By now, we hope you have read our blog Branding Habits - Perfection vs. Excellence. If you haven’t, we encourage you to read it. It will help you identify pitfalls of perfection that can ruin your personal brand.
Often, a perfectionist is an isolationist who surrounds themselves with people they belittle. They are not better than those people, but they try to give others the impression they are better then them. A perfectionist creates barriers that sets up irrelevant standards others cannot reach.
When you create barriers, it’s like sitting in a car with the engine running but never going anywhere. Creating barriers of judgment keeps people from achieving excellence. A perfectionist gives the facade nothing is wrong, but they are usually …show more content…
They choose those people to make themselves seem better. A childhood bully from a broken home might victimize a classmate from a home with both parents. A perfectionist might victimize their spouse by being a workaholic.
Though, the good news is bullies and perfectionists can overcome their anti-social behavior. Identifying perils of perfection helps a person see how they are judgmental. It can also help them determine how they are judgmental toward themselves.
Often, bullies and perfectionists isolate themselves by making those they victimize feel inadequate. That drives those people they victimize away from wanting to associate with them. The closer a a person gets to a bully or perfectionist the more recognizable their frailties.
Deciding not to live a perilous life must follow identifying perils of perfection. A perfectionist may not always look perfect, drive the perfect car, and seem to have the perfect life.
Now, you may have heard the statement “you have two ears and one mouth, so you can listen more and speak less.” Your ears are like a refrigerator. They are always plugged in and take in whatever you put into them. Your ears are always working whether you are asleep or awake. But your mouth, or at least the conscious speaking part of your mouth, is only in use when you put it into
Often, a perfectionist is an isolationist who surrounds themselves with people they belittle. They are not better than those people, but they try to give others the impression they are better then them. A perfectionist creates barriers that sets up irrelevant standards others cannot reach.
When you create barriers, it’s like sitting in a car with the engine running but never going anywhere. Creating barriers of judgment keeps people from achieving excellence. A perfectionist gives the facade nothing is wrong, but they are usually …show more content…
They choose those people to make themselves seem better. A childhood bully from a broken home might victimize a classmate from a home with both parents. A perfectionist might victimize their spouse by being a workaholic.
Though, the good news is bullies and perfectionists can overcome their anti-social behavior. Identifying perils of perfection helps a person see how they are judgmental. It can also help them determine how they are judgmental toward themselves.
Often, bullies and perfectionists isolate themselves by making those they victimize feel inadequate. That drives those people they victimize away from wanting to associate with them. The closer a a person gets to a bully or perfectionist the more recognizable their frailties.
Deciding not to live a perilous life must follow identifying perils of perfection. A perfectionist may not always look perfect, drive the perfect car, and seem to have the perfect life.
Now, you may have heard the statement “you have two ears and one mouth, so you can listen more and speak less.” Your ears are like a refrigerator. They are always plugged in and take in whatever you put into them. Your ears are always working whether you are asleep or awake. But your mouth, or at least the conscious speaking part of your mouth, is only in use when you put it into