Ep 43: Not Letting Perfectionism Stand In Your Way

Move With Heart

Melissa Wood-Tepperberg

Motherhood, Pilates, Spirituality, Religion & Spirituality, Health & Fitness, Wellness, Entrepreneurship, Fitness, Meditation, Business, Female Founder, Mindfulness, Nutrition, Mental Health, Health, Wellbeing, Yoga, Workout, Motivational Speaker

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🗓️ 30 August 2023

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Join Melissa as she candidly discusses her battles with perfectionism, feeling the pressure of constant comparison, and how fear used to hold her back. She shares how she transformed her outlook, recognizing imperfections as stepping stones to progress, and learning to celebrate her individuality. Tune in to hear how Melissa broke down the barriers of her perfectionist mindset and embraced being radically transparent with self.

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0:00.0	Hi, this is Melissa Wood Tepperberg, and this is the Move with Heart Podcast.
0:07.0	Are you ready?
0:09.0	I can't just breathe it all in.
0:11.0	I want to talk.
0:12.0	I can to talk.
0:12.6	I can't lie.
0:13.6	I was like, it's going to be short, sweet, and very spicy.
0:19.8	And we're going to get right into it because apparently some of you think I talk too much.
0:24.0	Perfectionism is something that has always stood in my way.
0:36.3	And the irony of this topic
0:39.3	is that I'm recording this solo episode in my messy closet and it's just I'm
0:47.2	literally sitting on the floor I have two boxes cropped up with the mic on it and this setup is just so imperfect and it just like
0:59.7	makes me happy that I'm able to be in this state and just feel really connected to myself.
1:09.9	Because since I was a little girl, all I've ever wanted to do and to be was perfect.
1:20.0	And I think a lot of that came from a place of being praised for my looks and the way that I presented myself.
1:31.0	I mean, ever since I was like a little girl, like five years old. I just remember always wanting to look a certain way because it was something I always got acknowledged for and it just
1:48.6	made me feel enough and it made me feel noticed and it was just something that I've always put at the
2:01.0	top of my list like the most important thing was presenting this image of perfection.
2:08.3	As I grew up and I moved to New York it grew even bigger and it brought me back to being in a
2:20.1	room at a casting with a bunch of models and just not booking the job time and time again,
2:27.6	which continually just made me feel not enough.
2:31.6	And I know this is something that stands in so many of our way.
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