The Perfectionism Project

Today I want to share with you my personal growth update for March 2021. I’m going to be sharing a couple of things that I’ve been getting coached on myself and journaling on a lot. I hope that it really helps you to hear a bit about what’s going on behind the scenes in my business. These episodes that I do monthly are really an opportunity for you to get a sense for how quickly things move or how slowly they move and the ups and downs that I experience.  It can be very challenging to summarise the whole month. But I want to do my best so that you can really get a sense for that and hopefully to normalise some of the experiences you’re having on your own journey. I hope that these monthly episodes help you feel like you’re having a normal experience and nothing’s gone wrong because you have fear or doubt. Tune into today’s episode to listen as I reflect on my personal growth for March 2021. In This Episode You’ll Learn: The lessons I’ve learned from preparing for maternity leave How my business is changing and what that’s brought up for me How power planning helps me identify personal development opportunities   Featured In The Episode: Perfectionists Getting Shit Done - group coaching program   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

When it comes to building a coaching business, at every level, there'll be things you’ll have to do that you won’t know how to do yet. There’s no point in time when building your business when this isn’t the case. I know from experience how tempting it is to fantasize about this one day in the future when you’ll feel confident in everything you do. You’ll feel confident because you know how to do everything already and you’ve already had proven success. That’s not how it actually works because as soon as you figure something out you’ll already be onto the next thing you’ve never done before. Listen to today’s episode to learn how to confidently do things you don’t know how to do yet. In This Episode You’ll Learn:   The mindset shift that will grow your confidence quickly The sneaky ways we stay stuck in other people’s strategy Reasons you shouldn’t gather confidence from your results What to focus on to grow your confidence   Featured In The Episode: Perfectionists Getting Shit Done - group coaching program FREE Planning Workshop Episode 107: What To Do When Your Loved Ones Don’t Believe In You Episode 206: 3 Reasons You Shouldn't Get A Coaching Certification Earl Nightingale - The Strangest Secret Brené Brown on FFTs         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

Today, I’m sharing with you five surprising ways perfectionism is showing up in your business. It wasn’t until I started my business in 2013 that perfectionism started being a problem for me. Before that, perfectionism worked very well for me in the school system. Even though I was burning out, I never felt good enough and I was always procrastinating - I got good results and I got good grades.  When I started my business my perfectionist tendencies really started being a problem: procrastination, people-pleasing, all-or-nothing and fear of judgement. Tune into today’s episode to find out how to make your perfectionist mindset work for you instead of against you while building your business. In This Episode You’ll Learn: What procrastination looks like in disguise The sneaky ways you’re avoiding judgement from family and friends How waiting for the ‘right’ decision is actually sabotaging your dreams and goals Questions to ask yourself that will help you get the results you need   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

In today’s episode I’m chatting about the 10 habits that successful coaches have that you might not have yet. This is a little check in for you to see what habits you do have and what habits you don’t have yet, so you can work on them. This episode isn't about beating yourself up or shaming yourself. This is about identifying one habit you can work on to get closer to your goal.  I won’t be talking about common habits like waking up at 5am, drinking two liters of water a day and having a morning routine. Instead, I’m talking about the thought habits you can learn that lead to those activities. Tune in and let’s get started! In This Episode You’ll Learn: The method that will help you do what you said you’d do, when you said you’d do it Key habits all successful coaches have, that you can create too Why coaches invest in themselves first, before they have results The biggest thing standing between you and your goals - it’s not lack of knowledge   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

I’m sharing with you three mindset shifts that took me from zero clients to full-time in my coaching business in less than 12 months.  This isn’t an exhaustive list of the mindset shifts that got me there. But these are three really important ones that liberated me and gave me the resourcefulness and the courage to launch my coaching services. I was able to go full-time with my services within a year. Tune in to today’s episode to learn the mind shifts that you can make to help you make a difference in your services too. In This Episode You’ll Learn: Practical mindset shifts that help you step into being a coach before you have your first paying client One mindset shift you can make that will help you believe in yourself The real reason you’re afraid of sounding salesy and what to do about it The sneaky reason you might be protecting your potential instead of putting it to the test   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

Today I’m sharing with you my personal growth update for February 2021.  I record these episodes to share a little about what is going on behind the scenes, what I’m working on in my own business and on my personal development journey. If you’re building your business, reflecting on your month is such an incredible tool for personal development.  With these episodes I really hope to normalise the ups and downs of what really goes on behind the scenes when it comes to building your business.  In This Episode You’ll Learn: An important question to ask yourself when prioritising on a tight schedule How my team and I got ahead of schedule this year with a ‘Not-to-do list’ The importance of adjusting your social media strategy based on your business needs How stating my feelings out loud has made major changes in my mindset   Featured In The Episode: Perfectionists Getting Shit Done - group coaching program FREE Training For Perfectionists Episode 228: 5 Reasons You Need A Not-To-Do List + How To Create One Episode 247: Why I Have No Instagram Strategy For 2021 Episode 257: Pregnancy + Perfectionism           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

Let’s chat about how to handle haters as a people pleasing perfectionist. So this is something that might be stopping you from putting yourself out there because you’re scared of getting haters so your strategy is to avoid them all together. Maybe you have gotten your first hater or someone’s told you they’re disappointed in your message or your business and you are trying to figure out how to handle that and how to keep moving forward.  When we’re in the perfectionist mindset, which is what creates people pleasing, we just believe that if we can make people like us first then we’ll start to like ourselves too. This really comes up in business because you are opening yourself up to strangers who you may not have the chance to really explain yourself to. So I want you to tune in to today’s episode to learn how to handle haters as a people pleasing perfectionist. In This Episode You’ll Learn: The most common strategy perfectionists use to deal with haters The best strategy to use to handle haters as a perfectionist Tips for handling haters in a healthy way How to get to a point where you can show up without worrying others will see you win   Featured In The Episode: Perfectionists Getting Shit Done - group coaching program FREE Planning Workshop Episode 157: How To Stop A Shame Spiral   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

In today’s episode I’m sharing a few pieces of business advice that don’t work for perfectionists. There is obviously a lot of advice out there about how to build a full-time coaching business. When you have a perfectionist mindset, there are pieces of advice that don’t work and it isn’t because there is something wrong with how you are applying the advice. It’s because the advice doesn’t work with your mindset and it makes your perfectionist mindset work against you. Tune into today’s episode to learn about what advice might not be working for you if you have a perfectionist mindset and what advice will help you. In This Episode You’ll Learn: That finding your exact niche before you start can actually work against you The common pricing advice that doesn’t work for a perfectionist mindset How hustling will never lead to a better outcome for perfectionists Popular goal setting advice that limits perfectionist Why focusing on consistency in your content is distracting you from the outcomes that matter What matters more than strategy when it comes to building your business   Featured In The Episode: Perfectionists Getting Shit Done - group coaching program FREE Planning Workshop   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

Today I have a very exciting episode to share with you. It’s on pregnancy and perfectionism. I’m pregnant! I’m just over half way through my pregnancy and we’re having a baby girl. I wanted to share this exciting news with you but also share how pregnancy and perfectionism can be experienced together. I’ve had my perfectionist mindset come up a lot when it came to trying to conceive, getting pregnant and then going through pregnancy.  Tune into this three part episode as I share my thoughts and feelings before getting pregnant, when I found out I was pregnant and during my pregnancy. I really wanted to share how my perfectionist mindset has come up throughout this experience. In This Episode You’ll Learn: Ways a perfectionist mindset can show up during pregnancy Ways that I was able to slow my overthinking before and during pregnancy Tips for prioritising your workload when you’re feeling fatigued during pregnancy How my pregnancy has allowed me to scale my business and its impact   Featured In The Episode: Perfectionists Getting Shit Done - group coaching program FREE Training Episode 242: Personal Growth Update November 2020   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

Today I’m sharing the two productivity tools I used that helped build my business to multiple six figures. If productivity is something you’re struggling with because you procrastinate, you spend a lot of time feeling overwhelmed, you never feel like you have enough time or you’re burned out - then today’s episode is really going to help you. Tune in to hear about the two productivity tools that were essential while building my business.   In This Episode You’ll Learn: The way I was able to untangle my self-worth from my business Identify sneaky ways you are self-sabotaging and how to overcome them Tips to get focused on the things that actually matter Ways to reduce overthinking and conserve energy so you don’t burn out   Featured In The Episode: Perfectionists Getting Shit Done - group coaching program FREE Planning Workshop   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