“The perfectionist is never satisfied. The perfectionist never says,’This is pretty good. I think I’ll just keep going.’ To the perfectionist, there is always room for improvement. The perfectionist call this humility. In reality, it is egotism. It is pride that makes us want to write a perfect script, paint a perfect painting, perform a perfect audition monologue. Perfectionism is not a quest for the best. It is a pursuit of the worst in ourselves, the part that tells us that nothing we do will ever be good enough – that we should try again. No. We should not.”
Quote by Julia Cameron – The Artist’s Way
REFLECTION:
- Do you have perfectionist tendencies?
- Can you see how those could be viewed as egotism?… pursuing the worst of ourselves?
- Do you feel you are good enough?
- How can you let go of perfectionism?