“When perfectionism is driving us, shame is riding shotgun and fear is that annoying backseat driver.”

                                                                                                             - Brene’ Brown

I admit, most of the blogs that I write are not done to impart my amazing wisdom upon my readers, but rather to process a challenge or issue that I have or am currently experiencing in my own life or in my role as a leader.  This is certainly the case in this writing, as I share about my challenges with perfectionism.  While at times I can say it may have served me, my quest to be “perfect” mostly has diverted or delayed me from realizing what was truly possible to experience in my life.

I learned the value of perfectionism early in my life.  Growing up with an alcoholic father and the chaos it brought within my family, I learned that if I could be the “perfect son”, the “perfect student” and the “perfect athlete”, positive attention could be focused on me tha...