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High-capacity humans often confuse preparation with perfection. This episode shows how to break the loop, move with presence, and lead from alignment — even when it feels awkward or incomplete.
Perfectionism doesn’t protect your credibility — it prevents your momentum. In this episode of Identity-Level Recalibration, Julie Holly shares how perfectionism becomes a form of emotional self-protection and how you can gently recalibrate through presence, not pressure. You’ll learn how your nervous system, self-talk, and brain wiring all contribute to the loop — and how to shift with identity-aligned movement.
In this episode, we cover:
- Why perfectionism feels protective — but keeps you stuck
- How to move forward without “feeling ready”
- The science of neural efficiency and how habits are formed
- The connection between your nervous system and the fear of exposure
- How perfectionism masks procrastination
- What self-leadership actually looks like
- A powerful story of Brené Brown’s recalibration
- A Micro-Recalibration for progress over polish — including a tip for leaders
Today’s Micro-Recalibration:
Ask yourself:
- What have I been perfecting instead of releasing?
- Where have I confused excellence with safety?
- What would a 70% version of this look like today — and would that be enough?
Then take the step — publish the post, make the offer, show up raw.
If you lead others:
Where might your pursuit of perfection be creating pressure instead of permission?
Give your team the gift of your humanity. Let them see progress — not just polish.
Mentioned in this episode:
- Episode 31: The Power of Pattern Interrupts
- Episode 35: How Your Self-Talk Shapes Who You’re Becoming
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