Meeting Summary
🍓 We talked about the different flavors of perfectionism.
Perfectionism can show up in different ways in your life - and it doesn't necessarily mean you're a Type A, schedule-oriented person. You can be a “Messy Perfectionist,” a “Procrastinator Perfectionist” and more!
We all took the
Perfectionist Quiz on Katherine Morgan Schaffler's site. (She's the author of A Perfectionist's Guide to Losing Control.)
*And yes. I had to get over the fact that her site still has the Squarespace Cube as it's favicon.
🔍 We talking about the stigma around perfectionism.
It's not always a harmful thing - it can be an asset if your tendencies aren't harmful.
Your perfectionism can be helpful (adaptive) or harmful (maladaptive). If you're a perfectionist, you'll probably exhibit perfection in BOTH forms. Bad and Good. Helpful and Harmful.
🙅♀️ Several folks didn't identify as perfectionists!
Especially based on the mainstream understanding of perfectionism.
TLDR⚡️
- Perfectionism isn’t something that needs to be “fixed.”
- There are lots of different types.
- If an external label doesn't feel right to you - that's your business!
