Charlie Taylor

Finding Perfection in Imperfection

Background

• 20 years old

• Stanford Student

• In high school: President of his class for 4 years, valedictorian, highest GPA, popular, well-known, athletically above average as well in tennis

• In college: getting average scores on all tests, unable to walk on to the tennis team, lost in an election for class president

Stresses whenever…

• He compares himself to other students (a large focus on negatives), both physically and mentally

• He compares his current social status to that of his past

• He fails at a task, such as a test

• He doesn’t live up to others’ expectations, notably his parents’

Needs• An evaluation of self-worth not so based on tangibles

• A better mechanism for coping with failure

• Positivity

• Progress-oriented thoughts that don’t dwell on the past if nothing can be done; move-on mentality

• Uplifting and calming music

• Support network