1. See Mark 8:36.
2. Dr. Jordan Peterson, “Biblical Series IX: The Call to Abraham,” https://jordanbpeterson.com/transcripts/biblical-series-ix.
3. See James 5:16.
4. Brené Brown, Rising Strong: How the Ability to Reset Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead (New York: Random House, 2015), 4.
5. See 2 Corinthians 10:5.
6. See Philippians 2:14–15.
7. Merriam-Webster, s.v. “perfectionism,” www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/perfectionism.
8. “Perfectionism,” Psychology Today, www.psychologytoday.com/basics/perfectionism, emphasis added.
9. Dr. Wayne W. Dyer, Facebook, November 26, 2009, www.facebook.com/drwaynedyer/posts/i-am-a-human-being-not-a-human-doing-dont-equate-your-self-worth-with-how-well-y/185464583996.
10. Proverbs 4:23, NIV.
11. See Ecclesiastes 2:24.
12. Claire Gibson, “Making Room for the Stranger,” She Reads Truth (blog), http://shereadstruth.com/2017/02/07/making-room-for-the-stranger.