74: How Perfectionism Steals Your Peace (and How to Get It Back)

How Perfectionism Steals Your Peace (and How to Get It Back)

When I was a little girl growing up in Morristown, Tennessee, I wanted everything I made to be perfect—even my drawings at the kitchen table. If one line went outside the shape, I’d crumple up the paper and start over. I didn’t know it then, but that little perfectionist in me would follow me into adulthood—and into my career.

In this episode of Passion, Purpose, and Paychecks, I’m opening up about how perfectionism once ruled my life and how I finally learned to trade “perfect” for “peace.” I’ll share how that desire to always get it right can quietly drain your joy and creativity, and how letting go can actually make you more effective, more authentic, and a lot happier.

I’ll also share three simple ways you can start loosening perfection’s grip right now—because you deserve to rest, breathe, and know that good enough really can be great.

This episode is for anyone who’s ever rewritten the same email three times, second-guessed their talent, or felt like “almost perfect” wasn’t enough. Spoiler alert: it is.