Perfectionist and Body image ? pre-diabetic fitness nurse

After having my perfectionist ways thrown in my face this weekend, I am still processing the after math and how hard I am on myself. I do not tend to place this idea on others. In fact, I am compassionate?and full of grace for others but when it comes to me-?I am my own worst critic.? You cannot say anything to me that I have not said to myself.? I am a driven person and expect nothing less than my best from myself.? These tendencies really started in nursing school and carry over into my practice as a nurse.? I cannot make mistakes at work.? That is what I tell myself but I am human and we all make mistakes.? Being a medical professional?is a perfection only profession.? There is no tolerance for anything less than that but that is not possible.? ?To err is human? is not the mantra in health care is it? Imagine the pressure to live up to perfect! So how does this play out in my life?.

As hard as I am in the nursing arena, I place the same standards on my body, my business, my parenting and marriage.? This can be overwhelming even to the point that I want to do nothing at all because I ?cannot control this perfect world?I want to create.? I want you to ask yourself do you have these tendencies to be a perfectionist?? If so, you need to know you will never be perfect and that is ok.? In the pursuit of health and fitness, the idea that you must look perfect and follow your diet to perfection is what actually will derail your progress.? You will fail, you will fall but can you get back up?? Can you give yourself some grace and plug back into your goals.? You can if you learn how to kind to yourself.? Do you say things to yourself that you would never say to a friend?? If so, that negative self?talk will be your down fall.? Learn how to say kind things to yourself and watch what your mind says when you are not paying attention. Be mindful of your mind.

These are some of the things we will explore in our coaching sessions.

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