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Sep 2024
18m 22s

How To Get Things Done As A Perfectionis...

Scott Lynch
About this episode

You know that nagging feeling that nothing’s ever quite good enough? Yeah, I get it too. I’m a perfectionist, through and through. Not just a little, but the full-blown kind that obsesses over every tiny detail until it’s just right. Sounds exhausting, right? It can be, but here’s the twist—what if perfectionism isn’t the villain it’s made out to be? In this episode, I dive into the good, the bad, and the downright frustrating sides of striving for perfection. Whether it's helping you level up or holding you back, I’ll show you how to make perfectionism work for you.

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Past guests on The Motivated Mind include Chris Voss, Captain Sandy, Dr. Chris Palmer, Joey Thurman, Jason Harris, Koshin Paley Ellison, Rudy Mawer, Molly Fletcher, Kristen Butler, Hasard Lee, Natasha Graziano, ⁠David Hauser⁠, Cheryl Hunter, Michael Brandt, Heather Moyse, and Alan Stein, Jr.

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