Comments on: Pride, Perfectionism and Anger—Confessions of a Recovering Jerk

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By: Successful People & Habits for Life Changing Results - Kristen Lamb

Successful People & Habits for Life Changing Results - Kristen Lamb — Sat, 28 Oct 2017 18:35:15 +0000

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By: JT

JT — Tue, 11 Jul 2017 01:37:31 +0000

In reply to Gry Ranfelt.

Gry, unless you are the rare exception, you’re not perfect, and passion for something is just that – passion. It doesn’t explain or excuse the systematic bad behavior – being a ‘jerk’ as the article calls it – and the challenge is to know the difference.

By: Michelle Morrison

Michelle Morrison — Thu, 03 Jul 2014 15:31:20 +0000

Reblogged this on mchllmdm and commented: Some good thoughts here.

By: Michelle Morrison

Michelle Morrison — Thu, 03 Jul 2014 15:28:07 +0000

Great post. Hahaha, and here I did think you were perfect. 😉 I have learned (and still am learning) that the problem isn’t failing. Failure becomes a problem if you’re not learning from mistakes and striving to improve. I’ve also had to learn that it does take more than one person to contribute to conflict, and to not let people bait or provoke me. It’s a process, and it can be a bumpy journey sometimes but it’s worth it.

By: karen698

karen698 — Thu, 03 Apr 2014 16:11:22 +0000

Thank you for so eloquently detailing my deepest personality flaw. I, too, am an introvert, and know how horrifying it must have been to write this post. But it has helped me (and apparently many others, who have left great comments), so I appreciate it. Nicely done.

By: jpotocki2013

jpotocki2013 — Mon, 31 Mar 2014 18:04:20 +0000

Wow, I’m with other commenters. My heart goes out to you, Kristen — and to all of us. We ARE not alone, and I personally thank YOU for the lovely WANAcon where I FOUND you — and many other helpful, caring, creative people who reawakened my own creativity and bolstered my desire to climb out of the perfect hole I’d dug for myself. And for extending WANA to this wider space… the place where we live. I do know all about being that perfectionist jerk and at this very moment, using the vernal qualities of April (not the April Fool part), I’m just starting to blossom. Thank you for your candor and for your courage in sharing!

By: Holly

Holly — Mon, 31 Mar 2014 11:33:37 +0000

Hmm, not so much of the “recovering”. I still have jerk-tendencies. I get angry and lash out, I find it hard to forgive and am a perfectionist. When that side of myself appears I tend to shun anyone who has seen it because I can’t be around people who know that I can be like that (perfectionist, cares too much what people think etc). The internet is really bad for that, I find. It’s really easy to forget you’re talking to a real person, I can be far more blunt online than I ever am IRL. Thank you for being honest, perhaps there is hope for us all.

By: Author Kristen Lamb

Author Kristen Lamb — Mon, 31 Mar 2014 01:32:30 +0000

In reply to nohemyofficial. So happy it blessed you! ((HUGS)) Wonderful to meet you!