Mar 1, 2018
In today’s episode, we talk about how to overcome perfectionism.
I have to admit, I'm a bit of a perfectionist myself, and it can be a curse. I'm frustrated when things don’t work right away. I have no patience for that.
Many of us are professional women or business owner, like myself, and we're dealing with business-related perfectionism. So today we're moving a little bit away from the home and house perfectionism and focusing more on work.
The curse of the perfectionist too is to make things better. Nothing is ever good enough.
"It could be better if ..." you say in your head.
"I work more on it. I spend more hours on it. If I had prepared just a little bit better."
So as we're trying to be perfect, we're trying to live an ideal life or have perfect presentations. What happens when we're trying to be perfect? It causes tremendous stress. You're stressed about everything because nothing seems to gel together, nothing seems to work, nothing seems to flow. There's always something that could be better.
So here are my three strategies to overcome perfectionism.
#1 - Don’t pull the plug if something isn’t working right away
Don't pull the plug right away. See what is working and what isn’t working.
#2 - Forgive yourself for not being perfect
Pat yourself on the back for the things you nailed. Whatever it may be, pat yourself on the back and do not forget to ask yourself, “Did I achieve my purpose?” It is so much more meaningful than you think.
#3 - Set goals that are specific and measurable, but also realistic
Do the best you can, forgive yourself for not being perfect. It's okay. Learn from your mistakes. Others do and you will only grow, and grow, and you will enjoy the process of this growth.
With that in mind, thank you for being here again. I love having you here, and I appreciate that you're taking out the time in your busy day to be with me here and listen to everything I have to share because I am so pumped that I'm able to use this medium to share all I have.
So with that, until next time,
take care. Ciao! Heike
Love your day,
Heike
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