This document summarizes the personality type of the perfectionist. It describes the perfectionist's general unconscious behaviors as believing there is one correct way to do things, being critical of self and others, and procrastinating due to fear of being wrong. Their basic desire in life is to have integrity and be principled. As children, perfectionists may have faced heavy criticism and felt it was not okay to make mistakes. When imbalanced, perfectionists suppress their anger which can lead to tension, frustration with themselves, and resentment of others.

1. Practical Emotional Intelligence
Volume 5: Personality Type 1: The Perfectionist (part 1
of 2)
Adopted from the book ‘Stop Being Your Self’ by Ronan Gallagher

2. Today’s
Content:
Type 1: The
Perfectionist
Type 1: General Unconscious Behaviours
Type 1: Basic Desire In Life
Type 1: Self-Image
Type 1: Childhood
Type 1: Result of Imbalanced Personality

3. Type 1: General Unconscious Behaviours
BELIEVES ONE CORRECT
WAY AND NEEDS TO BE
RIGHT
CRITICAL AND
JUDGMENTAL OF SELF
AND OTHERS
TENDS TO LECTURE AND
SERMONISE ‘SHOULD DO’
PROCRASTINATES FOR
FEAR OF BEING WRONG
OR MAKING MISTAKE

4. Type 1: Basic Desire in Life
To have Integrity- principled and honest

5. Type 1: Self-Image
Views self as being reasonable and
sensible.
Proud of moral, principled and
objective view of the world.

6. Type 1: Childhood
May have been heavily
criticised, developing
severe inner critic.
May have felt that it was
not ok to make mistakes.
May have felt forced to
take on adult responsibility.

7. Type 1: Result
of Imbalanced
Personality
Will suppress anger as
not ‘right’ emotion to be
feeling.
Suppression of anger leads
to tense appearance and
frustration with self and
resentment of others.

8. Thank you very much for reading!
Would love to answer any questions you might have or hear your comments. Part 2 coming next week.