The perfection detox | Petra Kolber | TEDxSyracuseUniversity

Petra’s “The Perfection Detox” talks about eliminating the need to please people. This talk is about working through the need to be perfect and is explained with humor, empathy, her own story and what she did to be able to drop the weight of trying to be perfect off her shoulders. Petra is a movement motivator and speaker with 25 years experience presenting around the world. As a two-time cancer survivor, she is passionate about waking people up to the precious gift of time. Her mission is to inspire people to move more and fear less so that they can stretch their dreams, strengthen their courage muscles, and build an inspired life; full of joy and gratitude This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at