Today, there were three article's on their Third Metric page that were blog-spirational for me (I was so excited to think I just came up with a new word; however, when I googled it, there were many other "blog-spired" entries before me).
The first article that caught my eye was the one on Perfectionists, since I have recently discovered I may have some perfectionist tendencies. If you asked me a couple of years ago, I would have told you that I was not a perfectionist, but that my younger sister was absolutely one. She HAD to have straight A's, whereas I just liked having straight A's. She went on to become a lawyer whereas I am still undecided as to what I want to be when I grow up. So, if you had asked me, I would have told you that I was NOT a perfectionist...that is, until I read THIS article.
Now mind you - most of the 14 items in the article are not really a good fit for me (so perhaps my perfectionist status is debatable); however a few are dead on. For example, # 8: I take everything personally; # 9: I get really defensive when criticized; # 10: I am not quite "there yet" (hell - I don't even know where "there" is!); and # 14: I have a guilty soul (I always thought this had to do with being raised Catholic). There were also some other comments in there about having anxiety and existential crises which perhaps I could identify with...
The ones that do not fit my personality:
# 2: "You know your drive to perfection is hurting you, but you consider it the price you pay for success." This one mentions a 'no pain, no gain' mentality (yea...I hate pain); it also says perfectionists are not ok being average (I am fine being average - I just wish I was rich!).
# 6: "You have a hard time opening up to other people." Hmmm...well...not so much. I am pretty much a tell-all, open book.
# 12: "You take pleasure in someone else’s failure, even though it has nothing to do with you." I absolutely do not enjoy other's failures, although I am super jealous of big successes (but I think that is more an immaturity issue rather than a perfectionist issue);
# 13: "You get secretly nostalgic for your school days." Uhhh - hell no! I hated being in school! All I did was study and stress myself out over getting A's! My older sister, on the other hand, SHE is nostalgic for her college days, but that has nothing to do with academics.
The other two articles I enjoyed from today's Third Metric were: 10 Decisions Happy People Make (link) (ironically, most of these coincide with the perfectionist article - and what not to do) and 11 Reasons You Should Be Having More Orgasms (link) (you won't hear any arguments from me). See - is this "Third Metric" a feel good website or what?! I love it! I could have a lot of fun commenting on (and assesing myself from) these two articles as well, but I'll save that for a rainy day.
Loving the Inspiration,
Me
Motivational Moment:
Today's Moment is another of Life’s Little LaughablesTM :
1. Talking with Lola again at work. This chic says classic lines on a daily basis. We were talking about the shenanigans of some 20-somethings and she said: “They are the young and the restless; we are the old and the weary.” True…so very true.
2. Talking with a 20-something Engineer about gluten-free diets. He said: “I know several females who are gluten-free, but no males. You women really are the weaker sex.” This comment came only a couple days after I was speaking with another male co-worker who said: “You women are a wreck!” Ahhhh, the never ending saga of Venus versus Mars.
Today, my friends, I wish you laughter and smiles, whether that be from something you read, see, feel, or discuss.
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