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I don’t know about you, but I have found myself seeking perfection throughout my life. When I began my job at NIFC over 20 years ago, a co-worker knocked me off my perfection pedestal by telling me I would never get a product on the shelf if I wanted perfection. His advice changed my world and allowed me to give myself a little grace and redemption when writing. I learned to embrace my failures which allowed me to be more vulnerable and put myself out there on the Wildland Fire Leadership blog and with courses and publications.
This blog contains a tasty morsel from Adam Grant,
organizational psychologist. Is our culture adding to our need for
perfectionism? Is it limiting you from sharing your gifts with others? Is it
burning us out?
·
Click
here to listen to “Breaking Up With Perfectionism.”
· Click here to see the "Perfectionism Spiral" Adam included on his Twitter (X) post.W
WWildland Fire Leadership Challenge - Digging a Little Deeper
Feel vulnerable? Join the “Church of Fail” and confess a recent work failure.- What did you fail at?
- How did you cope with it?
- What did you learn from it?
About the Author:
Pam McDonald is a writer/editor for BLM Wildland Fire Training and Workforce Development and member of the NWCG Leadership Subcommittee. The expressions are those of the author.
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