Ep 43 – A Lemony Lesson in Perfectionism

How to get over perfectionist tendencies! Join me for this one!

In this episode, ”A Lemony Lesson in Perfectionism’  I am sharing some of my own lessons that I have learned about trying to aim for ‘perfect’ outcomes.

If you consider yourself a perfectionist… or are a ‘recovering’ perfectionist like me (!) then I am sure you’ll squeeze loads of value out of this episode (pun totally intended)!

In this ep, I ….

• Talk about the fears at the root cause of aiming for ‘perfect’ all the time…
• So that you can learn how to take steps to combat that need to be ‘perfect’
• I share a story about a woman who hit burnout to such a degree that it gave her a heart attack…
• And at some point, I talk a little bit about lemons.  😀

Join me for this practical discussion and learn how to tame that desire for perfectionism!

Episode Quote:

“We women can fall into that trap of trying to perfect can’t we? Of being brutally hard on ourselves; of working extraordinarily hard. But the problem is… in the end… the work won’t break, your boss won’t break… but you will.”  (Rebecca Allen, Career Success Coach and host of Her Ambitious Career podcast)

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• OMG you’ll love this other ep: How to Know If You’re An Insecure Overachiever 
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About Rebecca:

Hi, I’m Rebecca Allen and I’m an Executive Coach and Personal Brand expert for corporate women, aspiring to senior levels of leadership. I absolutely LOVE coaching and seeing my fabulous clients exceed their own expectations. I’ve worked for 11 years now as a coach and have helped women at companies including Woolworths, ANZ, J.P. Morgan, PwC, Coca-Cola Amatil, Ministry of Defence and Coles. I live for those phone calls from clients, jumping up and down, telling me they’ve got that promotion, negotiated a seismic pay rise or have moved into a role completely aligned with their mission, values and strengths. I’m a working mum of two wonderful children, adore travel and trying my hand at anything creative. I’d love to connect with you!