Drewsef916

If you could sum up the underlying thought or belief that a perfectionist needs to embrace, to go from desperately needing to be perfect... to embracing the imperfect reality of life for a happier existence.. what would it be?

But doesn't this provoke the reply of what constitutes 'good enough'? And provide the self-fufilling loophole that promotes the perfectionists problem by allowing them to define 'good enough' as perfection?

Thank you I appreciate your time!

What comes to my mind is this Bruce Lee quote:

"A goal is not always meant to be reached, it often serves as something to aim at."

In this sense couldn't it be argued that aiming high, even impossibly so and in a perfectionistic way, doesn't have to be considered an unhealthy thing?

And in that vein I would be curious to know in your experience how many perfectionists that you've dealt with are actual real-world achievers that are not afraid to take-risks to try to achieve those extreme standards for themselves.. versus those who are perfectionists that have extreme standards but in their life suffer paralysis by analysis and dont have the courage to really even attempt to take any steps to live up to the standards that they themselves have adopted?

what happens to your butt now?