chima2011:

Is Perfection an enemy of success?[/Quote]
No.

chima2011 link=topic=696969.msg8572396#msg8572396 date=1308790294:

For me I don't only believe that being perfect is an enemy of success. It is also a recipe for failure
SEE MY REASONS:
http://stories.com.ng/2011/06/perfection-is-an-enemy-o-f-success-a-recipe-for-failure/

Perfection is a virtue. So I don’t see it as a recipe for failure, far from it! If perfection is attainable in this life is another matter.

chima2011:

What's your opinion

I believe in the whole substance of your post. The enemy is perfectionism, not perfection. The following definition will shed more light hopefully.
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Perfectionism:
1.demand for perfection: rigorous rejection of anything less than perfect
2.belief in existence of perfection: the doctrine that perfection is possible in human beings
Perfectionist:
1. demanding person: somebody who demands or seeks to achieve nothing less than perfection
2. believer in perfectionism: a believer in the philosophical doctrine of perfectionism
Microsoft® Encarta® 2008. © 1993-2007 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

5solas:

No.Perfection is a virtue. So I don’t see it as a recipe for failure, far from it! If perfection is attainable in this life is another matter.I believe in the whole substance of your post. The enemy is perfectionism, not perfection. The following definition will shed more light hopefully.

chima2011:

Thanks man for the clarification: Old man "Perfectionism" is the right choice of word.

It is that fastest way to breed procrastination in any man or woman.