Ep. 172 - How Having A Perfectionist Mindset Is Working Against You And Your Goals

Do you struggle with putting unnecessary pressure on yourself to execute your plan perfectly? To the point where when you do encounter a setback, you are guilty of just throwing in the towel altogether and telling yourself you'll start over again on Monday? You aren't alone. More often than not, the first step toward goal attainment isn't even taken due to self-sabotage as a result of striving for perfection leading to inaction. Although achieving perfection appears glamorous and brag-worthy, the truth is that it does more harm than good. In fact, it works against you and diminshes your opportunities to learn and grow.  In this episode, listen to Paul and Micheala as they explain how the all or nothing, perfectionist mindset is actually working against you and your goals. They both share how this toxic mindset has shown up in their own journeys, and walk you through tangible action steps to take to make that mental shift so you can learn to strive for consistency over perfection and ultimately, become more successful achieving your goals. Episode Highlights Learn the true impact an off-meal or off-day has on your progress in the grand scheme of things to better comprehend the power of consistency over perfection. Perfectionism breeds self-sabotage, which is obviously counterproductive to your goals. But if you reframe or redefine perfect, you'll be better equipped to consistently implement actions that work for you rather than against you.  A perfectionist mindset takes up a hell of a lot of brain space and literally depletes your actual energy, calories wasted, because you can't make up your mind or you're stuck in the state of inaction. A perfectionist mindset actually reduces the number of opportunities we have to learn and grow; the moment we stop learning and growing is the moment we start dying...   Episode Resources Start reading our "Maintain My Weight Loss After A Diet" Workbook Click here to learn more about The 5% Fundamentals Program Apply to Join The 5% Community Connect with us on Instagram Connect with Paul on Instagram Connect with Micheala on Instagram