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Katherine Morgan Schafler

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
381 total appearances

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Passion Struck with John R. Miles
Katherine Morgan Schafler on Control, Perfectionism, and Letting Go | EP 572

So like a classic perfectionist and a Parisian perfectionist would do very well to link up because Parisian perfectionists are so indexed on relationships and connection that they're not necessarily the most structured professionals. people and classic perfectionists are. And like when you're in connection with somebody, there's naturally a little osmosis and diffusion happening.

Passion Struck with John R. Miles
Katherine Morgan Schafler on Control, Perfectionism, and Letting Go | EP 572

So like a classic perfectionist and a Parisian perfectionist would do very well to link up because Parisian perfectionists are so indexed on relationships and connection that they're not necessarily the most structured professionals. people and classic perfectionists are. And like when you're in connection with somebody, there's naturally a little osmosis and diffusion happening.

Passion Struck with John R. Miles
Katherine Morgan Schafler on Control, Perfectionism, and Letting Go | EP 572

So this is an important point that I really want to say, you know, you don't heal by learning how to edit yourself. You heal by learning how to be who you are in the world. And I didn't write this book so that people can identify their weaknesses and then try to churn those weaknesses into strengths and be good at all things at all times for all people.

Passion Struck with John R. Miles
Katherine Morgan Schafler on Control, Perfectionism, and Letting Go | EP 572

So this is an important point that I really want to say, you know, you don't heal by learning how to edit yourself. You heal by learning how to be who you are in the world. And I didn't write this book so that people can identify their weaknesses and then try to churn those weaknesses into strengths and be good at all things at all times for all people.

Passion Struck with John R. Miles
Katherine Morgan Schafler on Control, Perfectionism, and Letting Go | EP 572

So this is an important point that I really want to say, you know, you don't heal by learning how to edit yourself. You heal by learning how to be who you are in the world. And I didn't write this book so that people can identify their weaknesses and then try to churn those weaknesses into strengths and be good at all things at all times for all people.

Passion Struck with John R. Miles
Katherine Morgan Schafler on Control, Perfectionism, and Letting Go | EP 572

I wrote the book so that people could understand their blind spots and understand, oh, I need help with this. And I'm not going to try to make this a strength because doing that comes at the opportunity cost of like not enjoying my strengths, which are so easy for me. So let me just ask for help on this.

Passion Struck with John R. Miles
Katherine Morgan Schafler on Control, Perfectionism, and Letting Go | EP 572

I wrote the book so that people could understand their blind spots and understand, oh, I need help with this. And I'm not going to try to make this a strength because doing that comes at the opportunity cost of like not enjoying my strengths, which are so easy for me. So let me just ask for help on this.

Passion Struck with John R. Miles
Katherine Morgan Schafler on Control, Perfectionism, and Letting Go | EP 572

I wrote the book so that people could understand their blind spots and understand, oh, I need help with this. And I'm not going to try to make this a strength because doing that comes at the opportunity cost of like not enjoying my strengths, which are so easy for me. So let me just ask for help on this.

Passion Struck with John R. Miles
Katherine Morgan Schafler on Control, Perfectionism, and Letting Go | EP 572

And, and also like as a classic perfectionist, you can give help really easily and that helps people feel connected to you. And it's not a heavy lift for you because you do it so well and easily. So there's a complimentary system happening here.

Passion Struck with John R. Miles
Katherine Morgan Schafler on Control, Perfectionism, and Letting Go | EP 572

And, and also like as a classic perfectionist, you can give help really easily and that helps people feel connected to you. And it's not a heavy lift for you because you do it so well and easily. So there's a complimentary system happening here.

Passion Struck with John R. Miles
Katherine Morgan Schafler on Control, Perfectionism, and Letting Go | EP 572

And, and also like as a classic perfectionist, you can give help really easily and that helps people feel connected to you. And it's not a heavy lift for you because you do it so well and easily. So there's a complimentary system happening here.

Passion Struck with John R. Miles
Katherine Morgan Schafler on Control, Perfectionism, and Letting Go | EP 572

So they're like professional perfectionists can be professional procrastinators because like, you know, this type wants the thing to be perfect, the conditions to be perfect before they start. And the strengths of procrastinator perfectionists are they're such thoughtful people. They're so well-prepared. They can see a situation from a 360 degree angle.

Passion Struck with John R. Miles
Katherine Morgan Schafler on Control, Perfectionism, and Letting Go | EP 572

So they're like professional perfectionists can be professional procrastinators because like, you know, this type wants the thing to be perfect, the conditions to be perfect before they start. And the strengths of procrastinator perfectionists are they're such thoughtful people. They're so well-prepared. They can see a situation from a 360 degree angle.

Passion Struck with John R. Miles
Katherine Morgan Schafler on Control, Perfectionism, and Letting Go | EP 572

So they're like professional perfectionists can be professional procrastinators because like, you know, this type wants the thing to be perfect, the conditions to be perfect before they start. And the strengths of procrastinator perfectionists are they're such thoughtful people. They're so well-prepared. They can see a situation from a 360 degree angle.

Passion Struck with John R. Miles
Katherine Morgan Schafler on Control, Perfectionism, and Letting Go | EP 572

And the cons, as you're saying, are like they can spill past the point of diminishing returns on their preparative measures and they never actually execute on the thing they most want to do. And that's what's such a painful experience to know you want to do something, know you would be good at it, Know you're ready and just feel stuck, you know?

Passion Struck with John R. Miles
Katherine Morgan Schafler on Control, Perfectionism, and Letting Go | EP 572

And the cons, as you're saying, are like they can spill past the point of diminishing returns on their preparative measures and they never actually execute on the thing they most want to do. And that's what's such a painful experience to know you want to do something, know you would be good at it, Know you're ready and just feel stuck, you know?

Passion Struck with John R. Miles
Katherine Morgan Schafler on Control, Perfectionism, and Letting Go | EP 572

And the cons, as you're saying, are like they can spill past the point of diminishing returns on their preparative measures and they never actually execute on the thing they most want to do. And that's what's such a painful experience to know you want to do something, know you would be good at it, Know you're ready and just feel stuck, you know?

Passion Struck with John R. Miles
Katherine Morgan Schafler on Control, Perfectionism, and Letting Go | EP 572

Yeah.

Passion Struck with John R. Miles
Katherine Morgan Schafler on Control, Perfectionism, and Letting Go | EP 572

Yeah.

Passion Struck with John R. Miles
Katherine Morgan Schafler on Control, Perfectionism, and Letting Go | EP 572

Yeah.