31: Unpacking Perfectionism, Part 1: Impact on Health, Relationships and Performance

Last week I had a discovery call with a woman leader who felt that her perfectionism was keeping her stuck in procrastination, stress & performance anxiety.

She was never good enough in her own eyes and the fear of failure stopped her from taking on projects that she wanted, because if she did, and failed, she felt that she couldn’t live with herself.

So it was better to not do it at all, because then she did not risk anything.

I asked her;

What are you longing for?

And she paused, and said,

“I want to feel peace. I want to be able to enjoy life more. To be present. To not always be striving, to be able to let go of things and not be so demanding of the people around me. To have more fun. And to not always over-work stuff until the last minute.”

You have no idea how common this is, so that’s why I want to bring it up.

This woman has everything you could wish for on paper, and still feel so self-critical on the inside, pushing herself like crazy.

Maybe you even recognize yourself in some of this?

This is an episode series in two parts.

In this first one, I will talk about what perfectionism is, and the real cost of it on your health, relationships, and performance.

I will go into three different kinds of perfectionism and how those might play out in your life.

In the second part I will talk about some of the root causes, how I work with my clients to reduce their perfectionism, and some things you can do yourself.

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