{"id":115174,"date":"2023-10-18T14:10:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-18T18:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=115174"},"modified":"2023-10-23T13:59:20","modified_gmt":"2023-10-23T17:59:20","slug":"perfectionism-in-women","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/perfectionism-in-women\/","title":{"rendered":"The Top 2 Downsides of Perfectionism in Women"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>How does perfectionism in women develop? What are the downsides of trying to be perfect?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In <em>How Women Rise, <\/em>Sally Helgesen and Marshall Goldsmith explain that women tend to strive for perfection because success boosts their confidence and society views failure as disgraceful. Further, they feel they need to go above and beyond to be seen as successful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s take a deeper look at how women handle <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/impossible-expectations\/\">unrealistic expectations<\/a> by trying to be flawless.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-women-try-to-be-perfect\"><strong>Women Try to Be Perfect<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Perfectionism in women causes them to overwork themselves, experience negative emotions, damage relationships, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/focus-on-the-details\/\">focus on details<\/a> that may not be important in the long term<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Helgesen and Goldsmith discuss two main detrimental behaviors that result from perfectionism.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-behavior-1-unrealistic-expectations\"><strong>Behavior #1: Unrealistic Expectations<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>In pursuit of perfection, women tend to develop unrealistically high expectations for themselves, which impedes their progress in numerous ways. <\/strong>First, unrealistically high expectations cause high levels of stress and strong negative emotions when those expectations aren\u2019t met. Overly high expectations also cause women to hyper-focus on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/small-details\/\">small details<\/a> in pursuit of perfection, which can prevent them from reaching their big-picture goals. Perfectionists tend to avoid taking risks due to their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-overcome-fear-of-failure\/\">fear of failure<\/a>, which can disrupt their ability to advance their careers\u2014as the authors point out, risk-taking is a sought-after leadership quality because it enhances innovation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Perfectionism may also damage perfectionists\u2019 reputations and relationships<\/strong>. First, they often have unrealistically high expectations of others as well as themselves, which may cause people to become resentful. Second, their high expectations constantly stress them out, which also stresses out the people around them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-unrealistic-expectations-the-solutions\">Unrealistic Expectations: The Solutions<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The authors suggest a few solutions to overcome the negative impacts of having unrealistic expectations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-let-go-of-wanting-to-control-everything\/\">Let go of control<\/a>. <\/strong>Trust other people to use their skills and knowledge to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-complete-a-task-successfully\/\">complete tasks<\/a>, rather than trying to do everything yourself or constantly looking over people\u2019s shoulders to achieve \u201cperfect\u201d results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2. Learn to prioritize. <\/strong>Instead of focusing on perfecting every detail, identify the most important things you need to focus on to produce satisfactory results. Delegate tasks that don\u2019t require your direct attention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>3. Get comfortable taking risks. <\/strong>You don\u2019t need to do anything that will put your career on the line, but start taking risks that have a high probability of success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-behavior-2-inability-to-prepare-for-the-future\"><strong>Behavior #2: Inability to Prepare for the Future<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The authors explain that women\u2019s tendency to focus on perfection often causes them to focus so much on the present that they neglect to plan for the future.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First, perfectionist women often want to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/become-an-expert\/\">achieve mastery<\/a> at their current positions to feel and be seen by others as capable. However, spending so much time being perfect at their <em>current<\/em> position often prevents them from spending time planning and acquiring the skills necessary to progress to the next step in their careers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Further, some women are so focused on mastery and their personal performance that they neglect to build their social network. As we learned previously, having strong connections is crucial for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/career-progression-plan\/\">career advancement<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-inability-to-prepare-for-the-future-solutions\">Inability to Prepare for the Future: Solutions<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The authors recommend a few solutions to let go of mastery so you can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/focus-on-the-future-not-the-past\/\">focus on the future<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1. Understand that mastery is only <em>one<\/em> type of power. <\/strong>Women crave mastery because they want to be powerful and valuable, but the authors explain that mastery alone isn\u2019t enough to achieve this. There are three other types of power: contacts, charisma, and position. Useful contacts can help you accomplish goals and make progress, charisma will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-influence-others\/\">influence others<\/a> to see you as credible, and your position in the company hierarchy dictates your authority.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2. Focus on building useful contacts immediately. <\/strong>Identify people in your organization who can help you develop the skills and relationships that will help you achieve your career goals. This can be peers who support and encourage you or higher-ups who serve as mentors and advocates. The more contacts you have, the more valuable you\u2019ll be\u2014you\u2019ll be seen as sociable and able to help others build their social network by connecting them with your contacts.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How does perfectionism in women develop? What are the downsides of trying to be perfect? In How Women Rise, Sally Helgesen and Marshall Goldsmith explain that women tend to strive for perfection because success boosts their confidence and society views failure as disgraceful. Further, they feel they need to go above and beyond to be seen as successful. 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