Sentences with phrase «thought of perfectionists»

I always thought of perfectionists as those people with lovely handwriting and Martha Stewart level obsessiveness when it comes to every aspect of their life.

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While it's true perfectionists can be rewarded for their flawless performances and may even think their desire to never make a mistake is what makes them more efficient at their job, the obsession for perfect may indeed stand in the way of success.

Perfectionists care deeply about what other people think of them, and this can make feedback hard to take.

George's perfectionist theory of civil liberties merits scholarly attention, especially from liberals who too easily dismiss natural law thinking as an outdated approach to politics and ethics.

I've never really thought of myself as a perfectionist.

West, who is such a perfectionist that he ran out of patience coaching the less - than - perfect Lakers and gave up the job after three seasons, thinks the game has changed so much that now it belongs as much to the outstanding ball handler as to the seven - footer.

Those with obsessive - compulsive disorder tend to overestimate threats, have an inflated sense of responsibility, be perfectionists and fear intrusive thoughts because they feel out of control.

I experienced widespread anxiety that my friends often attributed to being a perfectionist, which, of course, I let them think.

As a clinical psychologist and author of three books, including When Good Enough is Never Enough: Escaping the Perfection Trap, Dr Hendlin defines a perfectionist as «someone who thinks anything short of perfection in performance is unacceptable, whereas the person who strives for excellence is able to derive personal satisfaction and pride from a good - enough performance.»

Valerie Young, EdD, author of The Secret Thoughts of Successful Women, offers a few reasons why we're such relentless perfectionists with ourselves.

I'll say more NO to: doing things which I don't want to but usually say yes to so I wouldn't disappoint others, feeling down or beat myself up over every little thing which didn't go right or as planned, being a perfectionist every single moment of every single day, going places or meeting people just because of FOMO, eating foods that physically don't make me feel good, no matter how big the cravings might be, buying new stuff unless I really, really need them or can't stop thinking about them, emotional vampires who suck the life out of me and never bring anything good or positive along with them...

I feel the same way at times, especially lately with all the new life changes happening & honestly I think a lot of bloggers are perfectionists feeling the same way at times!

I think I'm a bit of a perfectionist and sometimes let my heart get ahead of what my head is saying I could / should do.

If you consider yourself a perfectionist, you should probably not be thinking of self - publishing.

But this type of perfectionist thinking is itself a barrier to legal - services innovation.

Micromanagers like to think of themselves as perfectionists, but they probably aren't.

Some tasks I think only he can do well because he is more of a perfectionist than I am, so I pull him into my schemes.

I think my biggest problem over the year is that I can be something of a perfectionist.