What do you do when you’re not sure about a decision?
If you’re like me, you debate it endlessly in your own mind. You go over the pros and cons. You try very hard to figure out what the best choice might be.
But all of this striving is exhausting. And often, we expend so much effort trying to make the “perfect” decision that we don’t make a choice at all.
“How do I stop being a perfectionist? How do you move away from perfectionism?”
These are the questions you ask, and on one level the answers are simple.
We shift out of perfectionism through daily, real-world action, rewriting our old patterns of behavior and belief.
But you’re not just asking for the how-to. You’re asking for the hope. You’re asking, “Is it really possible for us to change?”
Let me tell you a story.
Once upon a time, I spoke to a woman who said, “I don’t feel adequate enough to talk to you.”
How’s that for an opening?
This woman had reasons to feel less-than, stuck, and scared. To protect her privacy, I won’t share those reasons here. It suffices to say that she had a tough history.
When I encouraged her to get support for her journey, she made an effort and asked for help once. But when she didn’t hear back, she stopped asking.
