Perfectionism Is Destroying Your Progress | Brian Baumal

High achievers don't just perfect their work. They perfect their bodies — and it's quietly destroying them.Brian Baumal has seen it hundreds of times in his therapy practice: the driven professional who abandons their entire health plan the moment they eat one "wrong" meal. That's not a discipline problem. That's a shame loop — and it runs on the same circuitry as your perfectionism at work, in leadership, and in life.In this Leadership Circle conversation, psychotherapist Brian Baumal unpacks the hidden mechanics of perfectionism, shame, and sustainable change through the lens of health, food, and self-sabotage.What you'll walk away with:The shame → quick results → perfectionism → failure equation — and how to break it for goodWhy wanting results fast is the root of every failed diet (and every burned-out leader)What GLP-1 weight loss medications can and cannot do — and why psychology must come firstThe health-centered approach: tracking without judgment beats every prescriptionHow inside-out living ends the war with your body — and frees up your performanceYou can't lead others from a body you're silently punishing. This is the conversation most high achievers never have.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/leadership-circle-podcast--6270563/support.