Are you a perfectionist? Being a perfectionist has it's positives, but it can also cause some unexpected and undesirable effects in your life. If you are not careful, it can kill your changes of success. If you have a tendency towards perfectionism, there will naturally be some instances where that is an advantage. If I had to undergo surgery, I would certainly hope that my surgeon was a perfectionist, simply because I wouldn't wish for her to operate on the wrong part, or to mistake me for another patient, or to sow me back up having forgotten some of her tools inside of me. In some instances, being a perfectionist is an advantage, but it can also be a great disadvantage in others. If you want to be successful at something, your perfectionism may get in the way, it may lead you to wait until conditions are just right, but there is never a time when conditions are just right. It is always better to get started now, even though conditions are not perfect, because you can make all the mi