My Top Three Tips to Crush Perfectionism

Embrace Imperfection to Enjoy Life

If you have any contact with social media, you’ve noticed everyone seemingly looking perfect. ?No one posts a selfie without at least one filter, or eats out without showing their ‘curated’ plate. Even the dog looks perfect.

What if you just decided to take a step away from all the competition, all that clamoring for likes and hearts? What if you chose merely to enjoy your life without sharing it with the world? Here’s how you can reclaim your life and be happier.

1.????Stop judging

You can decide right now to stop analyzing other people, looking for what’s wrong with their face or their body or their life choices. Refocus your attitude, so you stop seeing a difference as a flaw but as merely something that makes that person unique.

Just let go of the urge to criticize others, and you’ll notice a flow-on effect on how you see yourself.

2.????Accept your imperfection

Being the best version of yourself isn’t the same as being perfect. Perfectionists are never happy with who they are, how they look, or how they’re doing. Being your best means you work hard, you try, and you don’t give up. It DOES NOT mean blaming yourself when things aren’t perfect. ?Don’t take failure personally; learn from it & grow.

3.????Relax and enjoy the process

Perfectionists tend to trip over every little detail and allow imperfections to spoil their lives. When you embrace imperfection as a natural part of life, it frees you up to enjoy the ride.

Obstacles become challenges that make life more enjoyable. You can slow down and notice all the good things there are in your life.?But you also act & decide faster, because you aren’t trying to figure out every possible thing that can go wrong.

Adopt imperfection as a way of life

Once you make peace with imperfection, you can be a lot more objective about life. Your perspectives changes, and what once seemed overwhelming suddenly isn’t. Experiences become just another aspect of a life lived richly, that build the person you are continually becoming.?