“So you think you’re perfect?” T
his is the response I sometimes hear when I share that I am a recovering perfectionist.
This couldn’t be farther from the truth. As perfectionists, our defining characteristic is a tendency to set unreasonably high standards and then to beat ourselves up when we inevitably don’t meet them.
Curious about what perfectionism is? Tune into this short clip from The Saus Podcast to hear more about how we describe perfectionism at Beyond Perfect.
(Spoiler alert: it’s not about giving up being excellent.)
Where do you notice perfectionist patterns showing up in your life? Where can you still be excellent while giving up the impossible standards of perfectionism?
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