overcoming perfectionism

Radical Honesty: The Truth About Telling the Truth

Ok, so last time we were looking at radical self-honesty.  The power of being really honest with ourselves – and even being really honest with others about ourself.  Looking deep within and acknowledging, even sharing, those shady parts - releasing shame, learning acceptance and flourishing. But what do you think about radical honesty with others, at all times? Welcome to the world of Radical Honesty. So what is radical honesty? Radical honesty is just what it sounds [...]

2025-10-02T15:33:50+00:002 October 2025|Categories: Perfectionism|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |Comments Off on Radical Honesty: The Truth About Telling the Truth

Radical Self-Honesty: The Courage to Tell Yourself the Truth

Ok, let’s be honest. We lie to ourselves constantly…      “I don’t care what they think” (when you care loads)      “The job’s ok (it’s draining the life out of you)      “It’ll be different next week” (but it wasn’t this week – or the week before that..) Self-lies are a comfort blanket – they help us to feel safe.  And they’re sneaky – they’re “easy”, they’re non-controversial, they can slip under the radar because they [...]

2025-09-19T14:00:39+00:0019 September 2025|Categories: Perfectionism|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |Comments Off on Radical Self-Honesty: The Courage to Tell Yourself the Truth

The Art of (Self) Acceptance

Ok, I might be about to put myself out of business here. After all, a lot of my coaching is about working with people to help them shift, change and improve. But the idea of acceptance is one that has become increasingly important to me and, as it’s been cropping up in my coaching space too, I thought I’d share more. I’m passionate about transformation and growth, finding ways to release the stuff that holds us back. But I [...]

How to praise yourself and others

I came across some interesting research recently (even though it's pretty old). In a 1998 study, 128 children aged 10-11 were given maths problems to solve.  After the first set of questions, some children were told “You did really well - you’re so clever”, the rest were told “You did really well - you must have tried really hard.” They were then given more difficult maths problems. Those who had been praised for their efforts solved more problems and worried less about [...]

5 Tools to Tackle Your Perfectionism (#4 Perfectionism Series)

Ok, one final blog on perfectionism from me (for now - it's a topic that keeps on giving!).  In case you missed it, I'm in the midst of a 4 part blog series all about perfectionism, what it means and why it could be getting in your way - and what to do about it. You can catch up here: #1: Am I a Perfectionist? #2: Is Perfectionism a Problem? #3: How To Overcome Perfectionism So you should now [...]