The Perfectionism Project

When I was getting started in my business something that really helped me was going back to the beginning of other people’s businesses that I admired and seeing where they started. When your perfectionism handbrake is on, you don’t want to evolve publicly. You want to evolve in private and come out to the world as this perfect person. And then you want to continue to be a perfect person.  But by seeing other entrepreneurs' journeys, it really was empowering to be able to evolve and grow and change in public. I was also able to learn all of these lessons that I’m sharing with you today. Tune into today’s episode because I’m sharing 8 lessons from 8 years in business. And you’re not going to want to skip this episode.  In This Episode You’ll Learn: How I found the courage to start my business amidst extreme self-doubt Why hitting your next business milestone won’t make you more confident + what will The most counter-intuitive lesson I learned about succeeding in business How my business has evolved over the last 8 years   Featured In The Episode: Join our - FREE 5-Day Stop Overthinking Challenge Join the PGSD waitlist - samlaurabrown.com/pgsd Follow me on Instagram @samlaurabrown Episode 1: Welcome To My Podcast + My Story (So Far!) Episode 3: Blogging, Self-Doubt + How To Get Started Episode 105: What A Six Figure Business *Really* Feels Like Episode 125: How I Transitioned From Full-Time Work To Full-Time Entrepreneurship  

In today’s episode I’m sharing 5 tips to help you make business friends. Making business friends is one of the most powerful things you can do to help you and your business.  But when your perfectionism handbrake is on, making business friends can be a really scary thing to think about. It involves reaching out to people who might reject you and being judged. You probably already know how incredible it’d be to have business friends. Maybe right now you’re surrounded by people who don’t get your business, or perfectionism or personal development or maybe even all three. And you’re really craving friendships with people who are on a similar journey.  If you’re wanting tips to help you make business friends, today’s episode is just for you. In This Episode You’ll Learn: Why your perfectionism handbrake makes it hard to find friends How to stop feeling awkward about making new friends Why you should reach out to people who are the same stage of business as you A tip that will dramatically increase the likelihood of someone saying yes to you   Featured In The Episode: Join our - FREE 5-Day Stop Overthinking Challenge Join the PGSD waitlist - samlaurabrown.com/pgsd Follow me on Instagram @samlaurabrown

In my group coaching program, Perfectionists Getting Shit Done, we do multiple live coaching calls each and every month to help our PGSDers release their perfectionism handbrakes - by getting coached themselves and watching others get coached too. And today I’m sharing a snippet of one of these coaching calls with you! Sabeela (@healingheartscoach on Instagram) submitted a request to get coached because she reached ‘the dip’ in her business. She was feeling as though she had no more motivation to go on but she hadn’t yet gotten any results. This is often where many perfectionists decide to quit. But Sabeela courageously decided to get coached inside of Perfectionist Getting Shit Done to find out the real reason she was struggling to get out of the dip. Thank you Sabeela for giving me permission to share this call on the podcast, I appreciate you! In This Episode You’ll Learn: What the dip is and why it’s a completely normal stage of building your business Why being in the dip isn’t a bad thing The real reason that you’re struggling to get out of the dip An assignment that will help you to get out of the dip as quickly as possible   Featured In The Episode: Join our - FREE 5-Day Stop Overthinking Challenge Join the PGSD waitlist - samlaurabrown.com/pgsd Follow me on Instagram @samlaurabrown Sabeela’s Instagram Account - @healingheartscoach Sabeela’s Facebook Page - Sabeela Tayub

In today’s episode I’m going to be sharing 4 practical steps that’ll help you overcome the fear of disappointment.  The fear of disappointment is something that most perfectionists are very familiar with. When your perfectionism handbrake has been on for a long time - you’ve disappointed yourself, you’ve let yourself down, you’ve given up on goals and you’ve not followed through on plans. It can come to be that you develop the fear of disappointing yourself again in the future. And then you start to do all sorts of weird and wonderful things to try to avoid disappointing yourself again. But this plan doesn’t work out because what you end up doing is creating more disappointment and you still aren’t reaching your goals.  Tune into today’s episode to learn 4 practical steps to overcome the fear of disappointment. In This Episode You’ll Learn: The real reason you feel disappointed when you don’t achieve your goals Whether it’s worth trying to avoid feeling disappointed Why setting realistic goals won’t help you to avoid disappointment My 4 step process for overcoming the fear of disappointment   Featured In The Episode: Join our - FREE 5-Day Stop Overthinking Challenge Join the PGSD waitlist - samlaurabrown.com/pgsd Follow me on Instagram @samlaurabrown

It’s rarely the case that perfectionists don’t know enough or that they don’t have enough strategy.  Perfectionists love to learn. That’s why one of the most common signs your perfectionism handbrake is on, is that you spend most of your time procrasti-learning instead of doing.  Tune into today’s episode because I’m sharing three hard truths about procrasti-learning and how it’s hurting your business. I hope you find it helpful! In This Episode You’ll Learn: Why perfectionists unknowingly fall into the trap of procrasti-learning How to turn your love of learning into a successful business Why procrasti-learning isn’t making you more intelligent and what to do instead The difference between school and business and why you can’t take the same approach   Featured In The Episode: Join our - FREE 5-Day Stop Overthinking Challenge Join the PGSD waitlist - samlaurabrown.com/pgsd Follow me on Instagram @samlaurabrown

In my group coaching program, Perfectionists Getting Shit Done, we do multiple live coaching calls each and every month to help our PGSDers release their perfectionism handbrakes - by getting coached themselves and watching others get coached too. And today I’m sharing a snippet of one of these coaching calls with you! Kristen (@kristencainstyle on Instagram) submitted a request to get coached because she was feeling overwhelmed with all of the options she had for her business. She was able to figure out what to focus on next to build her business, her pricing, how to package her services and more. Thank you Kristen for giving me permission to share this call on the podcast, I appreciate you! In This Episode You’ll Learn: How setting a goal will help you feel less overwhelmed How to figure out what to focus on next when there are so many options Why you shouldn’t charge an hourly rate and what to do instead How to package your services and why you shouldn’t create too many options How our PGSD coaching calls work   Featured In The Episode: Join our - FREE 5-Day Stop Overthinking Challenge Join the PGSD waitlist - samlaurabrown.com/pgsd Follow me on Instagram @samlaurabrown Kristen’s Instagram account - @kristencainstyle

As a perfectionist, it’s very easy to want to be productive all of the time. And when your perfectionism handbrake is on, you start to feel guilty when you want to rest.  We think that if I can just be productive enough, I’ll achieve more and gain more confidence. But what if I told you that by resting, you could get further ahead and feel so much better about yourself and about your business? Tune into today’s episode to learn about the 5 productivity myths that are making you feel guilty when you rest. In This Episode You’ll Learn: The tool I use to help me determine how many productive hours I have in a day Why you don’t need to work hard to achieve your goals The reason that resting and laziness are rarely related How I stopped feeling guilty every time I took a break from my business    Featured In The Episode: Join the PGSD waitlist - samlaurabrown.com/pgsd Follow me on Instagram @samlaurabrown

In today’s episode I’m sharing with you all of the lessons and similarities that there are between being pregnant and running a business. When you’re pregnant, you’re going through a lot of change and getting to know yourself in so many different ways. You’re responding to change and having to adapt to that. This is the same with running a business because it’s a huge personal growth experience. Tune into today’s episode to hear the nine lessons that pregnancy has taught me about business. In This Episode You’ll Learn: Why pregnancy and business have so much in common The reason that hitting the next milestone in business won’t soothe your insecurities How to honour the season of business that you’re in The important lesson I got from pregnancy when it comes to trusting my instincts   Featured In The Episode: Join the PGSD waitlist - samlaurabrown.com/pgsd Follow me on Instagram @samlaurabrown Episode 143: My 5 Biggest Takeaways From Business Mastery    

This episode is all about how to take time off without your business suffering. This could be because you’re having a baby (like me), because you want to go on vacation or simply because you want to create more freedom in your business. This episode was recorded at 3 different times - before I got pregnant, after I found out I was pregnant and at the end of my third trimester. By sharing this journey from different stages of the process, I hope that you’re able to get a detailed look at the 3 step process I followed to turn my business into a job and how you can use it to create a little more freedom and flexibility in your business too.  In This Episode You’ll Learn: 3 steps I followed to turn what I do from a job into a business Why I was scared of hiring coaches for PGSD and how I overcame that fear  The challenges that come with your business no longer needed you as much as before Which parts of our original plan didn’t work and the adjustments we had to make The fears I still have about taking a step back from my business What I could have done in the early days of my business to make taking time off easier   Featured In The Episode: Join the PGSD waitlist - samlaurabrown.com/pgsd Follow me on Instagram @samlaurabrown Episode 257: Pregnancy + Perfectionism Episode 104: My Money Mindset Routine + How I Manage My Finances

There are so many misconceptions about perfectionism that most perfectionists don’t even realise they are one.  As an entrepreneur, there’s a good chance that the only reason you’re not being productive and succeeding at the level you want is because your perfectionist mindset is working against you. In this episode, I share 5 signs you’re a perfectionist, what it means for your business and how to get your perfectionist mindset on your side. In This Episode You’ll Learn: What perfectionism really is and why being a perfectionist isn’t a bad thing 5 surprising signs you’re a perfectionist (they’re not what you’d think) Why I didn’t realise I was a perfectionist until I started my business The reason that most advice doesn’t work for perfectionists   Featured In The Episode: Join the PGSD waitlist - samlaurabrown.com/pgsd Follow me on Instagram @samlaurabrown