Episode 561: Stop waiting for everything in your business to be perfect and just start

Oct 20, 2025

Fiona emphasizes the importance of taking action over waiting for perfection. She shares her experience of launching a podcast using just her smartphone. The episode explores how perfectionism can hinder progress and offers strategies to overcome analysis paralysis. Fiona discusses starting a service business without a website and successfully launching a book through simple outreach. Listeners are encouraged to embrace imperfection and take small, actionable steps toward their goals.

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ADVICE

Start With Your Phone

Record with the tools you already have instead of waiting for perfect gear.
Use your phone's voice memo to start a podcast or test an idea quickly.

INSIGHT

Action Creates Clarity

'Start where you are, use what you have, do what you can' reframes readiness as action.
Clarity and polish usually arrive after you begin, not before.

ANECDOTE

Podcast Launched Without Perfection

Fiona delayed her podcast because she thought she needed perfect audio and scripting.
She ultimately riffed from bullet points and launched, which sustained her for 560+ episodes.

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In this episode, Fiona demonstrates the power of simply getting started by recording directly into her phone's voice memo app. She explores how perfectionism and overthinking can prevent us from taking action, sharing practical insights on overcoming the barriers that keep us stuck in planning mode.

You'll learn:
• How to start a podcast with nothing more than your smartphone's voice memo app
• Why "starting where you are with what you have" is more powerful than waiting for perfect conditions
• Practical strategies for overcoming perfectionism and analysis paralysis in business
• The importance of taking imperfect action rather than endless planning
• How simple tools can be just as effective as expensive equipment for content creation
• Why embracing the Arthur Ashe philosophy can transform your approach to business projects

This episode is perfect for entrepreneurs, content creators, and anyone who's been putting off starting something because they don't feel "ready enough." Fiona's authentic, unpolished approach proves that sometimes the best way to begin is simply to begin.

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