The Perfectionism Project

In this episode I’m sharing my personal growth update for both April and May 2021.  I’ve been doing these personal growth updates for nearly three years now and do these so that you can get a sense of what it’s really like to build a business as a perfectionist. I hope this episode helps you take a little pressure off yourself to feel like you’re always having breakthroughs and kicking goals. In This Episode You’ll Learn: How I did a big PGSD promotion without burning out (while being 9 months pregnant) Changes I needed to make to my power planning so that I could get everything done Why I’ve struggled to have clean rest that isn’t baby prep related Why we’re changing who we help with PGSD The rollercoaster of emotions I’ve had about my business over the last two months   Featured In The Episode: Perfectionists Getting Shit Done - join the waitlist Beach Read by Emily Henry

Something that has helped me over the course of my business journey is an idea that I first began experimenting with after the second month of starting my business. I’ve continued to use this idea in various shapes and forms in my business over the last seven years.  This idea is focusing on quantity over quality and how that can help you overcome perfectionism.  I know that for perfectionists focusing on quantity over quality is not going to sound appealing whatsoever. You want quality. You want perfection. Because you believe that if everything is perfect no one’s going to judge you, no one’s going to abandon you, no one’s going to reject you and no one’s going to shame you. Listen to today’s episode to learn how focusing on quantity over quality can help you overcome perfectionism and achieve your dreams and goals. In This Episode You’ll Learn: Advice about quality versus quantity that doesn’t work for a perfectionist mindset The ways quantity over quality allows you to be more creative in your business Four tips for practicing quality over quantity to overcome perfectionism   Featured In The Episode: Perfectionists Getting Shit Done - group coaching program Episode 230: Why ‘Doing It Well Or Not At All’ Is Hurting Your Business Episode 220: 4 Practical Tips For When You've Fallen Off The Wagon Episode 41: My Fitness Journey + How I Created A Growth Mindset

In this episode I want to talk about the most important thing every perfectionist needs to remember when building a business. This might be something you’re hearing about for the first time or maybe you’re already familiar with this concept. I’m going to be talking specifically about how this applies to a perfectionist who is building a business and how you can use it to work for you instead of against you. In This Episode You’ll Learn: Ways you can use your perfectionist mindset to work for you and not against you Signs you are in the all-or-nothing mindset The most important thing to remember about building a coaching business   Featured In The Episode: Perfectionists Getting Shit Done - group coaching program Episode 125: How I Transitioned From Full-Time Work To Full-Time Entrepreneurship Episode 205: This Common Mistake Is Stopping You From Going Full-Time In Your Business The Slight Edge by Jeff Olson        

I want to share my simple 3 step process for releasing your perfectionism handbrake and getting shit done called the PGSD Process. The PGSD Process is being taught live inside Perfectionists Getting Shit Done starting on 31 May 2021. We’re doing our first ever live round. If you’re already a PGSDer you’ll be able to join us but if not, now is the time to sign up because the doors to PGSD are closing at 11:59 pm EDT on 28 May. The PGSD Process will give you all the structure and support you need to actually do all the things you know you need to do. Right now you know A LOT about personal development and business - you’ve been listening to podcasts, watching webinars etc - but your life doesn’t reflect what you intellectually know. If someone was to look at your life from the outside they’d see you procrastinating and scrolling through Instagram, they’d see you feeling overwhelmed with an endless to do list and always feeling behind, they’d see you jumping from one marketing strategy to the next and not having the clients or business you want to have. The PGSD Process will help you put what you intellectually know into practice so you can start putting what you know into practice. Business isn’t about how much potential you have, it’s about what you do with your potential.  Sign up at samlaurabrown.com/pgsd before the doors close at 11:59 pm EDT on 28 May 2021. In this episode I’m sharing the entire PGSD Process so you know exactly what it is and how it will help you release your perfectionism handbrake. In This Episode You’ll Learn: The only 3 things you need to focus on to get shit done The hidden planning mistakes that make perfectionists fall off the wagon Why you don’t need any productivity tips or hacks to be more productive The secret to staying consistent How to sign up for PGSD and join our first ever live round of the PGSD PRocess   Featured In The Episode: Perfectionists Getting Shit Done - group coaching program

Today I want to share with you five reasons you always feel overwhelmed. Overwhelm is something that I talk about on most of the episodes in some way, shape or form. But I realise that I haven’t explicitly done an episode on overwhelm in quite a long time. So today, I’m going to talk about why overwhelm is happening. It’s so important that you understand the real reasons that you’re feeling overwhelmed. Because that’s what’ll empower you to overcome overwhelm.  If you aren’t actually looking at the real reasons you’re feeling overwhelmed, and you just try different tactics and strategies to get yourself out of overwhelm, they’ll probably work but only on a limited basis.  You’ll always find yourself back in that state of overwhelm if you don’t start addressing the real reasons you’re feeling overwhelmed. Tune into today’s episode as I cover 5 reasons you always feel overwhelmed. In This Episode You’ll Learn: The hidden benefits of being overwhelmed Where overwhelm actually comes from Why you can’t stop yourself from feeling overwhelmed for more than a few weeks How feeling overwhelmed is serving our relationships What happens to overwhelm when you release your perfectionism handbrake   Featured In The Episode: Perfectionists Getting Shit Done - group coaching program FREE Workshop: Plan Your Way To $10k Months

In today’s episode I want to talk to you about 10 subtle signs that your perfectionism handbrake is on.When your perfectionist mindset is working against you, building a coaching business is like driving a car with a handbrake on.  And the ONLY reason that you’re not getting shit done in your coaching business is because no one has ever taught you how to release your perfectionism handbrake quickly and easily.  Once you learn how to release your perfectionism handbrake, you’ll be able to build your coaching business at full speed without burning out. The most important part is that anyone can learn to release their perfectionism handbrake. Tune in today’s episode to see if releasing your perfectionism handbrake is what you need to do next. In This Episode You’ll Learn: The real reason you keep jumping from one marketing strategy to the next Why you can’t stick to your plans for more than a few weeks The truth about why you aren’t succeeding as quickly as other coaches What motivated me to finally focus on releasing my perfectionism handbrake   Featured In The Episode: Perfectionists Getting Shit Done - group coaching program FREE Workshop: Plan Your Way To $10k Months      

Today’s episode is for you if you’ve been struggling to figure out what to say, when to say it, how to say it and all of those things because you’ve been scared of judgment.  Maybe your fear of being judged has caused you to overthink what you’re putting out there. Maybe you don’t feel qualified enough to be sharing advice. Maybe you feel like what you would be sharing isn’t profound enough. Maybe you feel like you can’t share what you want to share because other people who are teaching similar things have already shared similar information. This episode is going to be giving you a few things that you can think about. It’s also going to help you show up more consistently in your coaching business with the content you’re creating to market your coaching services. Let’s get into it! In This Episode You’ll Learn: The mindset you need to have around Instagram to build a loyal following The subtle mistake that most perfectionists make with their content calendar A quick tip to get you back on the social media wagon when you’ve fallen off A sure sign that you’re overcomplicating your content creation process   Featured In The Episode: Perfectionists Getting Shit Done - group coaching program FREE Guide - 3 Hidden Reasons You Keep Falling Off The Wagon With Your Coaching Business

Today I’m sharing the ONE thing that’s more important than your marketing strategy (besides your mindset). This episode is to really draw your attention to a key element in success that you might’ve been overlooking. Maybe you already know that this is a problem, but you’ve been trying to solve it in ways that don’t actually work. Tune into today’s episode to learn more about the one element that’s more important than your marketing strategy (besides your mindset) and what to do about it. In This Episode You’ll Learn: Why my blogging friends with beautiful instagram feeds didn’t end up succeeding The problem with using new marketing strategies to solve your motivation issues A reminder if you’re comparing yourself to people who started their business after you Why your instagram strategy isn’t the most important thing to focus on The subtle ways you’re falling off the wagon with your coaching business   Featured In The Episode: Perfectionists Getting Shit Done - group coaching program FREE Guide - 3 Hidden Reasons You Keep Falling Off The Wagon With Your Coaching Business

Today I’m sharing with you 5 Practical Ways To Become A Better Coach Besides Getting Certified. If you’re a coach and you have a perfectionist mindset then it is very likely that even though you believe in your potential, you love helping people and you’ve kind of been coaching people your entire life - that you have your doubts about your coaching abilities. Coaching is a skill. It is a skill that can be learned and practiced. Tune into today’s episode to learn a few practical things you can do to improve your abilities as a coach. In This Episode You’ll Learn: 5 ways you can become a better coach What you can do to familiarise yourself with the coaching experience Where to find educational materials for the coaching industry A helpful hint about who not to coach first   Featured In The Episode: Perfectionists Getting Shit Done - group coaching program Episode 206: 3 Reasons You Shouldn't Get A Coaching Certification The Coaching Manual by Julie Starr The Life Coach School Podcast by Brooke Castillo FREE Guide - 3 Hidden Reasons You Keep Falling Off The Wagon With Your Coaching Business

I didn’t always know I had a perfectionist mindset. It only really started being a problem for me when I started my business. I just remember that I was so scared of being laughed at and I needed everything to be perfect. But I never thought I was a perfectionist because I was procrastinating too much, I was getting in my own way and I wasn’t perfect enough to be a perfectionist. Over the following years, I did the work to figure out what this mindset is and now I’m so passionate about sharing my journey with perfectionism and what I’ve learned about it. Tune into today’s episode as I share with you what I wish I’d known about perfectionism sooner. In This Episode You’ll Learn: What perfectionism really is  The number one way perfectionists try to look perfect Advice you might be following that doesn’t work for perfectionists The most effective way to overcome perfectionism You’re not alone - most perfectionists don’t know they’re perfectionists right away   Featured In The Episode: Perfectionists Getting Shit Done - group coaching program FREE Training   Join us in Perfectionists Getting Shit Done If you enjoy listening to this podcast, I highly recommend joining my group coaching program Perfectionists Getting Shit Done.  When you become a member of our community, you’ll get instant access to my proven process for building a full-time coaching business without getting laughed at. It’s called the Full-Time Formula and it’s all yours, alongside our coaching calls, courses and PGSD Private Podcast, as soon as you sign up.  Join our group coaching program today at samlaurabrown.com/membership