The Perfectionism Project

Welcome to Part 3 of my 5-part Follow Through Series. A series to help you release your perfectionism handbrake and consistently follow through with your plans without burning yourself out. Knowing your true Needle Movers is the secret to making more progress in less time - and being able to mentally switch off too. Most perfectionists think they know their Needle Movers even when they don’t. And my student Ericka Jennifer knows this better than just about anyone else.  Once they identified their true Needle Movers, Ericka was able to start their own psychology practice and quadruple their revenue over an 18 month period. And they were able to do this while getting more guilt-free rest than ever before whilst also taking care of their parents. How? Tune into the episode to find out. If you enjoyed this episode, don’t forget to take a screenshot and tag me on instagram @perfectionismproject. And for the episode transcript and full show notes, visit at samlaurabrown.com/episode471. In This Episode You’ll Learn: Why you never have enough time to get everything done How to prioritise when everything feels like a priority  How Ericka created clear boundaries around their work time The amazing things that happen when you start getting more guilt-free rest The secret to getting your needle movers done   Featured In The Episode: Find out more about Ericka Jenifer via Psychology Today or instagram Sign up for Perfectionists Getting Shit Done (PGSD) - samlaurabrown.com/pgsd Sign up for daily Perfectionist Power-Ups - samlaurabrown.com/power Take The Perfectionism Quiz: samlaurabrown.com/quiz Follow me on Instagram @perfectionismproject   Work With Me: If you’re ready to plan properly as a perfectionist so it’s easy to follow through with your plans, I invite you to join us inside Perfectionists Getting Shit Done (aka PGSD). Inside you’ll be using my proven productivity process to take consistent action on the most important things for your business and mentally switch off when you’re not working.  Now is the perfect time to join as our 12 Week Power Planning Challenge gets started on 1 July. To join us for the challenge, simply sign up for PGSD by 11:59pm New York Time on Sunday, 30 June by visiting samlaurabrown.com/pgsd.

Welcome to Part 2 of my 5-part Follow Through Series.  A series to help you release your perfectionism handbrake and consistently follow through with your plans without burning yourself out. Today I’m sharing 4 simple steps to taking consistent, sustainable action. And they’re easier than you think.  You don’t need to be motivated. You don’t need to banish procrastination or overthinking. You don’t need more willpower. You also don’t need more time or less distractions. And you don’t need to feel more confident. Tune into the episode to discover the 4 simple steps to consistent, sustainable follow through. If you’ve been struggling to stay motivated, this episode is going to be a revelation. If you enjoyed this episode, don’t forget to take a screenshot and tag me on instagram @perfectionismproject. And for the episode transcript and full show notes, visit at samlaurabrown.com/episode470. In This Episode You’ll Learn: The real reason most perfectionists struggle to make take consistent action Where perfectionists go wrong with goal-setting Why you never have enough time to get everything done The hard truth that perfectionists ignore about productivity How to support yourself to get shit done even when you don’t feel like it   Featured In The Episode: Sign up for Perfectionists Getting Shit Done (PGSD) - samlaurabrown.com/pgsd Sign up for daily Perfectionist Power-Ups - samlaurabrown.com/power Take The Perfectionism Quiz: samlaurabrown.com/quiz Follow me on Instagram @perfectionismproject   Work With Me: If you’re ready to plan properly as a perfectionist so it’s easy to follow through with your plans, I invite you to join us inside Perfectionists Getting Shit Done (aka PGSD). Inside you’ll be using my proven productivity process to take consistent action on the most important things for your business and mentally switch off when you’re not working.  Now is the perfect time to join as our 12 Week Power Planning Challenge gets started on 1 July. To join us for the challenge, simply sign up for PGSD by 11:59pm New York Time on Sunday, 30 June by visiting samlaurabrown.com/pgsd.

Welcome to Part 1 of my 5-part Follow Through Series. A series to help you release your perfectionism handbrake and consistently follow through with your plans without burning yourself out. If you’re struggling to follow through with your plans, it’s probably because you’ve accidentally fallen into the trap of believing the Follow Through Fallacy. If you have, it’s not your fault. But you need to know about it so you stop wasting your effort on the wrong thing. Tune into today’s episode to learn all about the Follow Through Fallacy and the secret to following through with your plans even when you’re not motivated.  If you enjoyed this episode, don’t forget to take a screenshot and tag me on instagram @perfectionismproject. And for the episode transcript and full show notes, visit at samlaurabrown.com/episode469. In This Episode You’ll Learn: What the Follow Through Fallacy is and why we fall for it Why you don’t need to be more motivated or disciplined What perfectionists get wrong about following through with plans Why it’s not your fault that you haven’t been following through with your plans How to follow through with your plans even when you’re not motivated   Featured In The Episode: Sign up for Perfectionists Getting Shit Done (PGSD) - samlaurabrown.com/pgsd Sign up for daily Perfectionist Power-Ups - samlaurabrown.com/power Take The Perfectionism Quiz: samlaurabrown.com/quiz Follow me on Instagram @perfectionismproject   Work With Me: If you’re ready to plan properly as a perfectionist so it’s easy to follow through with your plans, I invite you to join us inside Perfectionists Getting Shit Done (aka PGSD). Inside you’ll be using my proven productivity process to take consistent action on the most important things for your business and mentally switch off when you’re not working.  Now is the perfect time to join as our 12 Week Power Planning Challenge gets started on 1 July. To join us for the challenge, simply sign up for PGSD by 11:59pm New York Time on Sunday, 30 June by visiting samlaurabrown.com/pgsd.

This episode is your invitation to believe in yourself and your business. Because if you don't believe in yourself and in your business, then you're not actually going to take the steps you need to take to have it be successful. And the irony of that is, we often want our business to be successful, so we can believe in it and believe in ourselves. But you really have to be willing to go first. Tune in to hear my experience with that, why it’s so important for perfectionists, and how believing in yourself can lead to taking action even with doubts and setbacks. Find the full episode transcript and show notes at samlaurabrown.com/episode468. In This Episode You’ll Learn: The importance of believing in yourself and your business so you can succeed Why perfectionism can hold entrepreneurs back as they work on their business My entrepreneurship journey in persisting to pursue my goals, even with doubts and setbacks Why you should stop waiting for proof you’ll succeed before you take action How to take action when you have fears and doubts   Featured In The Episode: Free training: How To Plan Properly As A Perfectionist with Power Planning Sign up for daily Perfectionist Power-Ups - samlaurabrown.com/power Sign up for Perfectionists Getting Shit Done (PGSD) - samlaurabrown.com/pgsd Take The Perfectionism Quiz: samlaurabrown.com/quiz Follow me on Instagram @perfectionismproject   Work With Me: My coaching program Perfectionists Getting Shit Done (aka PGSD) teaches you how to take consistent action on the most important things for your business without burning yourself out. On 1 July we will be starting our 12 Week Power Planning Challenge inside Perfectionists Getting Shit Done. Get instant, lifetime access to the program when you sign up today. To find out more about the program and sign up today, visit: samlaurabrown.com/pgsd.

In this episode I’m sharing how to identify whether it’s a knowledge problem, a resource problem or an implementation problem that is stopping your business from growing. You’ll learn how to identify which one you have and what to do to actually solve for it. And in case you genuinely have all of those problems - say you literally don’t have enough knowledge, time, money, energy and courage to build your business the way you want - you’ll learn how to prioritise these problems so you can find a solution for all of them. When it comes to business, we often invest a lot of time, money and energy into solving the wrong problem. We end up getting so frustrated and feeling so ashamed because we feel like there's something wrong with us that we aren't making more progress. If you can relate to that, listening to this episode is going to give you so much relief. Knowing what problem you have and how to actually solve it is going to help you make sure you invest your time, money and energy into what you need the most. I also share the mistakes and failures I’ve had along the way so that you can learn from my experience rather than learning the hard way. This episode is an important one for all perfectionist entrepreneurs as well as those who want to become entrepreneurs in the future. Find the full episode transcript and show notes at samlaurabrown.com/episode467. Featured In The Episode: Free training: How To Plan Properly As A Perfectionist with Power Planning Sign up for daily Perfectionist Power-Ups - samlaurabrown.com/power Sign up for Perfectionists Getting Shit Done (PGSD) - samlaurabrown.com/pgsd Take The Perfectionism Quiz: samlaurabrown.com/quiz Follow me on Instagram @perfectionismproject   Work With Me: My coaching program Perfectionists Getting Shit Done (aka PGSD) teaches you how to take consistent action on the most important things for your business without burning yourself out. On 1 July we will be starting our 12 Week Power Planning Challenge inside Perfectionists Getting Shit Done. Get instant, lifetime access to the program when you sign up today. To find out more about the program and sign up today, visit: samlaurabrown.com/pgsd.

Getting out of your own way in your business will have a profound impact on your children. This is true whether you have young children like me or you have older children or your children haven’t even been born yet. Tune into this episode to learn what it means to get out of your own way and why I’m so committed to being an example of what’s possible for my children. I also share why being a ‘perfect’ parent isn’t helpful for your children and what to focus on instead. Plus you’ll hear about the 12 Week Power Planning Challenge that’s happening inside my program Perfectionists Getting Shit Done starting on 1 July so you have the tools and personal support to make getting out of your own way a reality. Find the full episode transcript and show notes at samlaurabrown.com/episode466. In This Episode You’ll Learn: Why your relationship with yourself is so important to your children Why getting out of your own way doesn’t mean becoming perfect My story of getting out of my own way The power of focusing on who you’re being rather than what you’re achieving   Featured In The Episode: Free training: How To Plan Properly As A Perfectionist with Power Planning Sign up for Perfectionists Getting Shit Done (PGSD) - samlaurabrown.com/pgsd Take The Perfectionism Quiz: samlaurabrown.com/quiz Sign up for daily Perfectionist Power-Ups - samlaurabrown.com/power Follow me on Instagram @perfectionismproject   Work With Me: My coaching program Perfectionists Getting Shit Done (aka PGSD) teaches you how to plan properly as a perfectionist so you can get out of your own way in your business. To find out more about the program and sign up today, visit: samlaurabrown.com/pgsd.

There are two reasons I’m sharing a coaching call excerpt with you from my program Perfectionists Getting Shit Done: Firstly, because if you’re a perfectionist entrepreneur then you need to know about false problems. Our brains create problems to keep us busy and distracted. This way we can subconsciously avoid solving more uncomfortable problems in our business or we get to avoid doing uncomfortable work. In this call you’ll  hear me spot a false problem that my client was having and help her work through what’s really going on for her in her business.  The second reason I wanted to share this call is because it’s such a great example of the power of being inside Perfectionists Getting Shit Done. We perfectionists love to be self-sufficient in our mindset work. We feel embarrassed for others to see our messy brains and feel like getting help from others is a sign that we aren’t smart enough to do it on our own. But when we’re completely self-sufficient, there are blindspots that never get uncovered because it’s too uncomfortable for our brains to see them. Being able to get coached on one of our weekly live calls or listen to the 200+ coaching call replays on the PGSD Private Podcast means that you’ll no longer be confused about why you aren’t getting shit done, keep burning yourself out or are struggling to get to your goals. When you’re inside the program you’ll be able to finally see your blindspots, without feeling bad about them, and then solve for what’s really going on. This is the secret to getting out of your own way in your business. A big thank you to the PGSDer I coached on this call for giving us permission to share it on the podcast. Perfectionists Getting Shit Done is currently open for enrollment. To find out more and sign up for the program today visit samlaurabrown.com/pgsd.  Find the full episode transcript and show notes at samlaurabrown.com/episode465. Featured In The Episode: Sign up for Perfectionists Getting Shit Done (PGSD) - samlaurabrown.com/pgsd Free training on how to plan properly as a perfectionist: samlaurabrown.com/plan Take The Perfectionism Quiz: samlaurabrown.com/quiz Sign up for daily Perfectionist Power-Ups - samlaurabrown.com/power Follow me on Instagram @perfectionismproject   Work With Me: My coaching program Perfectionists Getting Shit Done (aka PGSD) teaches you how to plan properly as a perfectionist and get out of your own way in your business. Even if you have a long history of procrastination, overthinking and burnout. To find out more about the program and sign up today visit: samlaurabrown.com/pgsd.

In this episode, I’m sharing 12 thoughts that helped me create content in a really easy, enjoyable, sustainable way that has proven to be really effective for my perfectionist brain. I wanted to record this in response to a PGSDer who posted about starting a podcast inside my group coaching program Perfectionists Getting Shit Done (aka PGSD). These thoughts will help you create content simply and easily, and they can also be applied to other areas of your business to empower you to show up fully. Because yes, there might be some technical things that you need to set up when it comes to content creation. But trusting yourself - or what we call self-trust - is the most important ingredient so your perfectionist brain can create high-quality content easily. I’ve made over $2 million in my business, most of which has come from this podcast, and the times I’ve made the most money and the most impact with people have been when I’m in a high level of self-trust. Tune in and find out why this is the case for perfectionists, and discover the 12 thoughts that will make content creation easy and effective. Find the full episode transcript and show notes at samlaurabrown.com/episode464. In This Episode You’ll Learn: What self-trust is, and why it’s the most important thing when it comes to high-value content creation The reason how perfectionists think can make content creation feel hard What happens when perfectionists create content with low self-trust The 12 thoughts that help perfectionists create content easily and sustainably   Featured In The Episode: Free training: How To Plan Properly As A Perfectionist with Power Planning Sign up for Perfectionists Getting Shit Done (PGSD) - samlaurabrown.com/pgsd Take The Perfectionism Quiz: samlaurabrown.com/quiz Sign up for daily Perfectionist Power-Ups - samlaurabrown.com/power Follow me on Instagram @perfectionismproject   Work With Me: My coaching program Perfectionists Getting Shit Done (aka PGSD) teaches you how to plan properly as a perfectionist so you can get out of your own way in your business. To find out more about the program and sign up today, visit: samlaurabrown.com/pgsd.

In today’s episode, I want to talk to you about clear financial goals for your business and having lifestyle parameters around them. I cover why this is so important for perfectionist entrepreneurs (and why we tend not to set them). I’ve been having conversations with people about this topic - and we discuss this a lot in my program Perfectionists Getting Shit Done - so I hope you find this episode helpful. When you listen to the end, you’ll learn about how a clear financial goal and lifestyle parameters help you go all in on your business without sacrificing work-life balance.  Find the full episode transcript and show notes at samlaurabrown.com/episode463. In This Episode You’ll Learn: Why you need a clear financial goal What happens when you don’t have a financial goal for your business Why perfectionists tend not to set a clear financial goal How to set lifestyle parameters so you can show up fully without burning out   Featured In The Episode: Free training: How To Plan Properly As A Perfectionist with Power Planning Sign up for Perfectionists Getting Shit Done (PGSD) - samlaurabrown.com/pgsd Take The Perfectionism Quiz: samlaurabrown.com/quiz Sign up for daily Perfectionist Power-Ups - samlaurabrown.com/power Follow me on Instagram @perfectionismproject   Work With Me: My coaching program Perfectionists Getting Shit Done (aka PGSD) teaches you how to plan properly as a perfectionist so you can get out of your own way in your business. To find out more about the program and sign up today, visit: samlaurabrown.com/pgsd.

In this episode I’m sharing a detailed behind the scenes look over a $250k launch, because this is such a great example of the advanced work that you can do on releasing your perfectionism handbrake. This will help normalise the ups and downs of launching (regardless of what kind of business you have) and demonstrate the next-level mindset work perfectionists need to do once you’re showing up and putting yourself out there. Tune in to listen to ‘real-time’ updates that I recorded as we prepared for this launch and through the launch period. I talk through the launch plan and strategy, advanced Power Planning, advanced troubleshooting and more! What you will hear in this episode is an example of what we’re going to be doing in the PGSD Advanced Coaching Group. In PGSD Advanced, you're going to be working closely with me and a group of other like-minded perfectionist entrepreneurs to get out of your own way in a whole new way. I'm so excited because I haven't actually taught what I do behind the scenes for my mindset work before. I've been demonstrating it through podcast episodes like this launch debrief episode that so many people love, but I haven't actually had a way for you to do that work with me. We have already done early enrollment for the PGSD Advanced Coaching Group and spots have started filling, but we will announce the official enrollment dates soon. If you are ready for the advanced work, then stay tuned to the podcast. You’ll get all the details so you can decide whether or not it’s for you.  Find the full episode transcript and show notes at samlaurabrown.com/episode462. In This Episode You’ll Learn: What our goal was for the PGSD launch and how I decided what our launch strategy would be What I’m doing differently compared with our last launches What my self-coaching looks like during launch week The mindset shifts that kept me committed to my goal The statistics we were tracking and why What our final numbers were (sign ups, revenue, podcast ep downloads etc)   Featured In The Episode: Free training: How To Plan Properly As A Perfectionist with Power Planning Sign up for Perfectionists Getting Shit Done (PGSD) - samlaurabrown.com/pgsd Take The Perfectionism Quiz: samlaurabrown.com/quiz Sign up for daily Perfectionist Power-Ups - samlaurabrown.com/power Follow me on Instagram @perfectionismproject   Work With Me: My coaching program Perfectionists Getting Shit Done (aka PGSD) teaches you how to plan properly as a perfectionist so you can get out of your own way in your business. To find out more about the program and sign up today, visit: samlaurabrown.com/pgsd.