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Ep 354: 5 Life-Changing Lessons About Perfectionism From Brené Brown (best of the podcast)

The Perfectionism Project

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Is Perfectionism a Form of Sham?

The fourth lesson from her is that perfectionism is a form of shame. If there is any area of your life where you are trying to have everything be perfect, or you're procrastinating a lot, you are struggling with shame in some way. A lot of perfectionists have really learned that behavior because they were praised for achievement and performance while growing up. And it's those kinds of praise and approval that put us in a fixed mind set. Whereas someone in a growth mine said, if you praise effort and you praise courage, those things actually get someone to show up.

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