Confessions of a recovering perfectionist
I’m going to be honest, until recently I was one of those people who called myself a perfectionist and would use it as my go to “weakness” in a job interview. But a few weeks ago in my coaching course, I was watching my fellow classmates worry about doing something right and I realized “I just don’t care”. From that point on I started to ask myself: am I actually a perfectionist anymore?
Truth be told, it’s not the first time I’ve heard people talk about their perfectionist tendencies and realized I truly don’t give a shit at all. 😂 And you know what? If I’m honest, I used to take pride in being a perfectionist, because it meant a job well done. It meant I went above and beyond, and held myself to ridiculously high standards no one else could meet, which ultimately made me “better”. As I write this I realize this sounds completely crazy, and yet it was true.
But today I think I’m finally free of perfectionism, I’ve reached the land of “I don’t care”, and I want to reflect a bit on this journey, and how it feels. I’m sure many of us out there can relate to the relentless life perfectionism creates.
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