One theme I hear over and over in my coaching practice is the sense of being pulled in too many directions, all at once. It’s easy to feel overwhelmed by competing demands and the never-ending to-do list, especially when you work in higher education. I value being...
You tweak. You adjust. You revise. And then you do it all over again. When is it actually time to stop? For perfectionists, “one more revision” is rarely just one. The pursuit of “good enough” can turn into never-ending work. You tell yourself...
Perfectionism often sneaks in when you’re aiming for excellence. It starts as a drive to do your best but can quickly spiral into endless revisions, second-guessing, and an inability to let go. Sound familiar? Maybe it’s that report you’ve been editing for weeks,...
Why Perfectionists Don’t Like Self-Compassion I’ve come around, but only in the last few years. Before that, when I encountered advice to “practice self-compassion,” I’d cringe. I probably even did an internal eye-roll. Well, friends, things have changed,...
Is perfectionism all bad? Spoiler alert: No! But, you’d think so, from the way it’s usually depicted online, in blog posts, and in most book titles on the topic. The dominant message we get about perfectionism in the above is that it’s something to...
There’s a difference between being in motion and taking action. It’s subtle, but matters to the way we spend our time and where we invest our energy. In my personal experience, finding the “right” balance between motion and action impacts my...
