tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799580434163737105.post5837714670072787201..comments2023-12-03T03:54:51.152+00:00Comments on The Reluctant Perfectionist: Just do itHelen Barbourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04932545445679328061noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799580434163737105.post-2551694154238744092014-05-02T15:19:19.439+01:002014-05-02T15:19:19.439+01:00Thanks, Tina. This approach has certainly paid off...Thanks, Tina. This approach has certainly paid off at work recently - a couple of times I have said 'yes' without raising any issues/questions, then successfully accomplished the task without anyone ever knowing I had doubts! After all, you can always follow up with questions when you've had time to reflect on what's being asked of you, which comes across better than doing so right from the outset.Helen Barbourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04932545445679328061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799580434163737105.post-69324786184589406922014-04-29T03:33:23.747+01:002014-04-29T03:33:23.747+01:00Helen, this sounds so much like me! I think you ma...Helen, this sounds so much like me! I think you make a great point by linking the rigidity in habit to the need for control. If we are too spontaneous, then we don't have the time to keep things under control--or so the thinking goes. Kudos to you for making efforts to be more spontaneous!Tina Fariss Barbourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15659018994558471570noreply@blogger.com