210. Better Than Perfect with Dr. Greg Chasson 🗝️

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“A good plan executed now is better than a perfect plan next week.” – George S. Patton

Do you ever feel the pressure to make everything perfect? 🧐

Today's guest, Dr. Greg Chasson, is here to help you break free from the perfectionism trap, reduce stress, and unlock a whole new level of productivity.

With over 20 years of experience treating obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), anxiety, and high-functioning autism, Dr. Chasson has helped countless people overcome the mental roadblocks of perfectionism.

He’s authored 70+ scientific publications, edited The Behavior Therapist journal, and recently released his groundbreaking book, FLAWED.

We’ll also go through:

• How to identify the values that drive your behaviors.

• How to raise high-achieving children.

• How to upgrade the productivity and happiness of all those around you.

• Why embracing your flaws could be the best thing that ever happened to you.

Let’s WIN THE DAY with Dr. Greg Chasson!

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Timemarkers:

00:00 Who is Dr. Greg Chasson

1:49 Interview starts

2:29 You are what you study

3:30 Overcoming severe OCD

5:16 Toughest days as a psychologist

6:38 Don’t work harder than the patient

8:26 How to get clear on your values

10:54 How to see the good in everyone

12:45 How to help someone change their behavior

15:35 Managing perfectionism in the workplace

16:46 Are people born with perfectionism?

18:13 How to know if you’re a perfectionist

20:30 How to make better decisions in life (The Emphasis Framework)

22:28 When perfectionism becomes a problem

24:55 Perfectionism in special forces operators

27:33 Why action is better than perfectionism

29:38 Download your FREE Win the Day Action Plan

30:30 Change yourself before you change the world

32:28 Anxiety in the workplace

34:03 Should kids receive participation awards?

36:46 Do hard things

39:10 Imposter syndrome

40:37 How environment impacts self-esteem

41:46 How to help a kid who’s a perfectionist (plus anxiety and depression)

46:34 Working with who kids who have autism

48:03 How to balance success in the future with happiness in the present

50:26 Affirmation

50:57 Rocket round

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