If you believe you have to be perfect, you’ll end up spending a lot of time trying to manage how others perceive you.

Before you know it, you’re running a one-person PR agency - carefully curating every word, every email, every interaction to ensure you’re seen in the “right” way.

This relentless focus on perception management pulls you away from the actual work. It drains your energy, fuels overthinking, and ironically, makes you less effective.

In this episode, we’re diving into:
✅ Why perfectionists get stuck in perception management
✅ How this feeds the Low Confidence Cycle
✅ The hidden cost of avoiding risks and overthinking interactions
✅ How to shift your focus from looking confident to actually feeling confident

If you feel like you’re constantly on high alert, curating your every move, this episode will show you how to break free - so you can reclaim your time, energy, and confidence at work.

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Cover art by Jacob McFadden

Theme song by Melissa Carter @ Making Audio Magic