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HerMoney with Jean Chatzky

Ep 388: How to Overcome Perfectionist Tendencies with Elise Loehnen

HerMoney with Jean Chatzky

Jean Chatzky Her Money

Investing, Business

4.71.5K Ratings

🗓️ 13 September 2023

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

As women, we can often feel pressure to always be “doing,” whether that’s working, going to the gym, prepping a project, or just getting ready for the next day. Many of us also have a hard time sitting still, and we may even be perfectionists about some things. (Yes, the data shows that women are more likely to be perfectionists than men.) As the former Chief Content Officer at Goop — and Gwyneth Paltrow's second hire — Elise Loehnen knows this firsthand. In her new book, “On Our Best Behavior: The Seven Deadly Sins and the Price Women Pay to be Good” she breaks down all of the outward pressures that continue to hold women back. She shares how we can all break away from the societal notions of feeling like we have to be the “perfect” daughter, the “best” wife, or the “smartest” investor. In Mailbag, we talk about the best way to invest your required minimum distribution, and if you have the money, whether you should buy CDs or pay off a mortgage. In our money tip of the week, the differences between term and permanent life insurance and how to pick one. Join the HerMoney community! For the latest episode drops and financial news-you-can-use, subscribe to our newsletter at Hermoney.com/subscribe! The HerMoney with Jean Chatzky podcast is sponsored by Edelman Financial Engines. The podcast team and its host are neither employees nor clients of EFE, however, the show does receive fixed compensation and is a paid endorser and therefore has an incentive to endorse EFE and its planners. To learn more about the sponsorship, please visit PlanEFE.com/HerMoney. Please contact advertising@airwavemedia.com if you would like to advertise on our podcast, and to learn more about Airwave, head to www.airwavemedia.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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I recognize what's happening in my body, and I'm feeling all this bad feeling.

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So let me just be present with it, instead of rushing, busying, finding something to do to make all the bad feeling stay suppressed.

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Hey everyone, I'm Jean Chatsky, thanks so much for joining me today on her money.

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So I'll admit it, I often feel pressure to always be doing.

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Whether that's working, or going to the gym, or prepping a project, or just getting ready for the next day,

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I have a little bit of a hard time sitting still.

1:39.0

I'm even a little bit of a perfectionist about some things, particularly those things that are work related.

1:47.0

But in my defense, it is not just me.

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In fact, I suspect it may be many of you, according to some research from McKendry University, women are more likely to be perfectionists than men.

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In corporate workplaces, 33% of women have high perfectionism scores compared to just 21% of men.

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And the problem with that is that we suffer more stress and lower self-esteem as a result.

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