Perfectionism 6 - Sandberg - Better than Perfect

10/16/23 • 28 min

Today we continue with the series of quotes on "Perfectionism" that I started a few weeks ago. Today's quote comes from the former COO of Facebook/Meta, Sheryl Sandberg.
It is a quote that you have probably heard before. Heck, I think I mentioned it in the first episode of this series on Perfectionism. However, I thought it was one of those quotes that are by an unknown, anonymous source. But when I Googled the quote, Sheryl Sandberg popped up as the person this quote is most often attributed to.
It may have come from her bestselling book, "Lean In: Women, Work, & the Will to Lead," but I'm not certain of that. (Although I will be finding out because that book is in my stack of books I want to read over the course of the next year)
No matter where she first said it or wrote it, it is an outstanding quote on how perfectionism can paralyze us into doing nothing. You'll understand what I mean by that in the episode. You'll also understand why it was the "perfect" (pun intended!) quote to do for today's episode, in particular.

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Perfectionism 5 - Brene Brown - Appreciating Our Cracks & Imperfections

Today we continue with the series of quotes on "Perfectionism" that I started a few weeks ago. Today's quotes form the final episode of three episode that make up a "Mini-Series" within the series. They are by Dr. Brene Brown from her book, Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead.As you heard me say in each of the last three episodes, I HIGHLY recommend you get this book! It has vaulted onto my list of Top 5 or Top 10 books that everyone should read, especially anyone who is a leader or a parent.
The quotes you hear today wrap up the mini-series by talking about some of the other problematic areas of perfectionism, but also offering a couple of ideas on how to deal with perfectionism in ways that can help us be better.
I hope you enjoyed this little series within the series. I know I enjoyed the concepts that Dr. Brown taught us about perfectionism.

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Perfectionism 7 - Dr. Jen

Today we continue with the series of quotes on "Perfectionism" that I started a couple of months ago. Today's quote comes to us from Dr. Jen Douglas, a clinical psychologist who studies and works with people on the concept of perfection and perfectionism.
I have been telling you that I would be doing a series of quotes by Dr. Jen, but I realized that since I had four quotes of hers I wanted to discuss, I could do them all in one episode. So that's what you get today - 4 quotes by Dr. Jen.
These are really good quotes, and they get at the heart of what we have been saying about perfection. If you want to find out more about Dr. Jen or see more of what she says about perfectionism, you can find her on Twitter (X) and Instagram at @drjenofficial or at https://www.drjenniferdouglas.com/