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#125 - Career coach Isabeau Iqbal explains how you can recognise the characteristics of perfectionism and offers insight into how you can turn the trait into a strength and stop it holding you back.

What you'll learn

[02:05] Isabeau talks through her varied career history.
[04:10] Defining the term ‘perfectionism’ and examining the qualities and traits that are often associated with it.
[06:28] The three different types of perfectionism and how they link with personality traits.
[08:05] The advantages to perfectionism and the common behaviours associated with it.
[10:38] Looking at the drawbacks and challenges of perfectionism.
[15:16] Introducing tools to help you work alongside your perfectionism.
[18:04] Examining avoidance and fear as the key blockers to completing tasks.
[19:41] How to find the balance between completing a task and making it ‘perfect’.
[22:02] Using collaboration and co-working to help curb perfectionism.
[23:18] Expressing your priorities to someone else to ensure accountability.
[25:26] The benefits of co-working.
[27:17] How to ensure that you find the balance between creating something you’re proud of and knowing when to let go of a task.
[30:47] Setting a clear intention to enable you to keep you on track with a task or project.
[32:51] Four tips on how to curb your perfectionism and how to transform it into a positive characteristic.

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