Amy Baker says perfectionism isn't as selfless as it seems.

I thought what I was aiming for was just excellence in work.

But what I discovered was that probably what I was aiming for was ease and comfort in my own life.

This is the Revive Our Hearts podcast for March 1, 2021.

I'm Nancy DeMoss Walker.

Remember that song in Mary Poppins where she sings, I'm practically perfect from head to toe?

If I had a fault, it would never dare to show.

I'm so practically perfect in every way.

Well, you may not think of yourself as practically perfect.

I mean, who of us does.

But is it possible that you have perfectionistic

tendencies? Oh, well, today we're going to listen to a conversation about the problem of

perfectionism and what we can do about it. It's part of our month-long emphasis here in March on

practical topics that many of us deal with on a regular basis. Dr. Amy Baker is

familiar with this concept of perfectionism. In fact, she's written a book about it. We'll tell

you more about that in a bit. Today, Amy is joining Reviver Heart staff, Dana Gresh, Aaron Davis,

and Patricia Saladin in a roundtable discussion. Here's Dan and to start off the

conversation on getting to the root of our perfection problems. I want you to think back to the

last time you accomplished a task, something that's important to you, and it doesn't really

matter what it is. It could be something as fun as decorating

your house or something as important as preparing your children's homeschool curriculum.

Perhaps it's writing a report for a team at work or planning something for your church.

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