Ep 354: 5 Life-Changing Lessons About Perfectionism From Brené Brown (best of the podcast)

I’ve learned more lessons from Brené Brown about perfectionism than I can count. And I largely have Brené to thank for the progress I’ve made when it comes to the progress I’ve made with perfectionism. So I thought there would be no better time than now to share 5 life-changing lessons about perfectionism from Brené Brown. Tune in to hear about the huge breakthrough that Brené Brown helped me to achieve and learn why perfectionism actually hampers achievement, how perfectionism protects us from vulnerability, why perfectionism is not self-improvement, the connection between perfectionism and shame as well as why it’s so important to dare greatly. I hope you enjoy this episode full of life-changing lessons about perfectionism from Brené Brown.  Note: This episode originally aired in November 2019 as Episode 158. To view the show notes visit samlaurabrown.com/episode354. In This Episode You’ll Learn: The life-changing breakthrough that Brené Brown helped me to achieve How perfectionism differs to healthy striving Why perfectionism hampers success The 3 tools we have in our ‘vulnerability arsenal’ The difference between perfectionism and self-improvement Why perfectionism is actually a form of shame The reason that daring greatly is the key to overcoming perfectionism PGSD is opening to new students on 26 October 2022: The PGSD Process will have you getting out of your own way in your business and planning properly as a perfectionist. The doors to Perfectionists Getting Shit Done will be opening at 6am New York time on 26 October and closing at 11:59pm New York time on 1 November 2022. To find out more about the program and be the first to know when the doors open, join the waitlist here: samlaurabrown.com/pgsd.   Featured In The Episode: Join the waitlist for Perfectionists Getting Shit Done (PGSD) - samlaurabrown.com/pgsd Learn the basics of Power Planning – samlaurabrown.com/planningseries Sign up for daily Perfectionist Power-Ups - samlaurabrown.com/power Follow me on Instagram @perfectionismproject Episode 342: How To Plan Properly As A Perfectionist With Power Planning (full transcript available here)