*I fix things and set a good example, because it's the right thing to do.* This reminds me of how powerful people are the ones least distracted by small disturbances, and how [[We see the world in stories]]. It's kind of like [[😀 Better is always possible]] and [[To build better habits, change your identity]], and if your identity is perfect, you are an "Improver" or a 1 on the [[Enneagram]] It's a way of helping people with perfectionist tendencies to let perfection go as a goal. This matters because I became a better or at least healthier clinician when I stopped trying to be perfect and tried to have [[trust is the currency of relationships]]. ### What would the opposite argument be? Our patients need us to be perfect. Being perfect gets me closer to being the best version of myself. ## Sources: