I heard Dr. William Purkey do a presentation about perfectionism that I found refreshing. His motto was "anything worth doing is worth doing poorly." Meaning that, if we restrict ourselves to doing only that which we do extremely well, we lose out on so many wonderful experiences. He said that if only the best-sounding birds could sing, the forest would be very quiet.
. Having grown up with the perfection version, I made sure to reverse it for my own children.
Hugs,
Charlotte