="http://www.i-saga.net/"><span style="color: #800080;">www.i-saga.net</span></a> the premier success resource on the web.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><em>Note:  I want to give special recognition to i-saga guest Edith Sieg for a great discussion we recently had about “Progress, not Perfection”, and for pointing out that I have made great strides with i-saga in such a short period of time because I was willing to let go of perfection.  Thank you!</em><br />
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