Free the shackles of perfectionism with Stephen Guise

Authored by Stephen Guise

MQ4B Booster — 22.4 Use the 80-80-Go Principle to Break Free from Perfectionism

Interview Insights

Top 3 Takeaways

• Choose to chase excellence and not perfection. If we set ourselves to the standard of perfection, we will never be enough, we will never succeed.

• When we pursue perfection, we are not setting ourselves for success, rather we are staging our own failure.

• Care more about doing the work even if problems and mistakes are made rather than always doing things the perfect way.

Read the Show Notes from this Episode

• The psychologist couple Mark and Sissy, who is also his family, were inspirations for Stephen when he was growing up. [01:01]
• Stephen talks about the struggles of perfectionism and gives a brief discussion of its five subsets as written in his book ’How to Be an Imperfectionist.’ [04:12]
• A lot of people confuse perfection with excellence. Stephen gives clarity on what distinguishes one from the other. [MM:SS]
• The problem with pursuing perfection.[07:06]
• Don Hamacheck’s research suggests that people are not perfectionists, even those who claim that they are. [09:13]
• Stephen talks about the binary mindset and why the 0-10 scale of failure to success isn’t healthy. [10::48]
• My Quest for the Best lightning round begins [19:24]

Expert Bio

Stephen Guise is an international bestselling author, blogger, and entrepreneur. His books are read in 21 languages. He loves psychology, cats, and basketball, which completely defines him as a person.

Contact Info and Social Media for Stephen Guise

• Primary website

• Travels from: Orlando, FL

• Connect on: Twitter | LinkedIn

Resources Mentioned During the Interview

Below are key people, places, books, quotes, websites, and other resources that we discussed, so you can explore further.

• Don Hamacheck

Authored by Stephen Guise