On October 9, 2008, Debbie Jordan Kravitz, interviewed me for her upcoming book on Perfectionism! She was so easy to talk to, and so compassionate that I really opened up to her and revealed things I've never talked about "publicly" before. We also laughed a lot and I have to thank her for asking such insight-provoking questions and helping me to understand my perfectionism even more deeply yet in such a FUN way!
Listen to or download the MP3 recording our conversation about Perfectionism and Overcoming Perfectionism here. (note this is about an 86 MB file)
You can listen live right now here! Though it make take a minute to get started.
As another step on my personal journey to recovering from perfectionism, I decided to share the recording with you - in spite of how imperfect I may sound. I hope it helps you in some way understand your own issues. Here are some of the topics we talked about:
- When did you first realize that perfectionism was part of your personality?
- How perfectionism became an issue for me in college and at work
- How becoming a Professional Organizer taught me about ADD
- How perfectionism, ADD and creativity are connected
- How I learned to overcome / manage my own chronic disorganization and clutter issues
- Consequences of perfectionism - what made you realize you needed to change and how do you keep it at bay?
- The biological bases of perfectionism
- How perfectionism is related to your self-concept, image, reputation, ability and desire for being known for quality
- How I learned to give up being perfect about email, writing and other things
- How self-monitoring works
- and much more....
Debbie Jordan Kravitz, can be found at www.DandRcustomorganizers.com Debbie is my new BFF (BloggingFriendForever) and the brains behind the really cool blog, Virtually Organized.
Here's the link to Download our discussion on Overcoming Perfectionism!
