The Perfectionism Project

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.

If you have been stuck at the same level of revenue for a while now, this episode is for you. I'm sharing my simple 5-step process to graduate from your current level of revenue and achieve your next financial goal. This is a process that's been proven to work time and time again both for me and for my clients inside Perfectionists Getting Shit Done. And today I'm sharing it with you.

In this episode you'll learn where perfectionists get stuck with achieving financial goals and why. I'm also sharing why I don't recommend focusing on having a better marketing strategy, getting more leads, refining your offer or becoming better at what you do. Tune in to learn what to focus on instead so that you can achieve your goal with ease and confidently figure out all of the practical, strategic and marketing details along the way.

Find the full episode transcript and show notes at samlaurabrown.com/480.

Mentioned In The Episode:

• Ep 478: Perfectionist Entitlement + What To Do When Business Is Frustrating

• Stacey Boehman's Episode on Increasing Your Capacity + Capability

Other Things To Help You:

• Take my free training: How To Plan Properly As A Perfectionist with Power Planning

• Sign up for my program: Perfectionists Getting Shit Done - samlaurabrown.com/pgsd

• Follow me on instagram: @perfectionismproject

Work With Me:

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.

One of my favourite feelings is finishing my work day at the exact minute I planned, with everything essential complete. And this episode is a masterclass on how you can do it too.

Tune in to learn why finishing on time is a skill worth developing, the self-image you need to develop to make it possible and the tools that make it easy. You'll hear the practical steps to follow, what it looks like in practice and how to avoid the common mistakes and misconceptions that will stop you from finishing on time.

Find the full episode transcript and show notes at samlaurabrown.com/episode479.

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.

Are you frustrated that your business isn't growing as quickly as it should be? Are you working hard yet feeling behind? Do you ever get annoyed that you aren't getting the customers or social media followers that you deserve? If so, today's episode is for you. I'm sharing what hidden Perfectionist Entitlement is, why it's not necessarily a 'bad' thing, the ways it's shown up for me and my clients and the practical steps to get into a more empowering and resilient mindset.

Find the full episode transcript and show notes at samlaurabrown.com/episode478.

Mentioned In The Episode:

• Episode 336: Getting Your Work Done Early + Easily (Part 1)

• Episode 337: Getting Your Work Done Early + Easily (Part 2)

• Episode 338: Getting Your Work Done Early + Easily (Part 3)

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 check out my program Perfectionists Getting Shit Done. Click here to sign up today: samlaurabrown.com/pgsd.

We perfectionists like making things hard. But what if the secret to creating the highest levels of success was to let yourself build your business the easy way? Tune in to learn what this looks like in practice, the nuance that will help you get your perfectionist brain on board with doing things easily and what's required to give yourself the permission you need.

Find the full episode transcript and show notes at samlaurabrown.com/episode477.

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

• The Inner Game of Tennis by W Timothy Gellway

• Go Only As Fast As Your Slowest Part Feels Safe To Go by Robyn L Posin

• Ep 475: 8 Lessons From The Last 18 Months + Starting A New Chapter

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. To find out more about the program and sign up today, visit: samlaurabrown.com/pgsd.

In this episode I'm going to share 12 simple changes I made to my daily work habits that have allowed my business to grow.

These are changes that I have made over the last three years. Some of these have been made in the last months and others I have been practicing for years.

Upon reflection, these have been some of the daily work habits that really allowed my business to take off. These habits have allowed me to be able to go full-time in my business, to grow my team, to impact thousands of perfectionists and create the potential to impact even more perfectionists in the future.

I want you to be helped by this episode so be sure to think about your daily work habits and what you can implement into your daily work lifestyle. Tune in and let's get started!

Find the full episode transcript and show notes at samlaurabrown.com/episode476.

In This Episode You'll Learn:

• How I structure my work day so that I can get more done in less time

• Simple things I do that stop me from falling off the wagon

• Why I stopped saying 'yes' to everyone else's demands on my time

• A free iPhone trick that helps me to be more productive

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 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.