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There Is No Such Thing As “Behind”
If feeling “behind” leads to you disappearing... your perfectionism might be quietly sabotaging your life.
In this episode, I’m unpacking the hidden reason so many high achievers quit, disappear, or stay stuck in cycles of burnout and perfectionism (all from personal experience!).
Because the truth is that perfectionism doesn’t create success. It creates shame, overwhelm, and emotional freeze. And that IS NOT how you should feel.
I know this from both personal experience and teaching over 5,000 students - you are more than capable of succeeding, right where you are, right now.
In this episode, I’m sharing:
(1:07) The diet “all or nothing” mentality (and why it backfires)
(3:27) The "functional freeze” mentality, and how to flip your mentality to “enjoying the process”
(7:40) Approach things from a new set of gratuitous eyes
(11:05) What if you were EXACTLY on time?
Remember that the weight of being crushed by impossible expectations is overwhelming - but superficial. Join me (and all the recovering perfectionists!) to hear why thinking, “I should be further along by now”, does NOT define you - but rather empowers you to remember why you started this journey in the first place.
ABOUT CROOKED CALLIGRAPHY
Hey - I'm Shinah! A former miserable corporate lawyer turned sassy calligrapher and teacher. Ten years ago, I was WISHING I could create beautiful calligraphy but feeling really un-creative and LOST about how to achieve that... and now I truly believe that ANYONE can learn this beautiful craft - because I've already taught it to THOUSANDS of people, from all different backgrounds.
Calligraphy has given me a gorgeous life. It's helped my students find PASSION, PURPOSE, and a reason to JUMP OUT OF BED each morning. What could it do for you? =)
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