QUIZ: What type of perfectionist are you?

Quiz Questions

• 1.
  Which character do I most identify with?

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    Sandra Bullock in The Proposal
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    Jessica Huang from Fresh Off the Boat
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    Monica Geller from Friends
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    Olivia Pope from Scandal
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    Emily Gilmore from Gilmore Girls
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  What best describes me as a child?

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    Competitive, seeking best grades, liked getting being told is smart by parents and teachers.
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    Bossy, always telling others what to do.
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    On time with homework, good student, spent a lot of time learning things on own that found interesting.
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    Easy-going, hung out with friends a lot, didn't focus on school so much.
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  Which media outlet do I most read?

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    Thrive Global
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    Mind Body Green
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    Healthline
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    Entrepreneur
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    Psychology Today
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    Other
• 4.
  Which statement resonates most with you?

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    I can help make others better.
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    No one can do this as well as I can.
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    I will try my very best on this.
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    What if I fail?
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    What if people think this is stupid?
• 5.
  Who do I look up to?

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    Sara Blakely
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    Anna Wintour
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    Oprah Winfrey
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    Alexandra Ocasio-Cortex
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    J.K. Rowling
• 6.
  When I post something on social media, I think:

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    Nothing, I move on with my life.
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    Oh god, all the people that will see it, what will they think?
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    Could I have made this any better?
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    I look at other people's posts to see how they could have done that differently.
• 7.
  I worry what others think of my decisions and performance.

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    Yes! Imagine someone seeing I failed!
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    Not at all, I just do my own thing and don't think about what others are thinking about me.
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    Sometimes, because I spend time judging other people's decisions too. 
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    Yes, because I don't know if I am good enough.
• 8.
  When it comes to my friends:

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    I hold them to a high standard and expect a lot from them.
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    What they think of what I do is important to me and I might change my mind based on what they think.
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    I tend not to open up, because I'm worried about what they think of me and my ideas.
  • D.
    I have close supportive friends who I love spending time with. Even when we don't agree, if is okay.
• 9.
  When it comes to my dream side hustle, I worry the most about:

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    What people will think.
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    Whether I am capable.
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    What if I fail?
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    Is it okay if I leave my traditional job, that I went to school for?
• 10.
  What stores do I most like to shop at?

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    Starbucks
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    Lululemon
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    Aritzia
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    H & M
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    Max Mara
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    Oscar de la Renta
• 11.
  It's Saturday night, what do you most want to do?

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    Go to a museum or art gallery event with a couple of close friends
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    Stay at home snuggled on the sofa with a cup of coffee and a good book
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    Go on a date to a local jazz bar and listen to a jazz band
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    Create something - painting, poetry, pottery, baking, etc
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  What is my favourite way to exercise?

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    Yoga at home alone
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    Yoga at a studio
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    Running outside
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    At the gym
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    Weights alone
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    Bike riding

Quiz Outcomes

• 1.
  The Self-Oriented Perfectionist

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  Great job! You're the self-oriented perfectionist! The goodYou have high standards for yourself. Unlike the socially-oriented perfectionist, your perfectionism doesn't come from a fear of being judged by others, but an inherent need to do well.You are organized and conscientious and want to make everything you do as good as it can be.You are fueled by passion and wanting excellence in everything you do. You dream of an immaculate and beautiful life.Those around you say you are highly productive and ambitious.You'll be happy to hear that compared to the other types of perfectionist, you have the highest level of success rates and more positive emotions. This stems from not letting other people's opinions about you bog you down all the time and influence how well you do your work.The "can be improved on"However, you have a loud inner critic constantly telling you that you should be doing better, faster, smarter.You also have a fear of failure, often see setbacks as personal failures and an inherent personal weakness. This can often hold you back in terms of moving forward with your dream for your life. You can often get stuck in the fear of failure because of your perfectionism, which then causes you to delay moving forward with your dream. What to do about itFor a more details about your results, and how you can use perfectionism to move towards your dream life, enter your email address below!
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  The Other-Oriented Perfectionist

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  So you're the other-oriented perfectionist! You have high standards for the people around you.This can include the people at work, your friends, your partner, or your family. You sometimes feel that those around you aren't doing their best and you find that frustrating. You don't understand why they don't try to do their best and you often let them know.You feel that it is just easier if you do something yourself, so that you don't have to worry about how someone else will do it. The people around you may think that you are judgmental and critical of them. They may have told you that they feel, "You are asking too much of them."This may be affecting your personal and professional relationships. You may feel that others are nervous around you or afraid to show you their mistakes. You feel stressed often as you are watching how others are handling something.This may be holding you back from pursuing your dream because delegating and trusting others with your work is so key to making your dream side hustle a success. "No woman is an island unto herself." Meaning, we can't do it alone. We need others and we need to trust that they are doing their best. What to do about itFor a more details about your results, and how you can decrease your perfectionism and move towards your dream life, enter your email address below!
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  The Socially-Oriented Perfectionist

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  You're the socially-oriented perfectionist!You feel the pressure around to be perfect. You perceive high standards that are set by those around you and you strive to meet those expectations. Regardless of what you want sometimes. You are motivated to be the best not because you want to be, but because you think you are expected to be.As a child you were considered to be very smart or talented. You were praised for your success by teachers, parents, and family friends. You came to understand that this is what is expected of you and you continued to strive towards meeting those expectations and getting the praise from your tremendous successes.Because of this, you worry how people will react or judge you if you do poorly at something or fail. You worry that they will think you are not smart or talented. You worry that your worth as a person is tied to your success - you are only as worthy of a person as successful you are. Failing at something gives you anxiety because you worry what that will say about you, what the people who find out will think about you, whether they will think less of you.You are very critical of yourself and may have anxiety, depression, low self-confidence and self-doubt.You feel tied down by the expectations of those around you. You have a dream side hustle that you would like to start, but are worried what will happen if it is a failure, what will everyone around you think. People that currently think so highly of you. You feel stuck and paralyzed. You want to move forward with you dream side hustle and your dream life, but don't know how to break away from your perfectionism. What you can do about itGet the guide to see how you can move past your perfectionism so that you can move forward towards your dream side hustle and your dream life.With more details about your result, printable activities, and more!Get your guide below!