Listen "8. Perfectionism is Killing Your Academic Career"
Episode Synopsis
Send us a textHave you ever considered how perfectionism is affecting your academic career and what it is actually costing you? Perfectionism is ingrained in our culture in medicine. Perfectionism is great for the patient. After all, we want to deliver the best care. And taking a sloppy approach could cost a patient's life.Taking a perfectionism approach is also great for a technically perfectly executed experiment or research study, but really detrimental to your academic career. However, have you wondered what causes research projects, publications, and grant applications to stall? Perfectionism gets in the way! That’s why perfectionism is the #1 academic career killer for many physicians and scientists. In this episode on perfection, which is from Pillar #3 (Mental Mastery) of my Physician Success DNA Method you’ll discover what perfectionism is really about. Perfectionism is not about perfect. It’s about hiding and fear to get your work out there. You’ll learn how perfectionism is closely connected to imposter syndrome and procrastination, and the reasons for that.Once you listen to this episode you’ll have a new awareness of perfectionism and how to overcome it. Take a listen.If you haven’t done so already, follow the podcast so you never miss an episode. Since I know you are busy, I highly encourage you to subscribe to my weekly email newsletter to get a summary of the episode straight to your inbox along with other useful tips and stories. Sign up for the newsletter by clicking here.Also, please consider rating and reviewing my show. This helps me support more academic physicians -- just like you -- to create the successful academic career they desire. Click HERE, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate with five stars, and select “Write a Review.” Then be sure to let me know what you loved most about the episode!Resources mentioned in this episode:The Academic Physician Success Path, a 3-Part Mini-Series for Academic PhysiciansAdditional resources to accelerate your academic success:Academic Physician and Scientist Leadership Mentoring FB CommunityJoin me in my live 3-part free training series, The Academic RevoWant to work with me directly and have me personally help you through mentoring and coaching to achieve more success in your career and more fulfillment and balance in your life? Book a call here and let's chat 👉 https://calendly.com/ingahofmann/coaching-discovery-call Free Productivity Tool: 5-Steps to increase your productivity and decrease distractions. Academic Physician and Scientist Leadership Mentoring FB Community Follow me on Facebook Follow me on LinkedIn Follow me on Instagram https://www.ingahofmann.com/ – My Website where you can learn more about me, get free resources, and find out how you can work with me directly to accelerate your academic career and enjoy life.
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