<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Perfection is a poor prerequisite for... > Perfection is a poor prerequisite for participation. Waiting to be polished before showing up blocks the very experience through which confidence develops. People become credible by appearing as they are and improving in public. **Source:** [[livestreams/Building Confidence Through Honest Self-Presentation - Workbook|Building Confidence Through Honest Self-Presentation]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Perfection is a poor prerequisite for participation. Waiting to be polished before showing up blocks the very experience through which confidence develops. People become credible by appearing as they are and improving in public.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-perfection-poor-prerequisite-appearing-improving-public ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->