When you focus on the work, for the work's sake, when you make it about information, not

evaluation, when you don't make it personal about you, ironically, that's when the best work

gets done.

Welcome to the one you feed.

Throughout time, great thinkers have recognized the importance of the thoughts we have.

Quotes like, garbage in, garbage out, or you are what you think, ring true.

And yet, for many of us, our thoughts don't strengthen or empower us.

We tend toward negativity, self-pity, jealousy, or fear. We see what we don't have

instead of what we do. We think things that hold us back and dampen our spirit. But it's not

just about thinking. Our actions matter. It takes conscious, consistent, and creative effort

to make a life worth living. This podcast is about how other people

keep themselves moving in the right direction, how they feed their good wolf. Perfectionism

isn't about being perfect. It's about never feeling good enough. And I think that's a really

important distinction. And here's another

tricky part. It often disguises itself as something positive, like being hardworking, detail-oriented,

or driven. But when conscientiousness, which is a good quality that many of us have,

tips into self-criticism, when our striving turns into self-doubt, that's when it becomes a problem.

And that's why I was excited to talk with Ellen Hendrickson, clinical psychologist and author

of How to Be Enough. She unpacks the sneaky ways perfectionism shows up in our lives,

whether it's turning fun into a chore, a classic of mine, over-evaluating everything, or setting impossible

standards. We also dive into how perfectionists handle mistakes. Some, like Mr. Rogers,

embrace them with grace, while others like Walt Disney obsess over every tiny flaw. And we explore

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