The Perfectionism Project

I often get asked for advice on how to change careers (since I did it myself last year) so I thought I'd record a podcast episode to share my thoughts and what I've learned.

In this episode, I'm talking career changes, getting older and answering that good old question - when is it too late? I hope you find it helpful!

Mentioned In The Episode:

• Tim Ferriss' Fear Setting Exercise
• Episode 3: Blogging, Self-Doubt + How To Get Started
• How To Use Affirmations To Achieve Your Goals
• Episode 49: What To Do When You Hate Your Job

I've spoken about morning routines A LOT but I'm yet to share my advice on a night time routine, so here it is!

Creating a powerful night time routine is an amazing way to get your life together and become more productive and organised. But not only that, it's also the perfect compliment to your morning routine.

In this episode, I share 5 essentials of a night time routine and my best advice for designing your own. I also share my advice on how to get to sleep on time and wake up early and give you a look into my night time routine.

I hope you find it helpful!

Mentioned In The Episode

• The Slight Edge by Jeff Olson
• Jim Rohn
• Episode 37: 10 Simple Ways To Optimise Your Morning Routine

10 Ideas For Your Morning Routine (you could do these things at night time)

In this episode, I'm sharing how I've been dealing with the negative podcast reviews I've been receiving and the shame that's brought up.

I'm also chatting about money mindset, the book that's helped me uplevel my money game and the work I've been doing this month to feel more abundant. And I give an update on how I'm tracking with my goals.

I hope it helps you!

And if you haven't signed up for Get Out Of Your Own Way yet, make sure you do! You'll get my mini-course for master procrastinators as well as the new version of the course when it comes out (valued at $149+) and my bonus Productivity Masterclass For Procrastinators (valued at $99).

You can learn more and sign up at samlaurabrown.com/courses. But registration is closing at midnight (EDT) on 30 September 2018 which means there's only a few hours left before the course closes and the bonuses disappear forever!

Becoming your best self sounds SO appealing. But what's rarely talked about is the process you have to go through to get there - and that it's not rainbows and butterflies.

I've been a personal development addict for at least 5 years now and have found that I typically cycle through 3 stages as I continue to improve myself - discovery, implementation and recalibration (aka stagnation).

I thought it might be helpful to share this so that when it feels like you've taken a few steps back, you'll know that nothing has gone wrong. It's just part of the process.

I also thought it would be helpful in the sense that it will get you reflecting on what stage of personal growth you're currently in and perhaps a few of the reasons why you're not seeing the kind of change that you're hoping for. I hope you find the episode helpful!

MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE

• My coaching services
• Get Out Of Your Own Way
• Perfect Blogger
• Daring Greatly by Brené Brown
• You Are A Badass by Jen Sincero
• The Law of Attraction Essential Collection by Jerry and Esther Hicks
• The Magic of Thinking Big by David Schwartz
• How to make the most of self-help books
• Tim Ferriss' podcast interview with Scott Belsky
• Tim Ferriss' podcast interview with Ann Miura-Ko

I started Smart Twenties five years ago so I could blog about how to make the most of your twenties - a dilemma I was in the process of figuring out myself. As time has gone on, my focus has changed from figuring out how to make the most of my twenties to figuring out how to get out of my own way and overcome my perfectionist tendencies. But with the name 'Smart Twenties', that isn't particularly clear.

In this episode, I'm sharing the reasons why I've decided to rebrand myself and leave the name Smart Twenties behind. Thank you for your support until this point and I hope you're as excited about the changes as I am!

• iTunes
• Stitcher
• Soundcloud

One of the most important things I've learned on my personal development journey is the importance of making my goals feel normal. It's easier said than done, but the more normal my goals seem - the less self-sabotage that happens. And that's always in a win!

In this episode of The Smart Twenties Podcast I'm sharing practical advice to help you transform your mindset around your goals. I hope you find it helpful!

MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE

• My podcast recommendations
• How to use affirmations to achieve your goals
• My coaching services

When you hate your job it feels like the only logical answer is to get a new one. But the reason that doesn't work for so many people is that the job isn't the problem - it's the way they're thinking about it! And when they get a new job, their old thinking comes with them and they continue to have the same experience.

In this episode, I'm sharing my best advice on what to do when you hate your job. I talk about what makes a job feel fulfilling, a simple journaling exercise that will help you transform your mindset around your career, the hidden reason you're blocking yourself from liking your job and so much more!

MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE

• Zig Ziglar's motivational speech about hating your job
• My coaching services

Finding the personal development world can be thrilling, but it can also be hard to know where to start and what to spend your time doing. And whether or not you have the money to invest in working 1:1 with a coach, learning how to coach yourself is one of the most important skills you can develop.

In this episode, I'm sharing a few different things that you can add to your own routine to become your own mindset coach. These are the things that will help you reach your full potential and become the best version of yourself that you can be - I hope you find it helpful!

MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE

• Brooke Castillo's Self-Coaching Model
• How To Make The Most Of Self-Help Books
• How To Read More Books
• The Four Hour Work Week by Tim Ferriss
• Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill
• Get Out Of Your Own Way
• Learn more about working with me

When my coaching clients start working with me, they feel stressed about their life and overwhelmed by their goals. In this episode, I'm sharing the simple step-by-step process I use to help my coaching clients get out of the headspace so they can start living into their full potential. I hope you find it helpful!

I share the full step-by-step process in the episode but here are some questions that will help you apply what you've learned to your life:

• To create clarity and make a decision, ask: "If I could wave a magic wand, what would I want my life to look like?"
• To figure out the steps to take, ask: "What advice would I give a friend in the same situation as me?"
• To build an awareness of your current thinking, ask: "What are the reasons I haven't started this already?" or "What are the reasons I haven't made a decision yet?"
• To put your to-do list on your calendar, ask: "How would my higher self-plan this?"
• To follow through, keep a list of every distraction that tempts you so that you can stay on task and follow up on anything that needs to be done later

MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE

• Online course: Get Out Of Your Own Way
• Learn more about working with me
• How To Figure Out What You Want

For the last few weeks I've been feeling like I'm really on the cusp of something and in this podcast episode I'm sharing why. August was a month full of important realizations and big decisions. It's been an incredible month of growth for me, particularly in terms of my money mindset, and I'm so excited to be giving you an update on everything I've got going on!

MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE

• Perfect Blogger: The Ultimate Blogging Course For Perfectionists
• Get Out Of Your Own Way: A Mini-Course For Master Procrastinators
• Work With Me - 1:1 Mindset Coaching
• Self-Coaching Scholars
• The Life Coach School Podcast
• Rich Babe Academy
• Manifestation Babe Podcast