Brian Lear on WNYC and in our last few minutes today a call in for those of you who

consider yourselves perfectionists whose ears perked up when I said that word. And if you

consider yourself a perfectionist, I know that doesn't mean you consider yourself

perfect, just the opposite maybe, that you are always struggling to be perfect because somehow you expect that of yourself or maybe you expected too much of others.

So if you're a perfectionist, how does that express in your life for better or worse?

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And perfectionism often comes with a fear of failure, a fear of not being perfect, fear not

just ambition.

So let's share some stories of getting past fear of failure or the perfectionism that can drive it.

Who has one?

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And we don't have a lot of time for this.

So call right in and you'll get right on because we went along with Jonathan Capehart earlier and with the

E-Mam just there. But why do I ask this today about perfectionism? We happen to see a column in

the Atlantic by Arthur Brooks. He writes a regular feature called How to Build a Life that deals with various,

maybe we call them pop psychology or just psychology topics, and he cites a survey that showed 90% of CEOs admit fear of failure keeps them up at night

more than any other concern.

And Brooks offered some good advice for dealing with a fear of failure that stops us from

trying something we want to do but fear that we're not going to do it perfectly and

he shares that it was as he he put it, scoring a perfect ten in humiliation by falling off the stage on his way to the podium that helped him the most, that little embarrassing failure.

Maybe Emma Stone will gain strength from having to go accept a Best Actress Oscar with a ripped

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