{"id":355,"date":"2015-09-26T06:57:53","date_gmt":"2015-09-26T06:57:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smartrecoverybc.com\/?page_id=355"},"modified":"2015-09-26T06:57:53","modified_gmt":"2015-09-26T06:57:53","slug":"helpful-things-to-say-to-myself-to-overcome-perfectionism","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/smartrecoverybc.com\/index.php\/resources\/tool-chest-and-homework\/helpful-things-to-say-to-myself-to-overcome-perfectionism.html","title":{"rendered":"Helpful Things to Say to Myself to Overcome Perfectionism"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Helpful Things to Say to Myself to Overcome Perfectionism<\/h1>\n<p>No one can be totally perfect.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m not perfect and I never will be &#8211; tough!<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s okay to want to do my best.<\/p>\n<p>Doing well does not necessarily mean being the best.<\/p>\n<p>I perform in many different roles and it is highly unlikely that I will excel in every role at all times.<\/p>\n<p>Just because I <em>make<\/em> a mistake does not mean I <em>am<\/em> a mistake.<\/p>\n<p>To be human is to err.<\/p>\n<p>The pressure I put on myself to perform perfectly is an unrealistic pressure that can actually cause me to perform worse because I will be worried and nervous.<\/p>\n<p>The pressure I put on myself to perform perfectly creates an extra source of stress that can affect me emotionally and physically.<\/p>\n<p>Trying to do my best is a reasonable goal, but it will not always be achieved.<\/p>\n<p>Few things in life are exact. Things can be done in a variety of ways and have many different solutions.<\/p>\n<p>People do not always agree on what is correct or right. Judgments are often subjective. I will try to set my own realistic goals, please myself, and have the strength to be creative and different in the face of others&#8217; potential disapproval.<\/p>\n<p>Our whole society is geared to expect that people will make mistakes and errors. Examples are traffic tickets, prison, consumer recalls, consumer complaints, refunds, legal suits, etc.<\/p>\n<p>True friends accept imperfection.<\/p>\n<p>Mistakes do not equal incompetence.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mistakes are just mistakes &#8211; period!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.smartrecoverybc.com\/toolchest\/Helpful_Things_to_Say_to_Myself_to_Overcome_Perfectionism.pdf\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/smartrecoverybc.com\/images\/get_adobe_PDF.png\" alt=\"overcome perfectionism\" width=\"36\" height=\"36\" align=\"absmiddle\" border=\"0\" \/> Printer friendly version<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Helpful Things to Say to Myself to Overcome Perfectionism No one can be totally perfect. I&#8217;m not perfect and I never will be &#8211; tough! It&#8217;s okay to want to do my best. Doing well does not necessarily mean being the best. 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