Now to get THIS concept to take root as strongly as the perfectionism one…I’ll keep reading your blog for reinforcement!

And yes, I was amazed and thrilled to find that this URL was actually available. Then snagged that baby quickly!

We met at the Escape From Cubicle Nation Workshop (the aspiring brain health coach speaking). I finally came to check out your blog and I really love this post! As I was saying to you, I am stricken with the perfectionist syndrome–probably to a greater extent than most–but I have never really delved into the psychology behind it very much. Recalling even the first sentence of your post here is going to help I think (“Perfectionism is rooted in feelings of shame and inadequacy”) because when you are caught up in the moment of that perfectionist impulse, it’s as if not responding to it is equivalent to letting yourself down. Now, if I feel that sensation, I am going to remind myself that the root of it is false, and therefore I am free to ignore it. It probably can’t be quite that simple but it’s a start. I’ll let you know how that goes as a strategy!

Also, a thought on your niche or maybe just a future post: The children of perfectionist parents don’t fall far from the tree, unfortunately. And stopping that cycle is critical. I plan to think more about the points you bring up in this post regarding children and childhood and try to be more sensitive to my own kids emotions on that front. But any more information/thoughts you have on the topic of raising children to be okay with imperfection would be really helpful.
Thanks again, and please keep up this great work!!!

Debora

P.S. I absolutely LOVE the name of your business–it is catchy and portrays exactly what your business is about. It’s not easy to get good .com addresses these days either!

@Tatty – Yeah, I know. But you wrote it “out loud.” Good for you!

@Pidge – Hmm…maybe someone should start up a Failure School?

@Barbara – Ditto on the school thing. And yes, it’s a daily work in progress for me, too.

@Andrew – Thanks for the compliment! I checked out your post, too, and I LOVE your “plan to fail” idea. “Who knows–some days you may not even fail at all!” LOL–what a great (and helpful) twist!

BIG thumbs up!

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