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How Perfectionism Creates Start Anxiety (and What To Do About It)
Start anxiety, procrastination, over-editing—it’s all rooted in a strategy of avoidance.
In this episode, I break down how perfectionism disguises fear, scarcity, and shame—and how to shift your identity to finally start, finish, and share your work.
📩 Field Notes – My weekly letters on alignment & transformation
https://eianobrien.substack.com
https://www.instagram.com/eianobrien
Chapters
00:00 – The Strategy of Avoidance
00:41 – An Identity Shift
02:56 – Transformation to Abundance
03:58 – Meaning & Clarity From Action
04:34 – You Are Not A Perfectionist
05:37 – The Cycle of Perfectionism
06:24 – Pushing The Boundary of Avoidance
07:49 – Perfectionism in Play: Exhibit A
09:50 – Perfectionism in Play: Exhibit B
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By Eian O’BrienStart anxiety, procrastination, over-editing—it’s all rooted in a strategy of avoidance.
In this episode, I break down how perfectionism disguises fear, scarcity, and shame—and how to shift your identity to finally start, finish, and share your work.
📩 Field Notes – My weekly letters on alignment & transformation
https://eianobrien.substack.com
https://www.instagram.com/eianobrien
Chapters
00:00 – The Strategy of Avoidance
00:41 – An Identity Shift
02:56 – Transformation to Abundance
03:58 – Meaning & Clarity From Action
04:34 – You Are Not A Perfectionist
05:37 – The Cycle of Perfectionism
06:24 – Pushing The Boundary of Avoidance
07:49 – Perfectionism in Play: Exhibit A
09:50 – Perfectionism in Play: Exhibit B