PLAYING-IT-SAFE

In this episode, Dr. Z. speaks briefly about the intersection of procrastination and perfectionism. How, although they may seem to be different and isolated problems, they are in fact not.

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New episode: Interview with Dr. Cheryl Robinson, @embracethepivot, also known as the Queen of Pivoting.

We chatted about how people make pivots in their careers and in their mindsets.In her research, Cheryl has identified 3 processes that help people to make a pivot; she shared the specifics of each one of them in our conversation. We also chatted about self-confidence and discussed how we think of it, what's similar, and what's different in our views.

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Is it wrong to pay attention to details? How does it really work? In this episode I discuss how selective attention leads us to perfectionistic behaviors and invite you to check the impact of those actions when doing things that you deeply care about.

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In this episode I chat with Clarissa Ong, a predoctoral intern at McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School. We discussed the difference between values and pliance, how Acceptance and Commitment Therapy approaches perfectionistic behaviors, what's unique about it, and how to pay attention to rules when wanting to do things right and perfect.

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This is part 3 of a series of perfectionism. In this episode, I share five skills you can practice to handle the fear of making mistakes when it's getting in your way of living a rich, purposeful and meaningful life.

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In this episode, I chat with Elizabeth Saunders, a Time Coach that specializes in helping her clients to "get things done" in a way that is sustainable, livable and enjoyable. Elizabeth shares with us how she was playing-it-safe by working as much as she could, how she made the shift from being a human-doing to a human-being, how she approaches projects by considering seasonal distress, how she handles her fears of not doing things right, and how she overcomes anxious moments by taking action and getting experiential knowledge.

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Are you invested in doing things right and perfect? Are you spending hours and hours getting things done to the point that you get trapped in your mind and don't take action. If the answer is yes, this is a series you can listen to. In this episode, I discuss what's behind those perfectionistic behaviors and what you can do to handle them effectively.

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In this episode I chat with Paul Jarvis, author of Company of One, and a proponent that "less is more" when running your business. In this conversation, you will hear how Paul handles his fears of making mistakes, impostor syndrome, how he went from writing a cooking book to writing Company of One, how he approaches larger projects, and who he would like to have a cup of coffee with.

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Are you invested in doing things right and perfect? Are you spending hours and hours getting things done to the point that you get trapped in your mind and don't take action. If the answer is yes, this is a series you can listen to.

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In this episode Dr. Z. chats with Dr. Russ Harris, M.D., author of The Happiness Trap, The Reality Slap and many other self-help books. Russ shares how he applies skills from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) - grounding, defusion, acceptance - to his writing process. In particular, he shares how he handles his fears of making mistakes, thoughts about his writing not being good enough, his inner critic, and the overwhelming feelings and anxieties that show up when he's writing.

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