The two kind of go together for me in certain situations...Like when I am dealing with professionals I expect them to be honest and truthful and have some knowledge of the work they are doing...and take some interest and pride in theie work...I guess because I am such a perfectionist I am sorely disappointed when they don't...Especially when I am asking them for their advice..Sorry I guess I am kind of venting tonight..I had hard day at the bank today...it was not a good experience...but at least I was able to ask the hard questions that they didn't answer truthfully or have basic knowledge of. Luckily for me I had studied up before I went...All is ok for now...
I recently read a book about perfectionism and found out that perfectionists (like myself) give up too easily. It has been true in the past for me, but now that I'm aware of it, I can overcome it.
This discussion was inspired by Red's "Sticking to it..." discussion...
I've been thinking about perfectionism and expectations. There was a
quote I saw that said something like "Don't wish it were easier, wish
you were better." And I realized that I tend to put more expectations on things more then myself. For example, I
heard that people who expect the beach is going to bring fun rather than oneself creating the fun at the beach, tends to get depressed more. I think I tend to expect that the beach delivers the fun rather than I create it myself.
