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The Challenge of Perfectionism <br />

• However, when <strong>perfectionism</strong> bogs you down <br />

<strong>and</strong> gets in your way, you typically get advice <br />

from others that sounds a lot like… <br />

Lower the bar <br />

Is your <strong>perfectionism</strong> a good <br />

thing or does it get in your <br />

way <br />

• This is unacceptable to many perfectionists. <br />

• As a result, people continue to hold onto their <br />

<strong>perfectionism</strong> because it works – at least some <br />

of the time -­‐ even when they know it also can <br />

also back7ire. <br />

Or both <br />

Or <br />

It depends…<br />

Unhealthy Perfectionism <br />

SATURDAY<br />

Let’s start by trying to <br />

distinguish between <br />

“healthy” <strong>perfectionism</strong> <strong>and</strong> <br />

“unhealthy” <strong>perfectionism</strong>… <br />

In general, unhealthy <strong>perfectionism</strong> is operating when <br />

your behavior, choices <strong>and</strong> strategies are driven by: <br />

• A fear of failure <br />

• Chronic concerns about making mistakes <br />

• Constant doubting of yourself <br />

• Repeated attempts to live up to others’ <br />

expectations of you <br />

• Always falling short of self-­‐made goals <br />

• Your costs outweigh your payoffs <br />

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