Image from Dezeen
Being a perfectionist has its perks. On one hand, you're able to practice your power over the quality of life you want to pursue. You enjoy being able to finetune small parts of your life, from your work to your meals, to make sure it fits your standards.
While our inner perfectionists give us a way to wield control over how we want things to be, there are times when the inner perfectionist in us controls us. That is when things go out of hand, and you find that you're unable to take the needed risks to grow, find space to make mistakes, and overall, enjoy life. No matter how great we are with our skills or how confident we are with where we are, it can get to a point where we doubt our capabilities and the power we have over life that we used to find solace in on the road to striving for "perfection."
One prime example? When we find ourselves procrastinating. According to Anastasia Locklin, it could be our inner critic that's stopping us from getting things done. Before we even start, we get ahead of ourselves in seeing what could go wrong, and we end up in piles struggling instead of striving. What do we do then? Shifting our mindset to progress instead. Our tips on how to overcome the feelings that come with perfectionism to focus on progress below:
Don't fear the moments to yourself.
Image from Carissa Vianca
While being alone with our thoughts could be daunting, especially when it's an opening for our inner critic to take over, it's best when we get down to it to confront that voice when we could.
Our first step is always to hear and acknowledge our tendency to be perfectionists, and we often find that realization in moments alone. It's one way we become mindful of our actions and thoughts. Next? We have to be constructive and kind to ourselves when we do our self-talk. The way we speak to ourselves shapes how we move to productive changes in our mindset and next steps, so make sure to get to the root of things and proceed with utmost care as you build to meet your higher self.
Find small steps worth celebrating.
Image from VOGUE
If you're the type of perfectionist who also likes good things that are built overnight— and sometimes with no compromise, too— then this tip might be one you'll need to hear.
When we shift our minds towards the smaller steps we do, even during the process of moving from perfection to progress, we get to highlight and appreciate the constant effort we put into being better. It's not at all lowering your standards as to what we consider worth celebrating, but a testament to seeing how all of these efforts add up without the weight of burning out on the way.
Tips from within— for skin
Image from Simply Skin
Find things that help you. While we know we can't immediately appease the perfectionists in us, sometimes the best way to squash it down a bit is finding habits that may seem slow and small but are good enough that it gives you progress you can see and feel. Yes, even when they don't give us the results right there and then. It's vital to find that sweet spot to help us transition into the progress mindset. Try it out with your skin.
Let's think of this as the 'perfect' skin result: great skin overnight, and you only have to have it once. While the abundance of services and products could promise you this, in reality, and up close, no skin solution can give it to you in a way that's sustainable and long-lasting. Subscribing to this mindset already sets us up for failure because such a solution doesn't even exist.
We don't blame you. With so many that claim and promise this elusive result, it's natural to think resort to thinking that it's your skin that has the problem. Try out our tips instead. You've now given yourself the mental notes you need to take, and you embraced the universal truth. Now try to find habits that make you want to celebrate as you see them as stepping stones to the future, higher version of yourself. Simply Skin promises to help you find the right solution to address every woman's skin concerns in a way that fits each one's lifestyle. Come in with a progress mindset and we're sure to match your energy with each session slowly revealing the better skin in you that often needs a push. Best part? You're always given the choice to personalize it in a way that your needs are on top priority.
Try out our tips. Slowly, you remove yourself from the narrative that things have to be perfect, or your story has to look or feel a certain way because you shift your attention to things that matter the most: appreciation and sustainable growth.