Win the Day 210. Better Than Perfect with Dr. Greg Chasson 🗝️
“A good plan executed now is better than a perfect plan next week.” – George S. Patton
Do you ever feel the pressure to make everything perfect? 🧐
Today's guest, Dr. Greg Chasson, is here to help you break free from the perfectionism trap, reduce stress, and unlock a whole new level of productivity.
With over 20 years of experience treating obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), anxiety, and high-functioning autism, Dr. Chasson has helped countless people overcome the mental roadblocks of perfectionism.
He’s authored 70+ scientific publications, edited The Behavior Therapist journal, and recently released his groundbreaking book, FLAWED.
We’ll also go through:
• How to identify the values that drive your behaviors.
• How to raise high-achieving children.
• How to upgrade the productivity and happiness of all those around you.
• Why embracing your flaws could be the best thing that ever happened to you.
Let’s WIN THE DAY with Dr. Greg Chasson!
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🎬 Episode website (including 4K video, full transcript, best quotes, etc.): https://jameswhitt.com/210-win-the-day-podcast-greg-chasson
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Episode links:
🎯 Download your FREE Win the Day action plan
📚 ‘FLAWED: Why Perfectionism is a Challenge for Management’ by Greg Chasson
⚡ Greg Chasson website
📷 Greg Chasson Instagram
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Timemarkers:
00:00 Who is Dr. Greg Chasson
1:49 Interview starts
2:29 You are what you study
3:30 Overcoming severe OCD
5:16 Toughest days as a psychologist
6:38 Don’t work harder than the patient
8:26 How to get clear on your values
10:54 How to see the good in everyone
12:45 How to help someone change their behavior
15:35 Managing perfectionism in the workplace
16:46 Are people born with perfectionism?
18:13 How to know if you’re a perfectionist
20:30 How to make better decisions in life (The Emphasis Framework)
22:28 When perfectionism becomes a problem
24:55 Perfectionism in special forces operators
27:33 Why action is better than perfectionism
29:38 Download your FREE Win the Day Action Plan
30:30 Change yourself before you change the world
32:28 Anxiety in the workplace
34:03 Should kids receive participation awards?
36:46 Do hard things
39:10 Imposter syndrome
40:37 How environment impacts self-esteem
41:46 How to help a kid who’s a perfectionist (plus anxiety and depression)
46:34 Working with who kids who have autism
48:03 How to balance success in the future with happiness in the present
50:26 Affirmation
50:57 Rocket round
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