A Lesson in Lived Experience I vividly remember a conversation I had with a fellow soccer coach years ago. She had played at an extremely high level – even training alongside U.S. legend Mia Hamm – and was a director at our club. She mentioned one of the other directors and dismissed his coaching abilityContinue reading “How Perfectionism Pushed Me to the Breaking Point”
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Perfectionism & the Need to Control
How difficult is it for you to adjust when things do not go according to plan? Are you able to easily pivot, adjusting to circumstances while searching for value in the setback or changes? Or does your entire world constrict, leaving you fuming or blasting anyone perceived as responsible for the forced adjustment to yourContinue reading “Perfectionism & the Need to Control”
Perfectionism: Understanding What Constant Stress Does to Your Body
Are you often stressed? Feel like the weight of the world is on your shoulders? High expectations constantly on your mind? Ruminating about mistakes that you’ve made or areas you feel you are falling short? Maybe you feel tired… like, a lot… As in, difficulty getting up in the morning, struggling to find energy toContinue reading “Perfectionism: Understanding What Constant Stress Does to Your Body”
Perfectionism & the Ruminating Mind
I was 23 when I recognized a serious problem… Speaking with a friend, I told him of the issue, “it doesn’t matter what is happening in my life – I could have 99 amazing things going for me, but one thing causing stress or heartache, that’s what my mind focuses on incessantly.” He replied withContinue reading “Perfectionism & the Ruminating Mind”