Choose Progress Over Perfection: Lessons from Peloton Instructor Ally Love

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Meet Ally Love

Ally Love is a multi-talented performer, dancer, and entrepreneur. Her accomplishments include:

• Performing with the New York Knicks
• Touring with contemporary ballet companies
• Modeling for brands like Under Armor, Health, Self, and Victoria's Secret.

Her journey towards self-acceptance and progress over perfection can teach us valuable lessons.

The Power of Progress, Not Perfection

Ally has learned the importance of choosing progress over perfection. She shares her insights on this topic, including:

• Overcoming the pressure to be perfect and liked by everyone
• Learning to forgive oneself for mistakes and recover from them
• Aiming for realism instead of perfectionism
• Accepting that not everyone will like your choices
• Viewing progress like compound interest: gradual but significant growth

Mental Strength and Progress

Ally believes that mental strength lies in our attempts to make progress, rather than strive for perfection. Quotes from Ally's interview:

• "What people think about me is none of my business. I have to continue to love myself and be happy with who I am."
• "I cannot continue to rely on this idea of everyone liking everything that I do. I have to like who I am and what I do in their lives."
• "My happiness is not in the hands of my husband or my family or my followers. It's in the hands of me."

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Ally Love's inspiring message on choosing progress over perfection can help us live more fulfilling and happier lives.