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 sa...