The Perfectionism Project

Most perfectionists feel frustrated that they aren’t able to curb their chronic procrastination habit at the drop of a hat. And if you can relate to that, this episode is for you! I’m sharing 4 surprising reasons you haven’t stopped procrastinating yet. And most of them are reasons I’ve never talked about before on the podcast! Whether you’re a first time listener of The Perfectionism Project or a die hard fan, be prepared for a whole lot of breakthroughs. In This Episode You’ll Learn: How procrastination makes your life feel more exciting than it actually is The fear that comes up for most perfectionists once they stop procrastinating How procrastination helps us stay connected to friends and loved ones Whether you’re using quality time with loved ones as an excuse to procrastinate The surprising things that will happen once you’re no longer procrastinating   Featured In The Episode: Perfectionists Getting Shit Done - our group coaching program   Join us in Perfectionists Getting Shit Done If you enjoy listening to this podcast, I highly recommend checking out our group coaching program Perfectionists Getting Shit Done.  When you join our community for recovering perfectionists, you’ll get instant access to our ever-growing library of personal development tools designed to help you beat procrastination, overcome perfectionism and become your best self - it includes masterclasses, coaching calls, journaling exercises, workbooks, meditations and more! You’ll have the option to learn everything on the go with easy mobile access. Plus with judgement-free support from our beautiful community every step along the way, you’ll never have to feel alone again. It’s time to create the success you deserve.  Join our membership community today at samlaurabrown.com/membership

Most perfectionists are all too familiar with burnout - as well as the overwhelm, procrastination and guilt that surrounds it. I know I definitely am! For over a decade, I reliably burned out at least once every six months. I felt helpless to the cycle and that the most I could hope for was learn how to spot the signs early. But now, after more than 2 years without burning out, I can safely say that burnout doesn’t have to be part of your life - even if you’re a recovering perfectionist with A LOT of big goals and a busy schedule. In this episode, I’m sharing the real cause of burnout and how to avoid it. I hope you find it helpful! In This Episode You’ll Learn: My personal experience with burnout and the negative impact it had on my life The real reason that perfectionists burnout so often Why burnout isn’t caused by your to-do list, your busy schedule or lack of sleep How to spot the thoughts that are making you feel overwhelmed, before they take over The hidden upside to burnout and why it’s so hard to stop   Featured In The Episode: Perfectionists Getting Shit Done - our group coaching program Episode 141: 3 Signs You’re Secretly Addicted To Chaos   Join us in Perfectionists Getting Shit Done If you enjoy listening to this podcast, I highly recommend checking out our group coaching program Perfectionists Getting Shit Done.  When you join our community for recovering perfectionists, you’ll get instant access to our ever-growing library of personal development tools designed to help you beat procrastination, overcome perfectionism and become your best self - it includes masterclasses, coaching calls, journaling exercises, workbooks, meditations and more! You’ll have the option to learn everything on the go with easy mobile access. Plus with judgement-free support from our beautiful community every step along the way, you’ll never have to feel alone again. It’s time to create the success you deserve.  Join our membership community today at samlaurabrown.com/membership

Every month I share a behind the scenes look at my own personal growth journey. I do this in the hopes it will remind you that personal development isn’t all rainbows and daisies, that the journey is to be enjoyed (because the journey is all there is) and that I’m not that different to you. This month, tune in to hear about what I’m doing to manage my time even better, how I’m getting into alignment with my impossible goal and what else I’ve been up to behind the scenes. In This Episode You’ll Learn: How to take time batching to the next level Why I’m carving out time every day to work on my business, not just in my business My sports injury and what it taught me about rest   Featured In The Episode: Perfectionists Getting Shit Done - our group coaching program Ryan Serhant’s Daily Routine Sell It Like Serhant by Ryan Serhant   Join us in Perfectionists Getting Shit Done If you enjoy listening to this podcast, I highly recommend checking out our group coaching program Perfectionists Getting Shit Done.  When you join our community for recovering perfectionists, you’ll get instant access to our ever-growing library of personal development tools designed to help you beat procrastination, overcome perfectionism and become your best self - it includes masterclasses, coaching calls, journaling exercises, workbooks, meditations and more! You’ll have the option to learn everything on the go with easy mobile access. Plus with judgement-free support from our beautiful community every step along the way, you’ll never have to feel alone again. It’s time to create the success you deserve. Join our membership community today at samlaurabrown.com/membership

One of the live calls we do every month in our group coaching program, Perfectionists Getting Shit Done, is our business coaching call. This call is available to help our entrepreneurial PGSDers get unstuck and create the success they deserve. And today, I’m sharing one of those calls on the podcast for the very first time! Virginia has a design business and submitted a request to get coached by me because she was struggling to get clients, her bank account was dwindling and she didn’t know what she should focus on. Thanks to Virginia’s courage and willingness to be coachable, we were able to uncover more than 7 hidden beliefs that are holding her business back. If your business isn’t where you want it to be, be prepared to have one breakthrough after the next as you listen to Virginia get coached! Thank you Virginia for giving me permission to share this call on the podcast, I appreciate you! In This Episode You’ll Learn: What it’s like to listen to a live coaching call inside PGSD Why believing it’s hard to find clients makes it harder to find clients What to do if you don’t believe you’re good at selling Why people won’t reach out to you, even if they’re interested in working with you Why I don’t do discounts and prefer to pay full price for the things I buy What to do if you don’t know where to start when it comes to growing your business Why you must invest in yourself before you have a lot of money   Featured In The Episode: Perfectionists Getting Shit Done - our group coaching program Episode 42: What It’s Really Like To Invest In Yourself Episode 114: How To Take Action Before You Feel Confident Episode 120: How To Uncover The Money Beliefs That Are Keeping You Stuck Episode 138: How To Start   Join us in Perfectionists Getting Shit Done If you enjoy listening to this podcast, I highly recommend checking out our group coaching program Perfectionists Getting Shit Done.  When you join our community for recovering perfectionists, you’ll get instant access to our ever-growing library of personal development tools designed to help you beat procrastination, overcome perfectionism and become your best self - it includes masterclasses, coaching calls, journaling exercises, workbooks, meditations and more! You’ll have the option to learn everything on the go with easy mobile access. Plus with judgement-free support from our beautiful community every step along the way, you’ll never have to feel alone again. It’s time to create the success you deserve. Join our membership community today at samlaurabrown.com/membership

Many perfectionists struggle with self-trust, so much so that most stop making plans altogether. But this only makes us deplete our self-trust even further - which is why it’s so important to learn how to make plans AND how to follow through with them. In this episode, I’m sharing 3 common reasons perfectionists fail to keep their commitments to themselves. If you struggle to follow through with your plans, this episode is for you! In This Episode You’ll Learn: Why following through with your plans is essential for self-trust What overplanning is and how it impacts your ability to follow through What underplanning is and why it makes it harder to achieve your goals How to keep your plans workable so you can stick to them after a disruption The practical things I do that help me follow through with my plans   Featured In The Episode: Perfectionists Getting Shit Done - our group coaching program Episode 75: How To Stop Working For Work’s Sake Episode 129: Should You Work From A To-Do List, Planner Or Calendar?   Join us in Perfectionists Getting Shit Done If you enjoy listening to this podcast, I highly recommend checking out our group coaching program Perfectionists Getting Shit Done.  When you join our community for recovering perfectionists, you’ll get instant access to our ever-growing library of personal development tools designed to help you beat procrastination, overcome perfectionism and become your best self - it includes masterclasses, coaching calls, journaling exercises, workbooks, meditations and more! You’ll have the option to learn everything on the go with easy mobile access. Plus with judgement-free support from our beautiful community every step along the way, you’ll never have to feel alone again. It’s time to create the success you deserve.  Join our membership community today at samlaurabrown.com/membership

Many perfectionists hold themselves back because they’re scared they’ll suck AND that others will see that they suck. It might be with starting a business, writing a book, getting fit, going back to school, finding a relationship… We play small because we’d rather not try than publicly fail. If you can relate, then you’re in for a treat! In this episode, I dive into why we’re so scared that others will see us failing and exactly what to do about it. In This Episode You’ll Learn: The most important question you can ask yourself if you’re worried that you’ll suck How to create the motivation to show up even though you might suck Why creating a growth mindset will help you overcome your fears of inadequacy A powerful reframe that will help you start anyway   Featured In The Episode: Perfectionists Getting Shit Done - our group coaching program Episode 149: How To Overcome Imposter Syndrome   Join us in Perfectionists Getting Shit Done If you enjoy listening to this podcast, I highly recommend checking out our group coaching program Perfectionists Getting Shit Done.  When you join our community for recovering perfectionists, you’ll get instant access to our ever-growing library of personal development tools designed to help you beat procrastination, overcome perfectionism and become your best self - it includes masterclasses, coaching calls, journaling exercises, workbooks, meditations and more! You’ll have the option to learn everything on the go with easy mobile access. Plus with judgement-free support from our beautiful community every step along the way, you’ll never have to feel alone again. It’s time to create the success you deserve.  Join our membership community today at samlaurabrown.com/membership

Lately, I’ve been getting A LOT of questions about how to make the most of the new year. And I’m not surprised! Perfectionists feel all the feelings at the beginning of a new year… You probably feel determined to make 2020 your best year ever but you're also overwhelmed by how much you have on your plate. You probably feel motivated to create success habits but you're also scared of disappointing yourself. You probably feel inspired to go after what you want but you're also worried about what people will think. If you can relate, you’re not alone! In fact, I used to feel the same way. Every new year, I would set myself the same goals - promising myself I’d be more motivated. But it NEVER worked. It even got to the point where I stopped setting goals because I was SO scared of letting myself down (and looking like a try hard). For YEARS I kept trying to figure out why this was happening to me. I was smart and ambitious, so why the hell wasn't I making progress?! But the answer was simple. And once I figured out what I was unknowingly doing wrong, my life started to change before my eyes - I quit my full-time accounting job, found like-minded friends who actually understood me, started a top-rated podcast, got in a groove with my morning routine, became healthier than ever and made six figures in my business... But what’s more important is that I started trusting myself again - and I want to help you do the same!  That’s why I created a free IGTV series to help you start the year strong. And why I’ve decided to put that 4-part IGTV series here on the podcast. If you want my help to have your most productive year ever, be sure to join our six week Makeover Your Mindset Challenge inside Perfectionists Getting Shit Done. No more hoping, it’s time to commit to getting out of your own way and becoming your best self. In This Episode You’ll Learn: The 5 biggest new year mistakes perfectionists make Why you believe in yourself and doubt yourself at the same time 3 success habits you must create in 2020 The one thing you need to be successful this year How to become your most productive self Why you should join our six week Makeover Your Mindset Challenge   Featured In The Episode: Perfectionists Getting Shit Done - our group coaching program   Join us in Perfectionists Getting Shit Done If you enjoy listening to this podcast, I highly recommend checking out our group coaching program Perfectionists Getting Shit Done.  When you join our community for recovering perfectionists, you’ll get instant access to our ever-growing library of personal development tools designed to help you beat procrastination, overcome perfectionism and become your best self - it includes masterclasses, coaching calls, journaling exercises, workbooks, meditations and more! You’ll have the option to learn everything on the go with easy mobile access. Plus with judgement-free support from our beautiful community every step along the way, you’ll never have to feel alone again. It’s time to create the success you deserve.  Join our membership community today at samlaurabrown.com/membership

Two years ago, I wrote a blog post called 5 Ways To Build Self-Confidence. At the time, I’d just experienced a huge spurt in my self-confidence and wanted to share the practical things I did that made a difference.  In this episode, I’m diving deep into 3 of the reasons I shared in that post - including the insights I’ve had into self-confidence since writing it. If you’re struggling with self-confidence, this episode is a must! In This Episode You’ll Learn: Why being more successful or better looking won’t make you feel more confident My self-confidence journey and what it took for me to begin creating true confidence Why taking action before you feel ready is the secret to creating confidence Why trying to think your way to confidence hasn’t been working The power of ‘noting’ your thoughts and feelings How moving my focus away from my appearance helped me feel more confident Why I decided to stop using fake tan to make myself feel more confident   Featured In The Episode: Perfectionists Getting Shit Done - our group coaching program 5 Ways To Build Self-Confidence In Your Twenties Episode 41: My Fitness Journey + How I Created A Growth Mindset Episode 71: Surprising Lessons Learned From A Year Without Fake Tan Episode 114: How To Take Action *Before * You Feel Confident   Join us in Perfectionists Getting Shit Done If you enjoy listening to this podcast, I highly recommend checking out our group coaching program Perfectionists Getting Shit Done.  When you join our community for recovering perfectionists, you’ll get instant access to our ever-growing library of personal development tools designed to help you beat procrastination, overcome perfectionism and become your best self - it includes masterclasses, coaching calls, journaling exercises, workbooks, meditations and more! You’ll have the option to learn everything on the go with easy mobile access. Plus with judgement-free support from our beautiful community every step along the way, you’ll never have to feel alone again. It’s time to create the success you deserve.  Join our membership community today at samlaurabrown.com/membership.

I spent most of December overseas and while that might sound glamorous, and definitely has its upsides, it wasn’t without it’s struggles. In this episode, I’m sharing the ups and downs of travelling, the big goal I set for myself in 2020 and how to make like-minded friends. I record a personal growth update every month so you can get a feel for what personal development is really like. Spoiler alert: it’s not an endless stream of breakthroughs, aha moments and checked off to-do lists! I hope these episodes make you feel less alone on your personal development journey and that they help you to embrace the messiness that comes along with it. Enjoy! In This Episode You’ll Learn: What I struggled with when I was overseas How I got myself out of an uninspiring rut My tips to make friends in your twenties and beyond The big goal I set for myself in 2020 and the fears I had when setting it Why I believe in setting revenue goals in business What an impossible goal is and why they’re so powerful The new beliefs I’m focusing on to help me change my self-image   Featured In The Episode: Perfectionists Getting Shit Done - our group coaching program Episode 2: How To Make Friends In Your Twenties   Join us in Perfectionists Getting Shit Done If you enjoy listening to this podcast, I highly recommend checking out our group coaching program Perfectionists Getting Shit Done.  When you join our community for recovering perfectionists, you’ll get instant access to our ever-growing library of personal development tools designed to help you beat procrastination, overcome perfectionism and become your best self - it includes masterclasses, coaching calls, journaling exercises, workbooks, meditations and more! You’ll have the option to learn everything on the go with easy mobile access. Plus with judgement-free support from our beautiful community every step along the way, you’ll never have to feel alone again. It’s time to create the success you deserve.  Join our membership community today at samlaurabrown.com/membership

If you want to change your life, you must change your habits. But creating new habits is challenging! And it’s even more challenging when you’re working against yourself without even realising it. If you think that the only thing stopping you from sticking to your dream habits is motivation, you couldn’t be more wrong. Which is why this episode is so important! I’m diving deep into the real reasons you haven’t been able to create new habits and the practical things to do instead. If you want to dive even deeper into creating your dream habits, I invite you to join our group coaching program Perfectionists Getting Shit Done. We’ve just added my course Dream Habit to the program as a bonus. And you get instant access to the whole course as soon as you become a member! Click here to find out more about Perfectionists Getting Shit Done. In This Episode You’ll Learn: Why lack of motivation isn’t really what’s stopping you from sticking to new habits The importance of focusing on one habit at a time How to escape the all-or-nothing mindset Why habit tracking might be stopping you from sticking to your new habit Why you shouldn’t expect new habits to feel natural and effortless The power of being your own accountability buddy Why you must change your self-image for a new habit to stick   Featured In The Episode: Perfectionists Getting Shit Done - our group coaching program Episode 26: The Power of Self-Image Episode 45: 10 Signs You’re A Perfectionist Episode 131: How To Eliminate All-Or-Nothing Thinking Episode 145: What Are You Waiting For? Episode 162: How I Realised I’m A Perfectionist   Join us in Perfectionists Getting Shit Done If you enjoy listening to this podcast, I highly recommend checking out our group coaching program Perfectionists Getting Shit Done.  When you join our community for recovering perfectionists, you’ll get instant access to our ever-growing library of personal development tools designed to help you beat procrastination, overcome perfectionism and become your best self - it includes masterclasses, coaching calls, journaling exercises, workbooks, meditations and more! You’ll have the option to learn everything on the go with easy mobile access. Plus with judgement-free support from our beautiful community every step along the way, you’ll never have to feel alone again. It’s time to create the success you deserve.  Join our membership community today at samlaurabrown.com/membership.