Does the pursuit of perfection hinder performance?
YES it does!
I'm a 2x Olympian and Mental Toughness Coach and many of my clients are perfectionists. And they take pride in that.
But here's the problem:
Perfectionists are full of negative self-talk.
Perfectionists can't take a compliment.
Performance is hindered:
They won't take risks or put themselves out there because when they fail or it doesn't work out, they beat themselves up for days.
Better to play it safe and do what they are already good at to avoid judgement from others and themselves.
They deflect praise of any kind because perfection is built around never being good enough.
Better to remind themselves and others how imperfect they are to avoid the possibility of actually being good enough.
Perfection is a fear based behaviour.
Until you face your fear, your Greatest Self will always hide.
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