WHY I REFUSE TO SURRENDER TO MY INNER PERFECTIONIST
Picture this
[dt_gap height=”20″ /]After a full day of testing and rehearsing (I even forgot the chocolat on my desk!) and days of preparing my webinar, I’m all set for my webinar “How to Overcome Perfectionism”.[dt_gap height=”20″ /]
I see the names of people who signed up – from al over the world – on my screen… I start speaking. Welcoming my guest to the webinar, and then…. nothing! ….. There is no sound!
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There are people from Spain, Italy, the Netherlands, United States, Germany, Jordan, France and Great Britain…
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BUT THEY CAN’T HEAR ME!!!!
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But there was no other alternative than to cancel the meeting.
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NOW, I’ve got to confess, If this had happened to me last year, I probably would have crawled under every duvet in the house and cried my eyes out. Giving in to the perfectionistic monster.
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But I didn’t (I was somewhat surprised by it as well…)
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Hours later, when the dust has settled down, I reflected on what had happened.
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Why the hell hadn’t I surrender? Was it some sort of will power? And why was there no shame? I had felt no shame at all (and I excel in the whole shame thing!)
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And then – Light Bulb Moment – I realized, it had been the gratitude.
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I had felt so profoundly grateful for the people who had patiently waited for the webinar to start. I felt grateful for everyone who had signed up. And had I felt such immense gratitude towards the people who had tried to help me.
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My husband, my brother and sister, friends, even people who I’d never met before!
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The intense feeling of gratefulness had been so profound that there was no space left for the perfectionistic monster to enter my mind.[dt_gap height=”20″ /]
Being grateful is a great neutralizer for shame and perfectionism! [dt_gap height=”20″ /]
SO, if you think failing is the worst thing that can happen to you. It’s not. I promise you
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P.S. I’ve given my webinar on March 12 and 13 and …. I loved it (so did the webinar attendees!) [dt_gap height=”30″ /]
P.S. 2 You can watch the webinar “How to Overcome Perfectionism” from March 13 here.[dt_gap height=”30″ /]
P.S. 3 The Program in the te webinar 69 Days of Playing & Creating is open. The doors close March 19!
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