It seems that at the end of every year we tend to look at what we consider our failures and make resolutions to do better in the New Year. We have got ourselves caught in a performance trap, we have believed a lie. “I must meet certain standards to feel good about myself”. Because of past failures to meet our expectations of ourselves, or tho

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Does perfectionism hold you back from achieving your goals? Are women, especially moms, more likely to be perfectionists than men? While perfectionism can be a good thing it can also keep you from trying new things. Ideas often evolve and if you wait until those ideas are perfect you may never even get started. Women and moms i

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I have spend much of this lifetime working on understanding women's self esteem-- for my own benefit and to share what I learn with others.
In this culture, women are constantly struggling to find their place-- there's a fine line between feeling comfortable and confident with yourself and being to crass, brash, or conceite

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The time budget is a practical method you can use every day to keep your life always in balance. It closes the gap between the high-level world of areas of responsibility and major goals, and the down-to-earth world of tasks and external demands.

As a bonus, the time budget also helps you effectively deal with many productiv

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Its a myth that perfectionism is needed for success and achievement. for many perfectionism causes misery and under performance through procrastination and wasting time redoing work, searching for perfection. Some argue its a genetic component, like other personality traits. But our upbringing and the behavior of parents is eq

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Do you fear failure? This post starts with some "Oprah" quotes on failure, and her attempt to redefine failure. It looks at how a fear of failure affects other problems, such as perfectionism. Also how it is linked with anxiety and other negative thinking patterns. It features a video highlighting some historical "failures

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When I talk about perfectionism, I’m NOT talking about the healthy pursuit of excellence. I’m talking about the unhealthy fear of making even one tiny mistake!

See, perfectionists are typically SO concerned with being "wrong," or making errors, that they waste HUGE amounts of time obsessing over tiny details that, in the l

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