Perfectionism, the New Failure | Recovery Secrets
Perfectionism can be the number one thing holding us back from moving forward. The idea that we have to be perfect, that making a mistake is bad holds us back from discovering what works and what doesn’t work. When we succeed, we rarely know why but when we fail, we learn what didn’t work. Tune into this episode if you find yourself feeling stagnant because you’re wrapped up in being perfect and you’re afraid of failure. 1:30 Helping us get through the Holidays unscathed. 1:50 How do you find the balance between perfectionism and complete procrastination and laziness 2:10 Avoiding black and white thinking, im either perfect or im a failure. 3:10 Feeling stuck from perfectionism. If we are fortunate enough, we can have guidance. 4:10 Finding the balance between the perfect answer and doing nothing. 5:11 Feeling perfectionism around relationships, work, mental health / addiction / daily functioning. 6:30 These emotions you feel around perfectionism are signals we need to listen to. 7:09 We’ve been conditioned to run away from these feelings. 8:00 Why we need to stop running from these feelings. 9:00 Challenge: the way to improve is to repeatedly make mistakes. 9:42 Accepting that not everything will work because you’ll find the things that do work. 10:00 Trust in yourself and in your discretion. 10:33 Amassing a tool kit to get to where you’re trying to go. 10:54 Why a lot of us have tried to deal with our addictions on our own. 11:20 Adi’s personal story that started his addictions. 12:45 We all experiment. That’s what we do in life to get ourselves the results. 13:00 The importance of finding a community so you don’t have to go through it alone. 13:50 Accepting that making mistakes is a part of being human. 14:50 Don’t let go of being great! 15:20 Committing to the process of how we learn. 17:00 Adi’s personal story of breaking free of perfectionism to start IGNTD. IGNTD Specials: IGNTD “Once an Addict” Campaign Become an IGNTD Recovery Coach Free IGNTD Recovery Workshop 14 Days Free of IGNTD Live Online Groups IGNTD Hero Nohab Program Find out more about IGNTD: IGNTD.com IGNTD.libsyn.com Subscribe to the Podcast iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify Reach Out to Me! @DrAdiJaffe on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook — or email me at Info@IGNTD.com
