- What is a perfectionist?
- Perfectionist beliefs
- Where do perfectionist beliefs come from?
- Pressure to perform for parent’s expectations
- Defense against a chaotic, unpredictable or unsafe home
- Highly critical, shaming, or abusive parents
- Excessive praise for your accomplishments
- Low self-esteem
- Believing your self-worth is determined by your achievements
- Black-and-white thinking
- False sense of control
- Procrastination
- Intolerant of other’s mistakes in business and personal relationships
- Living in disappointment
- Changing your beliefs
- Breaking free of the perfectionism trap
- Producing and living in ease