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Today I'm going to be talking about being a perfectionist and this idea of perfectionism.

And I'm also going to talk about how basically perfectionism is ruining your life.

And so, you know, I used to categorize myself as a perfectionist when I was younger,

because it was almost like this badge of honor. Like people go out and they proudly claim, well, I'm a perfectionist

as if it's this sign of like having exceptionally high standards.

Oh, yeah, something to be proud of being a perfectionist. But the truth is, really when you look at it,

being a perfectionist and perfectionism itself is fear in disguise.

It is just a mask that you wear for your fears.

So instead of saying, oh, I'm afraid of this, you say I'm a perfectionist.

And once we really understand it, we can start to overcome it. We can live a little bit more freely from this thing.

You know, so many fears and so many limiting beliefs

hide behind this thing of perfectionism and it's one of the reasons why that quote

exists that says you know the the richest places are graveyard is because so many

people are just filled with so much fear and I am a

perfectionist. It's not perfect yet, so I'm not going to put it out in the world.

Perfectionism at its core is not about being perfect.

Because we all know, we all know, listen to this

podcast consciously in this moment that perfection is an impossible goal. It is

something that you will never strive or you will never hit I will never hit there's no such

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