Introduction: The Standard Was Never the Problem Holding high standards and perfectionism are different things. High standards move toward something: I want this work to be good. Perfectionism moves away from something: if I fail, I am worthless. The first…
Introduction: Why “Be Stronger” Makes It Worse After a failure, we are hurt twice. The first time by the failure itself. The second time by the voice that asks why it happened, what it says about us, whether it will…
Introduction: Before a Presentation, Mid-Meeting, or Just Vaguely Unsettled — There’s Always Somewhere to Return Before a presentation. Mid-meeting. Or simply a quiet moment when the mind won’t settle. There are moments when you notice that attention has been elsewhere.…