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Perfec onizmti1OutlineWhat is Perfectionism?CharacteristicsConsequencesSuccess and HappinessSources of PerfectionismOvercoming Perfectionism234Learn to fail or fail to learn5Crisis(Wei Ji)DangerandOpportunity6“The greatest mistake a man can make is to be afraid of making one.”Elbert Hubbard7The Path of Failure Age 22:Lost job Age 23:Defeated for state legislature Age 24:Failed in business Age 27:Nervous breakdown Age 34:Ran for congress and defeated Age 39:Defeated again Age 46:Ran for senate and defeated Age 47:Defeated for nomination for vice president Age 50:Defeated again for senate Age 51:16th US President8“Freedom is not worth having if it does not connote freedom to err.”Mohandas Gandhi9“The important work of moving the world forward does not wait to be done by perfect men.”George Eliot1011121314Thomas Watson Sr.IBMAmy Edmondson(1999)“Psychological Safety”“If you want to increase your success rate,double your failure rate.”Thomas Watson Sr.“Origins of Genius”(Simonton,1999)Fail your way to success(Klem,1997)15Perfectionism is an incapacitating fear of failure that permeates our lives,especially those areas that we care about most.It is an approach,a cognitive and emotional schema,that we hold toward the journey of our lives,toward the process of getting from point A to point B.16Perfection Vs.ExcellenceCharacteristicsDefensiveOpen to SuggestionsHalf EmptyHalf FullOver GeneralizeRealisticNo Self-AcceptanceUnconditional AcceptanceStaticDynamicPerfectionExcellenceFear of failureFailure as feedbackFocus on DestinationJourney and Destination17Perfection Vs.ExcellenceConsequencesTemporary ReliefLasting SatisfactionInevitable FailurePossibility of SuccessWastes timeAppropriate Time AllocationProne to disordersHealthy ApproachHurts Self-EsteemContinuous ImprovementHarms RelationshipsAllows for GrowthAnxiety/StressCreative TensionPerfectionExcellencePerformance?Less Pain More Gain18Less Pain More Gain?*#!#?Sustainable approach to growthProcrastinationHigher levels of self-confidenceLearn to fail or fail to learnThe Luck Factor(Wiseman,2003)Creativity(Simonton,1999)80/20 Rule(Paretos Principle)Increase in flow experiences(Csikszentmihalyi,1991)19Source of PerfectionismConditioningDestination=Reward=AcceptanceJourney=Unrewarded=Means OnlySocial environmentPermission to be human?20212223242526“Emphasizing effort gives a child a variable that they can control.They come to see themselves as in control of their success.Emphasizing natural intelligence takes it out of the childs control,and it provides no good recipe for responding to a failure.”Intelligence versus EffortHarmful Praise?(Dweck,2005)“When you praise kids intelligence and then they fail,they think theyre not smart anymore,and they lose interest in their work.In contrast,kids praised for effort show no impairment and often are energized in the face of difficulty.”Fixed versus Malleable27Overcoming PerfectionismAwareness2829Overcoming PerfectionismAwarenessFocus on,and reward,effortActive AcceptanceBehavior changes attitudeMeditation and visualizationSetting a liberating goal or visionThe Platinum RuleHelping others?30Applying the 3 Ps1.Permissiona.Acceptanceb.Respect for reality2.Positivea.Benefit findingb.Failure as opportunityc.Distracting3.Perspectivea.Dont sweat the small stuffb.Psychological maturity31Nature to be commanded must be obeyed.Francis Bacon32