How to Combat Perfectionist Habits That Might be Holding You Back
Rather than pushing you forward in life, it holds you back.
How perfectionism is holding you back
Perfectionism is driven by anxiety. It stems from a fear of failure, paired with unrealistically high standards — creating the mistaken belief that if you cannot do something perfectly, you are incompetent or a bad person.
A perfectionist does everything possible to avoid failure. This means perfectionism often leads to:
Procrastination
Self-doubt
Perfectionist traits come from a fear of failure, but if you aren’t willing to fail, you will never learn or grow.