Perfectionism at work is responsible for increased stress and anxiety and it’s a common challenge people struggle with. It can be routed in a fear of failure or a habit of setting unachievable goals and it can get in the way of truely being our best at work. In this week’s Squiggly Career podcast, Helen and Sarah take on perfectionism, sharing their experiences and their top 5 pieces of advice for moving towards a mindset of done being better than perfect.
About this week’s episode:
Perfectionism can affect many of us at work. It shows up most commonly in avoidance of situations which could lead to failure or consistent setting of unachievable goals. As a result, we limit our growth opportunities and bring stress into our roles and our lives. Perfectionism is not good for our careers and on this week’s podcast we’re sharing our experiences of when it’s held us back and our top tips for taking back control.
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Here are the tips in summary:
Helen’s favourite quote is to “Run your own race”
As ever, there are a few things we use for our research for the episode that might be useful for you if you’d like to dig a bit deeper into the topic:
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20180219-toxic-perfectionism-is-on-the-rise
https://www.businessinsider.com/perfectionism-can-sabotage-your-performance-at-work-2018-2?r=US&IR=T
Hope it’s a useful episode for you if this is something you find shows up in your ways of working. You’re far from alone!
Thanks for listening,
Helen & Sarah
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