Growth Mindset: How to Mentor a Perfectionist

This week I decided to read about feedback by reading How to Mentor a Perfectionist by W. Brad Johnson and David G. Smith.

As a recovering perfectionist who both is mentored and mentors, the headline of this really pulled me in. The article covered really good points about how to manage your own perfectionism and how to identify their harmful perfectionistic traits without closing off the relationship. I think particularly the points about sharing your own missteps and using humor thoughtfully were really helpful.

I'm definitely going to think more on how to encourage my mentees to embrace imperfection, and how I can help support them in that. I also need to look at my own life and see where I can embrace that same principle as well.

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(Image source: The Dangers of Perfectionism)

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