The greatest lesson I got from Debbie Allen is, basically, you've got to keep on going. When she gets her job done, she gets it done exactly how she wants it done, and that means more to her than just being able to survive. If she's going to be here, she's got to do it her way. And that's how I feel. She made me see there was nothing wrong with that.
Perfectionism is the most misunderstood aspect of the personality of the gifted.
Psychology characterizes it in extremely negative ways, which may be counterproductive to the development of the gifted individual. There are positive as well as negative aspects of perfectionism, depending on how it is channeled. To say actor William Hurt is a perfectionist is an understatement. We did battle with my perfectionism. She helped me see that relaxing into my true nature was exactly the same as coming closer to God.