Vishen LakhianiFounder of Mindvalley | NYT Bestselling Author | Transforming Lives Globally

Do You Feel Constant Pressure To Be Perfect?

11 Mar 2023 · 1 min

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A short YouTube monologue by Vishen Lakhiani addressing the cultural epidemic of "toxic perfectionism." The speaker argues society continually sends messages that people are "broken" and must fix themselves, and instead reframes the issue as one of healing and embracing imperfection. The clip ends with a promotional call-to-action to order his book Becoming Flawsome, which advocates for accepting one's humanity.

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Aren't you tired of the pressure to be constantly perfect? Fake it till you make it. Try harder. Don't show anyone. Be strong. We live in a society that requires constant perfectionism. In fact, it's a toxic perfectionism. People keep telling us, fix yourself as if something is wrong with you. I think the perfectionism is actually an epidemic of contemporary society. Whether it's marketing, entertainment, we are constantly bombarded by the message, something is wrong with you. Something is wrong with you. You have to fix yourself right now. But what if I were to tell you that you're not broken, that you're just? And maybe what you need is not fixing but healing? If you're battling with perfectionism just like I did all my life, I invite you to order my book Becoming Flawsome. It is about embracing your imperfection, about finding strength in being just you, just human. Because I tell you, you don't need to be fixed. You might need some heal.