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057. Is being a perfectionist holding you back?
Do you live with a perfectionist? Do you know one?
I live with a perfectionist every day, my dear husband, Stephen, and let me tell you, it can be exhausting!
Even he often jokes and says, “Try being me, it’s tiring...I sometimes even exhaust myself”.
Looking from the outside in, I see someone who never reaches “their” destination. Someone that is restless and always searching. As soon as they hit a target or goal, they move the goalposts again. They want to achieve more - going faster, longer, harder with apparently no end in sight.
In psychology, perfectionism is a personality trait characterised by:
“a person's striving for flawlessness and setting excessively high performance standards, accompanied by overly critical self-evaluations and concerns regarding others' evaluations.”
To a perfectionist, anything that's less than perfect is unacceptable.
Now, I have seen many women get stuck in the “get ready to get ready” mode, because they want everything to be perfect before they get started.
“I’m just waiting for my website to be ready”
“The colours or fonts on my website are not quite right”
“I need professional photos done”
“I don’t have a logo yet. I won’t look professional”
Do any of these statements ring true for you?
Then you are going to love this week’s episode. I have invited my hubby, Stephen, to join me and we had a very candid (and funny) chat about his perfectionism…the positives and negatives in our life and our business.
I hope you enjoy this episode as much as we loved recording it for you!
The LadyBoss Lounge Facebook Community:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1702273303369868/
Show notes for this episode:
https://www.marenbarnard.com.blog/057
Follow me on IG:
https://www.instagram.com/marenbarnard/
Follow me on FB:
https://www.facebook.com/marenbarnard.ladyboss/
If you’re looking to AUTOMATE & SCALE your online business then you may be interested in trying out Kajabi for free (sign up with the link below). Full disclosure - it’s an affiliate link, so if you end up using Kajabi it will support me as well to keep creating content to help you in your business and there is no extra cost to you. If not, no hard feelings.
https://www.marenbarnard.com/kajabi
The LadyBoss Lounge Facebook Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1702273303369868/
Follow me on IG: https://www.instagram.com/marenbarnard/
Follow me on FB: https://www.facebook.com/marenbarnard.ladyboss/
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By Maren BarnardDo you live with a perfectionist? Do you know one?
I live with a perfectionist every day, my dear husband, Stephen, and let me tell you, it can be exhausting!
Even he often jokes and says, “Try being me, it’s tiring...I sometimes even exhaust myself”.
Looking from the outside in, I see someone who never reaches “their” destination. Someone that is restless and always searching. As soon as they hit a target or goal, they move the goalposts again. They want to achieve more - going faster, longer, harder with apparently no end in sight.
In psychology, perfectionism is a personality trait characterised by:
“a person's striving for flawlessness and setting excessively high performance standards, accompanied by overly critical self-evaluations and concerns regarding others' evaluations.”
To a perfectionist, anything that's less than perfect is unacceptable.
Now, I have seen many women get stuck in the “get ready to get ready” mode, because they want everything to be perfect before they get started.
“I’m just waiting for my website to be ready”
“The colours or fonts on my website are not quite right”
“I need professional photos done”
“I don’t have a logo yet. I won’t look professional”
Do any of these statements ring true for you?
Then you are going to love this week’s episode. I have invited my hubby, Stephen, to join me and we had a very candid (and funny) chat about his perfectionism…the positives and negatives in our life and our business.
I hope you enjoy this episode as much as we loved recording it for you!
The LadyBoss Lounge Facebook Community:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1702273303369868/
Show notes for this episode:
https://www.marenbarnard.com.blog/057
Follow me on IG:
https://www.instagram.com/marenbarnard/
Follow me on FB:
https://www.facebook.com/marenbarnard.ladyboss/
If you’re looking to AUTOMATE & SCALE your online business then you may be interested in trying out Kajabi for free (sign up with the link below). Full disclosure - it’s an affiliate link, so if you end up using Kajabi it will support me as well to keep creating content to help you in your business and there is no extra cost to you. If not, no hard feelings.
https://www.marenbarnard.com/kajabi
The LadyBoss Lounge Facebook Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1702273303369868/
Follow me on IG: https://www.instagram.com/marenbarnard/
Follow me on FB: https://www.facebook.com/marenbarnard.ladyboss/