Perfectionist Professional Woman
Perfectionism pretends to be noble. It pretends to help you improve and grow. But in reality, it creates crippling self-doubt and leaves you feeling anxious, overwhelmed, and stuck. Instead of helping you grow, perfectionism limits your potential and keeps you small. Perfectionism hits women especially hard. Throw a profession, some children, and religion into the mix and then it really kicks into high gear. The Perfectionist Professional Woman podcast is for high-achieving working women who want to feel more confidence and self-worth at work and at home. If you know you’re smart and skilled but secretly worry you’re not good enough, if you consistently tweak and re-tweak your work trying to make it “just right,” if you’re terrified of failing because you’re worried others will think you’re incompetent, this is the podcast for you. In each episode, Certified Life Coach Keri Martinez will teach you how you can reduce insecurity and overwhelm, decrease fear of failure, increase confidence and self-worth, and enjoy your life more. For even more tips and inspiration, follow Keri on Instagram or Facebook @kerimartinezcoaching or download a FREE list of 7 Lies of Perfectionism at https://training.kerimartinezcoaching.com/7-lies.
Perfectionist Professional Woman
6. Seeing Each Other as God Does
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Seeing others as God does can be challenging. Our brains are hardwired to make snap judgements of others based on their outward appearance and behaviors. How can we go beyond "looking on the outward appearance" and get closer to "looking on the heart" as God does (see 1 Samuel 16:7)?
Whether you’re Christian or not, this episode will help you be more open and accepting of others – even when you don’t agree with their political, religious, or other beliefs. Finding common ground is easier than you might think, and you can do it without changing your own beliefs and standards. The benefit in doing so is that YOU get to feel more peace and calm and help others to do the same.
Note: this episode is a presentation I gave to my church's local women's group. If you’d like to see a video of the presentation, you can watch it on my YouTube channel.
In this episode you'll learn:
- Why it’s normal, natural, and healthy for our brains to make snap judgments of others
- Why it’s worth it to learn to override this default behavior
- Two tools that have been highly effective for me in overriding this default behavior, including:
- The concept that completely changed how I think about this
- A powerful question that can immediately shift your perspective about someone else
Get full show notes and a transcript at https://kerimartinez.com/6.
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