The Perils of Perfectionism with Nicky Odgers

In this episode, Rachel is joined by Nicky Odgers, an Educational Psychologist, an ex-teacher and one of her go-to people for practical and sound advice!We chat about how a fixed mindset can impact us, from increasing perfectionism to a fear of failure which can paralyse us, stop us from giving our best at work and can be incredibly stressful. We chat about how this fixed mindset may have come about – particularly if you grew up in the 80’s or 90’s, and we discuss how we can foster a healthier growth mindset in ourselves and others. Whilst no-one wants to be criticized or to fail, this is where real growth occurs for us and we talk about how to take failure as ‘feedback’ and why, if you’re not failing at something regularly, you might not be developing at all. Podcast linksCarol Dweck TED talk Mindset: Change the way you think to fulfil your potential - a book by Carol Dweck Sign up for downloadable CPD reflection forms plus more tools and resourcesTo let me know the 2 things that keep you awake at night please click here Here’s some more information about the Beat Stress and Thrive Tribe! For more episodes of You are not a frog, check out our website www.shapesfordoctors.com/podcasts/ and sign up to our mailing list here for loads of useful resources about thriving at work. Follow Rachel on twitter @DrRachelMorris or LinkedIn and find out more about her online and face to face courses for doctors on surviving and thriving at work at www.shapesfordoctors.com or for other organisations at www.shapestoolkit.comMentioned in this episode:Take our quiz And receive your personalised You Are Not a Frog podcast episode playlist!Work Well Webinars Find out more about our new Join the Spring season of our Work Well Webinars