The Perfectionism Project

If you’re so smart why can’t you stop procrastinating? That’s what I’m answering in this podcast episode! Most procrastination advice teaches you how to manage your desire to procrastinate - but what if you didn’t have that desire at all? In this episode, I’m sharing 3 surprising causes of procrastination so that you can increase your self-awareness and really begin to understand why you can’t stop the habit that is causing you so much pain. I’m also sharing resources and practical advice to help you get out of procrastination for good - without all the resistance and struggle! If you want my help to stop procrastination, overcome your fears and become your best self then make sure you sign up for my FREE 5-day perfectionism challenge that starts on Monday, 25 February 2019. Click here to register. In This Episode You’ll Learn: Why most procrastination advice doesn’t create permanent change The real reasons you can’t stop procrastinating, even though you *really* want to A 3-step journaling exercise that will motivate you to stop procrastinating Why you’re actively stopping yourself from reaching your full potential How to reimagine your self-image so it pulls you towards your dream life Featured In The Episode: Free 5-Day Perfectionism Challenge starting 25 February 2019 - Register here Episode 73 - How To Stop Putting Things Off Until The Last Minute

Anxious thoughts are something that a lot of perfectionists experience. Even though I’m by no means an expert on this topic, I thought it might be helpful to share some of my experience, the way I look at anxious thoughts and the practical things I do to manage those thoughts. Anxiety can be a very serious and challenging experience for many, but in this episode, I want to help you reframe the way you look at your anxious thoughts. I’m also sharing plenty of incredible resources that can help you with this - I hope you find them helpful! In this episode you’ll learn: How I personally manage my anxious thoughts Practical ways to feel better in moments of anxiety How anxiety protects us from vulnerability and life feeling ‘too good’ Why it’s important not to identify as an anxious person How to reframe anxiety so you can still live your best life Featured in the episode: Brene Brown discussion with Oprah about foreboding joy Daring Greatly by Brené Brown Episode 59 - Daring Greatly by Brené Brown: Lessons + Takeaways Episode 26 - The Power of Self-Image Breaking The Habit of Being Yourself by Dr Joe Dispenza The Life Coach School Podcast - Episode 14: Overcoming Anxiety The Life Coach School Podcast - Episode 57

Principles by Ray Dalio was my business book for January 2019 (I’m reading one business book per month) and I absolutely LOVED it. Ray Dalio is referred to as the Steve Jobs of investing thanks to the innovations he’s made in the finance industry, but this book was about so much more than the numbers. Not only were there so many incredible business lessons in it, but Ray epitomises the growth mindset and his approach to love is one that’s focused around meaningful work and meaningful relationships at its core. And that’s something I truly admire (and aspire to). This episode is not a review of the book, but rather the lessons I learned from it. Imagine that we’re sitting down over a chai latte and you said - ‘Weren’t you reading that book by Ray Dalio? How was it?’. This episode is my answer. Featured In The Episode: Episode 31 - How To Read More Books Episode 81 - How To Make The Most of Self-Help Books Principles by Ray Dalio Never Split The Difference by Chris Voss Shoe Dog by Phil Knight Tom Bilyeu’s book list Brooke Castillo Tim Ferriss

Another year, another set of lessons. Although 2019 is still young, I’ve learned a lot already! In this episode, I’m sharing a behind the scenes look at my personal development journey and my business in the hope to inspire you and also manage your expectations (because sometimes, progress can be SLOW). Featured In The Episode: Get Out Of Your Own Way - join the waitlist here Figure Your Life Out - join the waitlist here Erin May Henry Self-Coaching Scholars Tapping for abandonment/rejection - EFT with Brad Yates Principles by Ray Dalio Never Split The Difference by Chris Voss Unstoppable by Maria Sharapova Still Me by Jojo Moyes

I recently coached a client on escaping the self-pity cycle and wanted to bring this topic to the podcast as I know it’s something that most (if not all) perfectionists struggle with. What’s the self-pity cycle? It looks something like this - snooze your alarm, feel guilty for snoozing your alarm, rush to job you resent, feel sorry for yourself because you feel like a mess, go home and comfort yourself with Netflix and food, feel sorry for yourself because you’re too exhausted to wake up early the next day, repeat. I’ve found myself in this cycle before - both when I was working at my full-time job and also once I’d left. Even though you might be believing that you need to change your circumstances to be able to love your life, that’s not true at all. All you need to do is change your mindset. In this episode, I’m sharing a simple 3 step process that will ease you into a new way of life. Featured In The Episode Dream Habit 1:1 Coaching Services Episode 49 - What To Do If You Hate Your Job

In this episode, I’m diving into the differences between a scarcity money mindset and an abundant money mindset. And the reason I want to do this is because there’s a pretty good chance that you *think* you have an abundant mindset when, in fact, you’re living from a place of scarcity. Making more money isn’t what will flip you over into an abundance mindset. If you don’t intentionally create an abundant money mindset, you will go from being scared that you don’t have enough to being scared that you’ll lose it all. This work is SO important for that reason. Featured In The Episode Episode 67 - 4 Practical Ways To Transform Your Money Mindset Episode 79 - The Final Update On My 2018 Impossible Goal + My 2019 Goals Manifestation Babe Podcast - Episode 62 Manifestation Babe Podcast For The Love of Money Podcast

Do you know what your ideal day looks like? Or are you just hoping that everything you’re doing will add up to the life you want? For most people, it’s the latter! It’s so easy to get caught up in the short-term, without taking a step back to determine whether your goals are going to add up to what you want. In this episode, I’m sharing a simple journaling exercise that will help you clarify what you want and how to use this exercise to start living your ideal day now. The incredible thing about this exercise is that, more often than not, it reveals what truly matters - and most of the time, it’s not what we’d think. Featured In The Episode Dream Habit Figure Your Life Out - join the waitlist here 1:1 Coaching Services Episode 24: How I Use Affirmations To Achieve My Goals

Today I want to go into how to make the most out of the self-help books. I have written a blog post about this before though it wasn't too detailed. I have been getting a lot of questions lately about what I do when I'm reading, how I remember it, and how I apply the self-help books. In the past, I’ve struggled to make a consistent time for reading. If you’re wanting to read more books, I shared how to do that in Episode 31. I created this podcast episode to have as a source of reference for anyone who is wanting to go from feeling inspired by self-help books to experiencing the change that they can create. This episode is what to do with those books when you’re sitting down to read them.  Featured In The Episode Episode 31: How To Read More Books How To Get The Most From Self-Help Books Tribe of Mentors by Tim Ferriss Tools of Titans by Tim Ferriss Playing Big by Tara Mohr Principles by Ray Dalio Never Split The Difference by Chris Voss Unstoppable by Maria Sharapova Still Me by Jojo Moyes

Sometimes, what can be really powerful is doing a little reset and getting yourself organised - especially when you feel like you’re in a slump or you’re not following through with your plans and good intentions. In this episode, I’m sharing 7 simple steps to reset and get organised. You can do all of them, you can do just one of them - but these are the things that will really help you get organised and get some sense of momentum back. If you’re wanting to stay organised and make it a habit, so that you don’t need to do these resets often, make sure you find out more about Dream Habit. Featured In The Episode Dream Habit

For 2018, I set myself an ‘impossible’ goal. And that goal was to make $500,000 in business revenue (which was more than 10X what I’d ever made before). The point of this goal wasn’t necessarily to achieve it, but to grow into the kind of person who could achieve, to learn to go after something all-out (even when it’s not going to plan), to get comfortable with failure and to see what I’m capable of. And I have to say - setting this kind of goal, and working towards it for an entire year, has been completely life-changing for me! In this episode I’m sharing exactly how I went with my impossible goal. And I’m not just sharing the lessons, but also a behind the scenes look at my revenue, profit and expenses too (down to the dollar). I hope you find it helpful! To find everything I mention in the episode, be sure to visit the show notes.