The Perfectionism Project

Perfectionists often struggle with taking action consistently and that has serious consequences in business. Consistent action is a critical part of any business’s success and the cost of not doing that matters.

This is such an important topic to understand, which is why I’m sharing about it in today’s episode. I want to make sure that if this is a problem for you, that you become aware of it and how it’s affecting you and your business so you can do something about it. 

I also want you to feel encouraged and supported as you listen in. This isn’t about feeling ashamed or beating yourself up because you have this problem. Instead, this is about understanding the true cost of inaction and finding a solution that works for you in a way that is sustainable and empowering.

You can become someone who is productive, who does what is needed, and who is confident about putting yourself out there. I talk in detail about what this looks like, how to tell if this is going on for you, and what the solution is.

Find the full episode transcript and show notes at samlaurabrown.com/episode489.

What To Do Next:

• Join the waitlist: Perfectionists Getting Shit Done (aka PGSD) - samlaurabrown.com/pgsd

• Follow me on instagram for more perfectionism advice: @perfectionismproject

If you’re ready to get out of your own way in your business, you want to join my program Perfectionists Getting Shit Done. Click here to find out more about the program and join the waitlist today: samlaurabrown.com/pgsd.

Ever since I started my blog in August 2013, building a six figure business has been a dream of mine. When my business crossed the six figure mark, I thought it would be the perfect time to chat through what it feels like to finally be here. 

Like most people, I believed that having a six figure business would mean more happiness, more time and feeling more organised - but this hasn’t quite been the case! I’m so grateful for where I am but also wanted to share what can happen mentally when we achieve our big goals.

If you’re on your way to building a six-figure business, this episode is for you. I hope listening inspires you to continue goal-setting and reminds you that there’s no need to rush because you’ll always be on the journey.

Find the full episode transcript and show notes at samlaurabrown.com/episode488.

What To Do Next:

• Join the waitlist: Perfectionists Getting Shit Done (aka PGSD) - samlaurabrown.com/pgsd

• Follow me on instagram for more perfectionism advice: @perfectionismproject

If you’re ready to get out of your own way in your business, you want to join my program Perfectionists Getting Shit Done. Click here to find out more about the program and join the waitlist today: samlaurabrown.com/pgsd.

Are you stuck in the Overwhelm Procrastination Loop? This is when you get so overwhelmed by everything there is to do that you productively procrastinate instead of doing what’s most important. Then you feel guilty and behind, put even more pressure on yourself to be productive, add more things to your to-do list and the whole cycle repeats.

If so, I want to invite you into The Power Planning Course. You will learn how to plan properly as a perfectionist with Power Planning so that you can escape the Overwhelm Procrastination Loop and start showing up for your business the way you want to be. It’s all about calm, aligned productivity that gets you to your goals in a way that’s in alignment with your values.

In this episode I’m sharing more about The Power Planning Course. What it is, who it’s for and how it works. Enrollment will be closing in less than 24 hours at 11:59pm EDT on Sunday 22 September. If you are ready to replace overwhelm with Power Planning, be sure to sign up today.

Mentioned In The Episode:

• Sign up for The Power Planning Course - samlaurabrown.com/powerplanning

If you’re ready to say goodbye to overwhelm, I invite you to sign up for The Power Planning Course. Enrollment is now open and will close strictly at 11:59pm EDT on Sunday, 22 September. To find out more and sign up visit samlaurabrown.com/powerplanning.

Our perfectionist all-or-nothing mindset is what makes us rebel from our calendars. That is, unless you’re planning properly as a perfectionist.

I used to be the person who couldn’t follow through with my calendar for more than a couple of days. Yet no matter how much time I spent planning everything out, I kept rebelling. It wasn’t because I didn’t have what it takes to be my own boss. It was simply because I was unknowingly making some pretty big planning mistakes that were making my perfectionist mindset working against me.

In this episode I’m sharing 8 calendaring mistakes that are unknowingly causing you to rebel against your calendar. And I walk you through how Power Planning solves for each of them in the easiest and most practical way. If you want to be able to rely on yourself to follow through with your plans whilst having lots of flexibility and freedom in your week, this episode is for you.

Find the full episode transcript and show notes at samlaurabrown.com/episode487.

Mentioned In The Episode:

• Sign up for The Power Planning Course - samlaurabrown.com/powerplanning

Other Things To Help You

• Join the waitlist: Perfectionists Getting Shit Done (aka PGSD) - samlaurabrown.com/pgsd

• Follow me on instagram for more perfectionism advice: @perfectionismproject

If you’re ready to say goodbye to overwhelm, I invite you to sign up for The Power Planning Course. Enrollment is now open and will close in just 4 days time. To find out more and sign up visit samlaurabrown.com/powerplanning.

If you want to stop constantly questioning yourself - today’s podcast episode is for you. I’m sharing advanced work you can do when it comes to self-doubt. 

Tune in to learn how to mine your self-doubt for wisdom and how this is different to believing your self-doubt, dismissing it or ignoring it altogether. If you feel like you have been ignoring your inner voice and are ready to work with your self-doubt to build self-trust, tune in today.

In this episode I’m also sharing a special announcement about The Power Planning Course that so many people have been waiting for.

Find the full episode transcript and show notes at samlaurabrown.com/episode486.

Other ways I can help you:

• Find out more about The Power Planning Course - samlaurabrown.com/powerplanning

• Join the waitlist: Perfectionists Getting Shit Done (aka PGSD) - samlaurabrown.com/pgsd

• Follow me on instagram for more perfectionism advice: @perfectionismproject

If you’re ready to say goodbye to overwhelm, I invite you to sign up for The Power Planning Course. I’ll teach you how to plan properly as a perfectionist so you can stop procrastinating and overworking and start calmly and confidently getting shit done. Enrollment will be open for 4 days only. To find out more and sign up when doors open visit samlaurabrown.com/powerplanning.

If you’ve been avoiding taking action towards your business goals, it might be because there’s an unspoken goal that you need to acknowledge. This is simple yet powerful work that will have you feel more aligned with your goals than ever before. Plus it will give you permission to work on the essential things that you’ve been feeling bad about working on.

Tune in to learn how to tell when you have an unspoken goal, examples of how this shows up in business and what to do about it. You’ll also learn how to be ok with leaving some goals for the future so you can calmly focus on what matters right now. If you are struggling to get behind your goals emotionally, it’s likely this is work you need to do.

Find the full episode transcript and show notes at samlaurabrown.com/episode485.

Other ways I can help you:

• Join the waitlist: Perfectionists Getting Shit Done (aka PGSD) - samlaurabrown.com/pgsd

• Watch the free training: How To Plan Properly As A Perfectionist with Power Planning

• Follow me on instagram for more perfectionism advice: @perfectionismproject

If you’re ready to get out of your own way in your business, I invite you to join my program called Perfectionists Getting Shit Done. Enrollment will be open from 18 to 25 October. To find out more about PGSD and join the waitlist today visit samlaurabrown.com/pgsd.

For most perfectionists, it feels reckless or even harmful to publish ‘imperfect’ work unless a last minute deadline forces our hand. Whether it’s a piece of content, a client deliverable, a sales page, a piece of art or just about anything else. We don’t want to let go of it until it feels ready. And by ready, we mean perfect. 

But this comes at a great cost to our business and to ourselves. We’re exhausted, we’re dependent on external deadlines and pressure to keep us motivated and we don’t get enough practice to become insanely good at what we do. We don’t make sales, we don’t help people and we don’t get to show ourselves what we’re capable of. All because the emotional piece is missing.

I have built a successful business because I have created the emotional capacity to publish ‘imperfect’ work. I let my ideas meet reality before they feel perfect to my perfectionist brain. And I emotionally allow myself to have imperfect work out in the world. I wouldn’t be at almost 500 episodes and 3 million downloads of this podcast if that wasn’t the case.

Creating the emotional capacity to publish ‘imperfect’ work is something that anyone can learn. I know because I wasn’t this way when I first started my business. So today I’m going to help you develop this emotional capacity too.

Tune in to learn the real reasons why you struggle to hit publish, the perfectionist thought errors that make perfectly good work feel incredibly flawed and the practical things you can do to create the emotional capacity to put your work out into the world. 

Find the full episode transcript and show notes at samlaurabrown.com/episode484.

Other ways I can help you:

• Join the waitlist: Perfectionists Getting Shit Done (aka PGSD) - samlaurabrown.com/pgsd

• Watch the free training: How To Plan Properly As A Perfectionist with Power Planning

• Follow me on instagram for more perfectionism advice: @perfectionismproject

If you’re ready to get out of your own way in your business, I invite you to join my program called Perfectionists Getting Shit Done. Enrollment will be open from 18 to 25 October. To find out more about PGSD and join the waitlist today visit samlaurabrown.com/pgsd.

If you’ve been feeling frozen or you're scared of making mistakes, failing again, doing yourself wrong or setting yourself back - today’s episode is for you. 

Today I’m helping you explore the areas in your business where you feel like you have your hands tied behind your back. 

These are the areas in your business where you have a deep desire to take action but aren’t letting yourself - either because of a past decision you made, a rule you unconsciously adopted or an expectation you’re placing on yourself. 

Then I’m walking you through how to untie your hands from behind your back, update your decisions and let yourself freely create. 

It’s an important lesson for all entrepreneurs, especially those who have been getting in their own way. Tune in today.

Find the full episode transcript and show notes at samlaurabrown.com/episode483.

What To Do Next:

• Join the waitlist: Perfectionists Getting Shit Done (aka PGSD) - samlaurabrown.com/pgsd

• Watch the free training: How To Plan Properly As A Perfectionist with Power Planning

• Follow me on instagram for more perfectionism advice: @perfectionismproject

If you’re ready to get out of your own way in your business, I invite you to join my program called Perfectionists Getting Shit Done. Find out more about PGSD and join the waitlist today at samlaurabrown.com/pgsd.

Perfectionism is stopping your business from growing but it’s not ‘toxic’ and I don’t recommend trying to ‘stop being a perfectionist’. Nor do I recommend writing ‘done is better than perfect on a post-it note or telling yourself ‘I am good enough’. 

Tune in to learn what perfectionism actually is, the common misconceptions about perfectionism, the 5 surprising signs of perfectionism, how perfectionism is impacting your business and the 3 practical tools that will allow you to release your perfectionism handbrake. 

I also share my own story with overcoming perfectionism to build a successful business and why you can do it too - even if you’ve been getting in your own way for years.

Find the full episode transcript and show notes at samlaurabrown.com/482.

What To Do Next:

• Watch the free training: How To Plan Properly As A Perfectionist with Power Planning

• Join the waitlist: Perfectionists Getting Shit Done (aka PGSD) - samlaurabrown.com/pgsd

• Follow me on instagram for more perfectionism advice: @perfectionismproject

If you’re ready to get out of your own way in your business, you want to join my program Perfectionists Getting Shit Done. Click here to find out more about the program and join the waitlist today: samlaurabrown.com/pgsd.

Successful entrepreneurs rarely overthink. So in today’s episode of The Perfectionism Project, I’m sharing why perfectionists overthink, the hidden costs that overthinking is having on your business and the proven path to stopping overthinking. 

Overthinking isn’t just frustrating - it’s stopping your business from growing. But that doesn’t mean you need to beat yourself up for overthinking. Instead all you need to do is understand why it makes sense for your perfectionist brain to overthink things like social media content, your niche and your email newsletter. And then to start using the practical tools that will actually help you overthink far less. And that’s what I’m sharing in today’s episode.

Find the full episode transcript and show notes at samlaurabrown.com/481.

Other Things To Help You

• Free training: How To Plan Properly As A Perfectionist with Power Planning

• Program: Perfectionists Getting Shit Done (aka PGSD) - samlaurabrown.com/pgsd

• Instagram: @perfectionismproject

If you’re ready to get out of your own way in your business, you want to join my program Perfectionists Getting Shit Done. Click here to sign up today: samlaurabrown.com/pgsd.