Perfectionism
I’m far from perfect but sometimes I am a perfectionist and expect too much from myself. On occasion when I do achieve something big I don’t give myself enough credit for it. I’d shared this with a lady at work a few weeks ago and today she came up to me and handed me a note that read:
"I am careful not to confuse excellence with perfection. Excellence, I can reach for; perfection is God’s business." -Michael J. Fox
Remember the book "Yes, You Can!"? It’s got a page titled, ‘Accept imperfection in yourself.’ It goes:
"There’s nothing wrong with striving to be the best; in fact, it’s a winning attitude. It’s very wrong to expect others and yourself to be flawless under all conditions. If you do so, you are asking for nothing but frustration, because consistent perfection is impossible."
April 11th, 2006 at 9:25 pm
hmm…sometimes u got to come down n smell the roses for a change…n its nothing wrong to b a perfectionist but dont forget to treat ur self…”wink”
April 12th, 2006 at 1:35 am
Yep, you’re right. But what exactly do you mean by ‘treat yourself, “wink”‘? lol
April 12th, 2006 at 1:45 am
when u know u’ve done something that u should feel proud of do something that u like…for instance go swimming or hiking or whatever that guys ur age like to do…something that u will feel nice…in my case i was far from a perfectionist…i’m an average learner still am…so when i manage to do something that is above my capabilities i felt nice so i would treat myself with food or books once in a while….coz i cant wait for friends to tell me that” hey ct, u know what…u did one hell of job of bla..bla…so i have to make myself happy 4 what i did…thats what i meant by treat urself…n “wink” meaning i’m winking at u…lol meaning laugh out loud…get it so far…gosh this is long…hehehe happy reading : )”wink”
April 14th, 2006 at 10:15 am
OK, now I know what you mean. Yeah, rewarding yourself is a very rewarding habit to get into. I do it sometimes too. I usually treat myself to icecream or other stuff that I can’t really say here for certain reasons, lol.
April 14th, 2006 at 9:25 pm
aha…what did u do? hehehe…but u dont strike out like someone who will do naughty things…ermm r u??..well whatever as long as u r happy.