Hello Dah-ling! If you’re anything like me, ya know a thing or two about being a perfectionist.
Wanna know what I think sucks about perfectionism? How about just one of the many, many things on that list? Perfectionism is a never-ending quest for something that doesn’t exist.
And it's freaking exhausting.
Perfect: Protection or Performance?
Underneath it all, perfectionism is a way of deflecting the fear of failure. Read that one again and let it sink in because it is the absolute truth.
Perfect is just wrapping paper for our fear of failure. Think of it as a performance put on for the outside world that keeps one from the authentic self.
We might be telling ourselves that if we can just make everything perfect, then … we’ll be successful,
Well, guess what? That’s untrue garbage.
What is perfectionism, really?
So if you have some perfectionist tendencies in you, here are three truths you need to know:


alternatives to perfectionism
So what’s a more helpful perspective? Imperfect progress! Allowing yourself to be perfectly imperfect! Choosing to walk your own path!
And, most importantly, remember that you are perfectly imperfect just the way you are.