The Perfectionism Project

If you google the phrase "waking up early" you'll find a stream of tips to help you get up at 5am and lengthy articles about the benefits of this habit. On the other hand, if you google the phrase "st...

18 Des 201940min

There's so much fluffy advice about how to overcome perfectionism that we hear all of the time - like "just remember that nobody's perfect" and "it doesn't matter what anyone else thinks". But what ar...

15 Des 201935min

Despite it now being my day job to talk about perfectionism, it was only a few years ago that I actually realised I was a perfectionist! There are so many misconceptions around perfectionism that unti...

11 Des 201952min

Procrastination is a topic that's close to many perfectionists' hearts and most of us are trying to stop the habit by following advice from others. But sometimes, there are pieces of advice that do mo...

8 Des 201929min

I used to believe - hand on heart - that it was impossible for me to be productive at home. When I was a student, I went to the library to study. When I was an accountant, I stayed back late in the of...

4 Des 201939min

I always talk about the fact that personal development is uncomfortable, but this month I was really reminded of that. Behind the scenes I've been building our team so we can impact more people - whic...

1 Des 201934min

I've learned more lessons from Brené Brown about perfectionism than I can count. And I largely have Brené to thank for the progress I've made when it comes to the progress I've made with perfectionism...

27 Nov 201940min

Where we struggle with perfectionism is where we struggle with shame. While shame is an unavoidable human emotion, there are a few things you can do to stop a shame spiral in it's tracks - so that's w...

24 Nov 201942min