3409: Perfectionism Is Pointless, And What To Focus On Instead by Rachel Trotta on Self-Sabotage and Burnout

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🗓️ 1 December 2024

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3409: Rachel Trotta challenges the notion of perfectionism in health and fitness, emphasizing that striving for perfection often leads to self-sabotage and burnout. Instead, she highlights the importance of being "good enough" most of the time, focusing on consistency, preparation, and realistic goal-setting to achieve sustainable progress. By practicing self-compassion, you can create a positive, upward spiral of long-term success. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://racheltrotta.com/fitness/perfectionism-is-pointless/ Quotes to ponder: “It’s not about being perfect. It’s not about being 100% adherent to a diet or exercise plan.” “Consistency is essential because you are better off making a B+ in your health and fitness goals every day than you are making two A+’s and five F’s each week.” “The goal is to get out of the ‘beat-yourself-up’ and ‘buckle-down’ downward spiral, and into a successful, achieving upward cycle.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is Optimal Living Daily. Perfectionism is pointless and what to focus on instead by Rachel
0:07.5	Trotta of racheltrata.com and I'm Justin Mollock. Welcome back to the show where I read an article to you
0:14.1	every day, but on Sundays I share an extra episode from another podcast in the Optimal Living Daily network.
0:22.1	And today's is coming from my brother's show Optimal Health Daily. You can find that show wherever you're listening to
0:26.4	this. And with that, let's get right to the bonus episode as we optimize your life.
0:36.3	Perfectionism is pointless, and what to focus on instead by Rachel Trotta of racheltrata.com.
0:43.4	Have you heard the quote, The Perfect is the Enemy of the Good?
0:47.1	This idea has been attributed to several philosophers over the years, notably Voltaire,
0:53.3	who was quoted as saying,
0:54.8	The best is the enemy of the good. And also Confucius, who was believed to have said,
1:01.0	Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without. And finally, Shakespeare,
1:06.1	who was quoted as saying, striving to better, oft we mar what's well. This is incredibly relevant to health
1:13.3	and fitness goals, because the number one obstacle that I see holding back many of my clients
1:18.2	from making lasting progress is perfectionism. Just last week, one of my clients asked me again,
1:25.5	what should I do to get stricter with my diet?
1:28.7	Do you think that will help?
1:30.5	And again, my reply was, no.
1:33.1	This is what I told her, and I'm going to share it with you now.
1:36.2	It's not about being perfect.
1:38.5	It's not about being 100% adherent to a diet or exercise plan.
1:43.1	It's not about working harder, feeling worse,
1:45.9	or beating yourself up more. As I've written many times, getting stricter and coming down
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