Why do achievements feel empty? Tired of white knuckling it? Overachievers, this episode names what you couldn’t explain... until now.Inside This Episode on Intrinsic Motivation You'll Learn:How relying on external validation keeps you in victim mentalityThe trap perfectionists fall into when they get into personal developmentSteps you can do to start cultivating intrinsic motivationWhy it’s critical for overachievers to develop an internal sense of self (Mamba mentality) separate from achievementsThe mistaken motivations perfectionistic people latch onto & how to redirectCredible Sources & Citations for Ep. 66Huecker, M. R., Shreffler, J., McKeny, P. T., & Davis, D. (2023, July 31). Imposter Phenomenon. Nih.gov; StatPearls Publishing. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK585058/Burton, K. D., Lydon, J. E., D'Alessandro, D. U., & Koestner, R. (2006). The differential effects of intrinsic and identified motivation on well-being and performance: Prospective, experimental, and implicit approaches to self-determination theory. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 91(4), 750-762. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.91.4.750Deci, E. L., & Ryan, R. M. (2000). The "what" and "why" of goal pursuits: Human needs and the self-determination of behavior. Psychological Inquiry, 11(4), 227–268. https://doi.org/10.1207/S15327965PLI1104_01Deci, E. L., & Ryan, R. M. (2015). Intrinsic Motivation and Self-Determination in Human Behavior. SpringerLink. https://doi.org/10.1007-978-1-4899-2271-7Nepon, T. (2024). Perfectionism, Self-Image Goals and Compassionate Goals in Health and Mental Health: A Longitudinal Analysis - Taryn Nepon, Gordon L. Flett, Paul L. Hewitt, 2024. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/07342829241239997Ng, B. (2018). The Neuroscience of Growth Mindset and Intrinsic Motivation. Brain Sciences, 8(2), 20–20. https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci8020020Milyavskaya, M., & Koestner, R. (2011). Psychological needs, motivation, and well-being: A test of self-determination theory across multiple domains. Personality and Individual Differences, 50(3), 387-391. https://doi.org/10.1016/j-paid.2010.10.029  If you enjoyed this episode, you gotta check out The Perfectionism Rewired™ Accelerator The only proven, neuroscience-backed fasttrack to taking the exhaustion out of perfectionism. Apply today at https://perfectionist.solutions/acceleratorPerfectionism Rewired is committed to truth and accuracy through a perfectionist affirming lens, offering cutting-edge research on perfectionism,...

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