If you happen to’ve ever discovered your self caught in a cycle of overpreparing, second-guessing, or leaving initiatives unfinished, this episode is for you. Right this moment I’m diving into the hidden perfectionist tendencies behind completion avoidance – why perfectionists typically wrestle to complete what they begin and the best way to lastly break away from that sample. You’ll study why completion can really feel susceptible, how your identification may be protecting you caught, and the true cause decision-making feels so exhausting. Plus, I’ll share sensible methods that can assist you end initiatives with confidence and ease, with out the last-minute stress.
If you happen to’re able to shift from avoidance to momentum and begin finishing duties in a means that helps what you are promoting development, this episode will present you ways. Tune in as we speak!
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Introduction
Hello, and welcome to a different episode of The Perfectionism Venture, a podcast filled with perfectionism recommendation for entrepreneurs. My identify is Sam Laura Brown. I assist entrepreneurs launch their perfectionism handbrake to allow them to get out of their very own means and construct a satisfying and worthwhile enterprise. I’m the founding father of the Perfectionists Getting Shit Accomplished group teaching program, which is in any other case generally known as PGSD. And for much more perfectionism recommendation that can assist you with what you are promoting, you possibly can comply with me on Instagram @perfectionismproject.
Sam Laura Brown
[00:00:29] Okay. So that is half one of many 5 half Getting Shit Accomplished collection that I’m sharing with you right here on the podcast. So should you’re a perfectionist entrepreneur, you need to cease overthinking, you need to cease procrastinating, you need to cease burning your self out or being so goddamn frightened of burning your self out once more, and also you need to begin creating and constructing one thing new momentum in what you are promoting, then this collection goes to be completely unbelievable for you. In case you don’t know who I’m, my identify is Sam Laura Brown. I’m the creator of Perfectionists Getting Shit Accomplished, which is a productiveness program designed particularly for perfectionist entrepreneurs such as you. And over time I’ve coached at this level, a thousand perfectionist entrepreneurs on the best way to get out of their very own means, comply with by with their plans and create success with out sacrificing their wellbeing, their relationships, their well being, like the best way to truly construct a sustainable enterprise as a perfectionist who’s scared of creating the mistaken determination, who’s frightened of placing themselves on the market, who is wise and clever and has a lot potential and but holds themselves again. That’s who I assist. That’s who this collection is for. And I simply need you to know on the outset that I understand how that can assist you.
[00:01:49] It’s easy. You’re going to have the ability to do it. It’s not an enormous deal. It’s not this like massive factor it’s important to overcome. Going from being an overthinking procrastinator with a whole lot of potential to being. An entrepreneur who can persistently and sustainably get shit finished is simple while you’re utilizing the precise instruments to your perfectionist mind.
[00:02:10] So we’re going to be speaking about that on this collection. This isn’t simply any productiveness collection. That is particularly for perfectionists and it’s going to be insanely useful for you. So I need to point out too, with this collection, I’m at all times speaking about what would this appear like? If it was simple to ask your self that query.
[00:02:30] And as perfectionists, we are inclined to prioritize or place extra worth on issues which might be exhausting and sophisticated than issues which might be enjoyable and straightforward. And infrequently it’s the issues which might be enjoyable and straightforward that work greatest once we truly let ourselves do them. And so what I did for this podcast collection was initially, I assumed I’ll simply report slightly pre-series.
[00:02:54] On my Instagram and I’ll simply chat about all of the productiveness issues that I really need individuals to know, particularly perfectionists to know in the beginning of this 12 months to essentially set themselves up for an unbelievable 2025 as a substitute of getting to attempt more durable to simply be extra motivated or be extra disciplined or have a greater morning routine, like What are the precise issues you must be doing as a perfectionist if productiveness is a wrestle for you?
[00:03:21] In order that’s what I’m sharing on this. And so anyway, I simply recorded off the highest of my head, the Instagram recordings. After which as I used to be recording, I used to be like, That is truly the collection. Like that is truly what I should be sharing on the podcast. And I hope that simply by seeing me be an instance of letting or not it’s simple, trusting myself and never attempting to get it proper or say the precise phrases, that it could actually additionally encourage you and provide you with permission to do the identical.
[00:03:51] You don’t need to have or not it’s polished. You don’t need to have or not it’s good and truly having the ability to belief your self and be out of your personal means. is what can and can create a lot success for what you are promoting, not simply as a one off as a fluke, however sustainably long run. So on this collection, there are 5 components.
[00:04:12] You’re going to get sensible instruments and methods that you may begin utilizing straight away. Mindset shifts that can assist you take constant motion with out burning out actually necessary. We’re speaking about productiveness. With out the burnout, with out longer hours, with out having to attempt more durable, you’re already attempting as exhausting as you possibly can.
[00:04:31] That isn’t the answer. It’s actually about having the ability to be productive as a perfectionist in a means that works to your mind. So I’ll discuss that on this collection, however whether or not you’re fighting procrastination, concern of judgment, should you’re at all times feeling behind, you will discover what I share on this collection actually actionable, actually relatable, and it’s going that can assist you have the most efficient 12 months. And likewise I need to be sure you know this on the outset, as a result of for a lot of of you, this would be the subsequent step that if you wish to take this work additional, in order for you the total assist and the teaching and the method, my program referred to as Perfectionists Getting Shit Accomplished, aka PGSD offers you the instruments, the teaching and the neighborhood to essentially have you ever go from being the overthinking procrastinator to being somebody who can get shit finished persistently and sustainably with out burning out. What I share on this collection goes to be Unbelievable simply in and of itself, however I do know for thus many individuals listening, you truly need to Do that work and take that subsequent step and have that full assist So I need to be sure you know that you’re invited to hitch us inside pgsd So doorways will probably be opening for enrollment only for one week solely At 6 am New York time on Friday the thirty first of January and shutting at 11:59 pm New York time. So Jap time on Friday, the seventh of February. In order that’s the time that we’re open for enrollment. So I simply need to be sure you find out about that on the outset. I will probably be speaking about it all through this collection and I will probably be sharing so many actional items of recommendation that you may begin making use of straight away that can assist you get shit finished in your life in 2025 and past.
[00:06:20] In order I discussed, this collection was recorded as slightly Instagram collection I used to be doing only for enjoyable. And what meaning is I ended up form of shuffling round a number of of the components. So we now have edited it collectively in order that it’ll make sense. However simply in case you hear something and also you’re like, That’s the reason.
[00:06:39] And I’m simply, once more, desirous to be an instance that you simply don’t need to be like, Oh, that was nice. So I’m going to rerecord it for the podcast. No, I’m truly going to let myself have or not it’s enjoyable, have or not it’s simple, use my previous work somewhat than recreating all the things from scratch. It’s such an enormous a part of what we train you the best way to do inside PGSD.
[00:06:58] So I in fact need to follow what I preach, be an instance of that. And somewhat than, and I’m positive. Nearly everybody else you’re studying from is presenting with that polished, put collectively, all the things excellent strategy. And whereas that appears nice, it places a lot stress on you to need to get all of it proper, which makes it a lot more durable to cease procrastinating, to cease overthinking.
[00:07:21] So I need to actually be the antidote to that, the answer to that, the counterexample that you simply want. It may be enjoyable. It may be simple. There may be a whole lot of self belief, even when you’ve got a historical past of not trusting your self, of not following by together with your plans. So with that stated, let’s get into half one among this collection.
Sam Laura Brown – (Begin of the episode)
[00:07:40] I’m going to be doing slightly video each day to share with you on Instagram that can assist you with productiveness this 12 months, that can assist you with getting shit finished this 12 months in what you are promoting. In order you would possibly already know, I assist perfectionist entrepreneurs to get shit finished and I’ve a productiveness program for perfectionist entrepreneurs referred to as Perfectionists Getting Shit Accomplished, PGSD.
[00:08:07] So I’m going to be sharing with you each day, just a bit one thing sensible that’s going that can assist you even have a productive 2025. And it’s all geared, I’m simply pondering of just like the necessary issues to let you know, it’s all geared in direction of you as a perfectionist. If you happen to didn’t know the productiveness recommendation that’s mostly talked about, like use a to do record and spotlight the priorities for the day, that’s recommendation that doesn’t truly give you the results you want.
[00:08:37] for perfectionists, however as a result of it really works for a non perfectionist, it’s talked about. So what I’m going to be educating you is the best way to be productive as a perfectionist, who tends in direction of procrastination, who tends in direction of overthinking, who tends in direction of being all or nothing, pressuring themselves, after which falling off the wagon, burning themselves out.
[00:09:01] When you’ve got a concern of judgment, you do lots of people pleasing, holding your self again, protecting your self small, particularly in the case of what you are promoting, then that is going to be for you. So I’m simply going to share each day on tales, slightly bit What am I attempting to say? Just a little story that can assist you with this and simply provide you with one thing to sensible to essentially make it easier to together with your productiveness.
[00:09:28] After which for individuals who do need to do that work inside my program and who need to work with me and actually have the total assist to have a productive 12 months and to simply actually be capable to then begin making extra money, actually begin feeling that progress, to begin feeling behind, then That is for you. So be sure you comply with alongside, be sure you are coming again, that you simply’re watching this each day and that you’ll be able to get the make it easier to want.
[00:09:58] As a result of should you aren’t capable of truly take motion to make a plan and comply with it, you then’re to try this with out burning out. It’s virtually inconceivable to construct a profitable enterprise. And I might say it’s inconceivable to construct a profitable enterprise that really feels good. So I need to make it easier to with that.
[00:10:18] That’s my mission. That’s what I do for a dwelling. That’s what I’ve helped many individuals with earlier than. And I need to make it easier to as nicely. In order that’s what we’re doing over right here. That’s what I’ve been spending a whole lot of time fascinated by and on the point of welcome you in. So keep tuned.
[00:10:35] That is half one in my Getting Shit Accomplished collection right here on Instagram tales. And I’m going to be recording all of those by the best way, they’re going out on totally different days. I’m recording them and I’m not even altering what I’m carrying as a result of a part of what I need to do helps perfectionists is that can assist you do issues in a less complicated and simpler means.
[00:10:56] And it’s not simply batch creating issues, however like, You are able to do it in the identical outfit. So with that stated, what I need to discuss, initially, that is actually necessary in the case of understanding and being extra productive as a perfectionist, however understanding why you’re not at the moment productive is studying about perfectionism particularly in productiveness.
[00:11:18] So how are you aware should you’re a perfectionist? These are the 5 indicators that after teaching a thousand, actually, perfectionist entrepreneurs that I’ve noticed and which might be actually simply telltale indicators that you’re within the perfectionist mind-set, even should you don’t assume you’re good sufficient. To be a perfectionist.
[00:11:38] I by no means used to assume I used to be a perfectionist. Aren’t they good people who find themselves at all times neat, at all times organized. I at all times had a lot crap within the boot of my automotive that I simply couldn’t be bothered to take inside for years. So I didn’t assume I could possibly be a perfectionist if that was me, however seems that perfectionists aren’t individuals who do all the things completely, although we would attempt, however however we’re people who find themselves frightened of being imperfect and frightened of the disgrace.
[00:12:06] And so a whole lot of occasions while you’re a perfectionist, some are over preparers, however most perfectionists are literally not individuals who over put together and are neat and arranged. They’re individuals who, we’re individuals who withhold effort. To keep away from discovering out that if we did put in a full effort, it wouldn’t be ok.
[00:12:26] We’re wanting to guard our potential and our perception about who we’re and the way good we’re by not absolutely attempting issues. So listed below are the 5 indicators of perfectionism. And for me, these solely actually, actually, actually began to come back up. Once I began my enterprise that they have been there once I was finding out my legislation diploma, my finance diploma, they have been there sooner than that in highschool, they have been there, but it surely didn’t turn into an issue, a extremely massive drawback till I began wanting to place myself on the market and have a enterprise and be doing one thing that wasn’t essentially anticipated of me.
[00:13:04] And that introduced up a whole lot of perfectionism for me. So listed below are the 5 indicators. Initially, we now have procrastination. Second, overthinking. Third, we now have the burnout, burning your self out. Fourth, all or nothing pondering. And 5 is concern of judgment. So if you’re in a mindset the place you then have a tendency in direction of These 5 issues.
[00:13:31] It is rather exhausting to be productive. It is rather exhausting to remain targeted and to not get distracted. It is rather exhausting to sit down down at your desk and get work finished that may truly make a distinction. And as a substitute you need to sit down since you need to be productive, however then possibly you rise up. to do a load of laundry or to see if there’s something within the fridge or have a chat to your associate.
[00:13:53] Otherwise you tick off these little issues first. You’re continuously simply checking electronic mail, checking DMs, checking, checking, checking issues, or simply sprucing and perfecting and dealing on issues like your photos. Possibly it’s your branding, possibly it’s your web site. Getting your geese in a row, getting all organized and having massive desires and never doing something with it.
[00:14:15] Not getting shit finished. And should you do get shit finished, you do it in a means that burns you out. And we don’t need to try this. I need to train you the best way to take sustainable motion so you possibly can present up persistently in a means that feels good, that will get you outcomes. That doesn’t lead you to burn out. That doesn’t lead you to simply be, Oh, everyone knows what that burnout looks like to simply be like a zombie as a result of you’ve gotten exhausted your self with all of the stress.
[00:14:41] In order that’s the very first thing I need you to know. That’s half one among this collection is knowing that if you’re a perfectionist and also you need to be productive, which is a key ability in enterprise, Productiveness and execution, completely key. There’s no quantity of perfecting the technique or perfecting the messaging that may have you ever be capable to achieve success.
[00:15:06] If you happen to don’t know the best way to execute, should you can’t truly comply with by with plans and get shit finished. If you happen to can’t belief your self to do what you stated you’d do, it’s important to do. It’s not a a pleasant to have. It’s a should have, particularly if you’re speaking about following by on advertising duties and promoting duties and issues which might be going to assist with making a living.
[00:15:25] If you happen to can’t comply with by on these issues, it doesn’t matter how good they’re. Since you’re not going to have the ability to do them and due to this fact make the cash and construct a enterprise and depart your job Or no matter that objective is for you. So primary is simply understanding Perfectionism has a huge impact on productiveness and that doesn’t imply perfectionism is evil.
[00:15:45] That doesn’t imply there’s one thing mistaken with you It merely signifies that you want a productiveness technique and productiveness instruments that take your perfectionism into consideration and get your perfectionist mindset working for you rather than towards you. So as a substitute of utilizing a to do record that triggers your all or nothing mindset, for instance, and overwhelms you, we need to have you ever use a productiveness device that really calms your perfectionist mind down.
[00:16:14] So you are feeling clear on what to do. You’re not overscheduled. , these issues will truly transfer the needle and you’ll truly do them. So that you want the precise device to your perfectionist mind.
[00:16:23] Okay. So what I need to share as we speak is a bit about my story, my journey with perfectionism, within the hope that it lets you get out of your personal means and be productive as a perfectionist entrepreneur.
[00:16:38] That’s what this entire collection is about. And I actually need to share with you. Extra about what that has appeared like for me and possibly tomorrow I’ll share one among my shopper case research. I’ll have a give it some thought as I’m chatting what I’m going to do tomorrow. However what I need to share is what it was like for me, how I spotted I used to be a perfectionist, the way it confirmed up for me in enterprise and what it appeared wish to go from being unproductive to being productive as a result of that’s what Perfectionists Getting Shit Accomplished goes to be serving to you with probably the most.
[00:17:10] That it’s actually a, nicely, it’s a productiveness program for perfectionist entrepreneurs, and it helps you go from procrastinating, overthinking, and getting in your personal means, to having the ability to present up persistently, To point out up confidently to do the issues you must do and to do them with out burning out. So you possibly can truly construct a enterprise.
[00:17:34] So in the case of my very own journey with perfectionism, once I began my enterprise, in order that was for me, 2013, I’m in August. I began a weblog. It was referred to as good twenties. I used to be 22 on the time and I began this weblog and I had been listening to podcasts and simply was like, possibly I might even have my very own on-line enterprise, which I’m so happy with previous me for even entertaining that risk as a result of I had little or no self esteem.
[00:18:05] And on the time I used to be a legislation pupil and a finance pupil, twin diploma. So I ended up graduating in 2015, a few years later. Um, However there was no, no cause for me to truly assume I might have a web-based enterprise. I didn’t but know what teaching is. I’ve a training enterprise now, so I didn’t but know what teaching even is.
[00:18:23] So I’ve at all times been the one who is the coach to associates and just like the, um, the voice of cause like clever particular person within the group, however I didn’t know that was a factor. So anyway, heard about on-line enterprise, running a blog particularly, and determined to begin a weblog. That took a whole lot of braveness. I truly began a baking weblog first.
[00:18:46] And I’m so glad I truly simply created the weblog. It was referred to as Samantha baking wordpress. com, I believe. And I, trigger I used to be doing baking each Tuesday, similar to within the evenings, I referred to as it procrastinating as a result of I used to be meant to be finding out. And I wrote a put up and I used to be like, Oh my God, that is, I actually don’t like speaking about meals.
[00:19:07] Like I’m not, I’m not a foodie. I used to be like, Oh, I’m so glad I attempted that. Trigger I, it’s not concern or doubt. I simply actually don’t care about meals. Um, so anyway. I had a number of totally different concepts and ultimately I used to be like, I need to have a weblog that talks about my very own journey, which is attempting to determine the best way to profit from my twenties.
[00:19:25] And I, I don’t need to like be a whiny 20 one thing like I’m so broke and I don’t need to be like, Oh my God, have a look at me. I’m good. However like if I’m genuinely attempting to create one thing with my life, what does that appear like? And so I had simply found just lately earlier than that non-public growth and I simply began sharing.
[00:19:47] issues that I used to be involved in. And that is, I simply need to spotlight this state of my enterprise as a result of the best way I stated that form of seems like I used to be assured I wasn’t. So initially, this was an enormous, massive secret from anybody in my life. My now husband Steve didn’t inform him about it. He’s a really supportive, very supportive man.
[00:20:07] Didn’t inform him about it. So embarrassed on my own. If anybody a lot as stated like, what even is a blogger? What do you assume you’re doing? Like I might have shut the entire thing down instantly. And by no means tried once more. I used to be like on such shaky legs, such shaky floor with my perception in it. Didn’t inform associates.
[00:20:26] I’ve very supportive associates. I’ve a supportive household. Didn’t inform anybody. I used to be so embarrassed that I even thought I might. And when it got here to what I might truly put up, I didn’t even have an opinion about something. And so what I did was I simply posted hyperlinks to blogs that I preferred of like, I believe this text is cool.
[00:20:45] That’s actually all I’d say. Not right here’s why, like I discovered this actually attention-grabbing and I’d hyperlink a YouTube video for another person. Or like I heard about this story from somebody. I’d similar to form of begin curating, like these are issues I’ve discovered useful and I didn’t have any form of opinion about it.
[00:21:04] And even then, I used to be so embarrassed to inform anybody about it. It simply felt just like the, like, and a whole lot of artists and writers and like, I work with a whole lot of artistic entrepreneurs, lots of people experiences of like, I really feel so like me, like that is such a deep dream that I’ve that it’s so susceptible to go all in on it and to doubtlessly fail at it.
[00:21:31] And so we do all kinds of issues to keep away from that both. We’re at all times getting our geese in a row, at all times attempting to get extra prepared, at all times blaming lack of time. I simply don’t have sufficient time to work on it or I can’t determine precisely what it’s I need to do. I must have extra time fascinated by it, must have extra time researching it.
[00:21:48] Or should you do determine what it’s. So like for me, I used to be like, I do need to. Do that weblog that I similar to, I did my first put up after which I ended all the things fully for 3 months. So I began the weblog in August. After which I ended listening to any of the podcasts that had been inspiring me. I didn’t put up something.
[00:22:13] I used to be similar to in such shock that I had even taken step one. step that I couldn’t even have interaction with the world of entrepreneurship or running a blog in any means, form or kind. It was an excessive amount of to even assume that I had began to attempt. After which ultimately, three months later, I used to be like, okay, this isn’t leaving me alone.
[00:22:33] This concept. And this can be a lot of perfectionist that I assist. It’s like, I, I’ve this concept that retains on bugging me. Like I’ve this dream or this enterprise that I’m already actively engaged on. And like, I simply know I’ve to, sooner or later in my life, absolutely do that. And that if I don’t, it’ll be a remorse.
[00:22:52] And that I actually even have a whole lot of resistance to doing it, however I simply actually really feel like that is one thing I must attempt, however I’m so scared, however I must attempt it. So I had that feeling with this. After which when it got here to love three months later, I began every kind of ways. I didn’t know I used to be a perfectionist, didn’t know.
[00:23:10] I assumed I simply, and I might weblog about ultimately. Like a number of months later, once I began truly sharing extra, I began running a blog about like my motivation points. Like, how do I truly keep motivated? If you happen to go and have a look at my web site and return into the archives, I believe all these posts are nonetheless there of like, all these various things that I used to jot down about, like, I don’t know the best way to keep motivated.
[00:23:31] Like, What is that this? It’s happening. And I bear in mind notably in 2014, I used to be writing lots about it as a result of what I might do is I might attempt to put up persistently on my weblog, however I used to be so rattling frightened of laughter of judgment. And I used to be laughing and judging myself so exhausting, laughing at me and judging me so exhausting.
[00:23:52] That I couldn’t take it from anybody else, therefore why I wasn’t telling anybody else about it. Quite a lot of my associates solely came upon about it as a result of they stumbled throughout my Instagram account or like I instructed a pair individuals they talked about it. I used to be like, oh my god, I’m gonna, I simply need to crawl underneath a rock.
[00:24:07] And I’m mortified, terrified, like in panic of anybody else discovering out about this. Anyway, so once more, massive distinction from the place I’m as we speak, the place everybody I do know in my life is aware of about this enterprise, can see me, can watch this video in the event that they need to, um, and see me. I a couldn’t care however be numerous the combat actually useful as nicely.
[00:24:29] Um, however anyway, so I used to be simply so Simply so petrified of failing on the factor that I most wished to do Which despite the fact that i’d at all times been like a rule following form of perfectionist I wished to love I used to be on observe to both work in finance or as a lawyer or as an accountant I ended up once I graduated I labored in insolvency accounting And simply form of like began doing the issues I used to be meant to be doing.
[00:24:58] And I, by that time, I’d been like, I need to be full time in my enterprise. By the point I graduate, I hadn’t even made a cent as a result of nothing was on the market. And I had no adverts on my web site. Like there was actually no means I might have been full time financially. I had arrange zero sources of earnings for myself due to perfectionism.
[00:25:15] So anyway, when it got here to truly determining as a perfectionist, trigger that is what I actually need to discuss with this, that I spent, I can’t bear in mind. I want I might like the important thing second the place I used to be like, Oh my God, it’s perfectionism. Nevertheless it was a mix for positive of Brené Brown and Carol Dweck, each unbelievable, unbelievable lecturers.
[00:25:43] I’ve realized a lot from them anyway. So coming throughout them and beginning to piece collectively in addition to a whole lot of totally different different private growth consultants and productiveness lecturers, individuals like Tim Ferris, Brooke Castillo, like simply studying from all these totally different sources like. Hmm. That is truly not a motivation situation.
[00:26:03] That is perfectionism and perfectionism doesn’t truly appear to be what everybody else thinks it’s. And that has been one of many causes I’m so passionate speaking about perfectionism as a result of I didn’t assume I used to be a perfectionist. I didn’t even notice. That it was perfectionism that it was stopping me from being constant.
[00:26:24] That it was perfectionism that was stopping me from placing myself on the market. That it was perfectionism that was creating the imposter syndrome. That it was perfectionism that was making me spend 10 hours writing a put up after which not posting it. Or enhancing it as soon as it was posted. Or deleting it. As a result of I used to be like, oh my god, how embarrassing that I even posted that.
[00:26:44] And as soon as I truly began to appreciate like, that is truly perfectionism. After which over time. that adopted actually deeply beginning to perceive what perfectionism is. That is how I developed like what the 5 indicators are from what I’ve coached a thousand perfections entrepreneurs now and assist them with every kind of various companies, all totally different levels of enterprise from starting to multi million greenback stage companies that procrastination, overthinking, burnout, concern of judgment, and the all or nothing mindset are the indicators of perfectionism, notably in the case of enterprise.
[00:27:22] However you possibly can see this in a whole lot of areas of life, however as a result of I’m right here to assist entrepreneurs, as a result of that was for me, the factor I struggled with probably the most with perfectionism. And likewise it was impacting my livelihood, my skill to construct a enterprise and truly have an earnings from that enterprise as a result of I used to be joyful sufficient, truly.
[00:27:41] Working in a 9 to 5 job. I do know a whole lot of entrepreneurs are like, I might by no means work for another person. I used to be truly fairly joyful working for another person being instructed right here’s what to do, right here’s when to work, right here’s what success seems like, right here’s some individuals. Like I liked having work associates. and having a cup of tea collectively or lunch collectively or going out on a Friday night time.
[00:28:01] I preferred that however I simply had this stressed feeling in me of like I simply know I could possibly be doing not even one thing extra although it did it was that in my head however I used to be like I actually need to do one thing associated to non-public growth despite the fact that I had on the time no expertise and no experience in private growth however I can at the very least begin documenting my very own private growth journey.
[00:28:27] And I’ve been documenting it ever since so you’ll find it throughout the web, like all of this in actual time if you wish to return and look. However having the epiphany that oh it’s perfectionism was completely, completely important and I don’t know if I might have a enterprise if I hadn’t have realized that.
[00:28:48] I might nonetheless be attempting to Encourage myself, self-discipline myself, be higher, do extra, do it quicker, do it extra completely, and never understanding why, not understanding how perfectionism works, that it’s not this like poisonous illness that it’s important to banish and rid from your self, that perfectionism is only a mind-set.
[00:29:13] It’s a mind-set that we undertake sometimes in childhood as a survival method. It’s very efficient. So when it will get to maturity, we maintain onto it as a result of we bought the love and care that we would have liked from being good or avoiding being imperfect within the many various methods that may search for totally different individuals.
[00:29:35] We bought love and a spotlight and affection for that technique. So in fact we preserve attempting to make it work. in maturity, particularly if we’re not even conscious of it. And lots of people I work with are like, I do know I, I’m a perfectionist. Everybody’s instructed me that from the day I used to be born. Different individuals like myself, I’d say most individuals like this.
[00:29:55] So like, I even have had no thought till I began to study that, And that is what I train and what I’ve realized from individuals like Brene Brown, that perfectionism is a technique to keep away from disgrace. It’s not about concern of failure, it’s about concern of disgrace. And it’s ironic as a result of perfectionists, we disgrace ourselves lots.
[00:30:16] There’s a whole lot of disgrace in being a perfectionist. However we are attempting to keep away from disgrace coming from exterior of us as a result of there’s already a lot disgrace inside, we will’t deal with any further. So we attempt to be good and Most significantly, that is the way it manifests most, we attempt to keep away from doing something imperfectly.
[00:30:36] Therefore, all of the indicators of perfectionism. Why procrastination, for instance, is an indication of perfectionism. It’s as a result of, nicely, if I can’t do it completely, it’s higher to simply wait until I might. And infrequently, we all know that point by no means comes, or I’ll do it on the final minute as a result of if I do it then it’s okay if it’s not good as a result of I needed to rush as a result of it was a deadline.
[00:30:57] and we decrease the usual on the final minute due to the stress of the final minute, we are saying, okay, it’s effective if it’s not good. So then I can lastly get it finished as a result of it’s not such an enormous deal. So with that stated, I hope you similar to listening to me chat about my story. And there’s clearly components after that, as a result of that form of takes us to 2015, mid 2015, I graduated.
[00:31:21] with a legislation diploma, a finance diploma, and a diploma of French as a result of I’m a perfectionist, so we love having a full plate. And in 2017, I left my full time accounting job, actually as a leap of religion. I went again to a component time receptionist job that I had in order that I might focus extra on my enterprise. I solely made about 3, 000 in complete on my enterprise at that time.
[00:31:44] I’m so happy with PassMe for having the braveness to try this. and truly like veer off that company path. After which I went full time in my enterprise in July, 2019. So I’ve been full time in my enterprise comfortably for 5 years now. I’ve three little ones and I’ve a daughter, he’s three and a half twins, who’re virtually two.
[00:32:05] So I’ve had. a enterprise that helps me not simply Full time, but additionally having prolonged intervals of depart working solely three days per week Having a whole lot of time for family and friends and all of the issues like that. So i’m fairly happy with how issues are going and continuously persevering with to Do the work of getting out of my very own means on the ranges that I’m at now And persevering with to develop instruments and all these various things I’ve made at this level over two million {dollars} from my enterprise.
[00:32:38] I’ve helped over a thousand perfectionist entrepreneurs all totally different companies, all totally different levels with overcoming perfectionism that’s stopping them from being productive. In order that’s Perfectionists Getting Shit Accomplished is the place I try this. Then particularly perfectionism and gross sales. I do one on one teaching round that.
[00:32:55] And I’m simply obsessive about this matter and love serving to individuals. It’s probably the most satisfying factor. In order that’s a bit about me, my story, clearly from like, once I began to determine the productiveness And it wasn’t till I want somebody had been like, Hey, that is energy enjoying. Right here’s the best way to do it. Hey, that is clear relaxation.
[00:33:16] Right here’s the best way to do it. Hey, this can be a momentum venture. Right here’s the best way to do it. I found out these issues alongside the best way. After which I began simply utilizing them for myself, from adapting all these various things that I’d realized from totally different locations and having it work for my perfectionist mind. After which, Making an attempt it with one on one shoppers after which increasingly more shoppers and simply seeing all their outcomes after which refining it even additional by suggestions from them and my very own experiences.
[00:33:44] So I like that I can now simply quick observe issues for you and have or not it’s such a faster, simpler journey than my like a few years. It was three years earlier than I made my first greenback, six years in complete from once I began to once I had my first hundred Okay 12 months. After which from then it, it began leaping up, but it surely was only a lengthy grind to get to the 100K mark and to have the ability to depart my job that I had and to completely assist myself from the enterprise and to try this with out it being like contact and go that Me determining the perfectionism piece and the productiveness piece after which after that So that is what comes after pgsd is determining actually the gross sales piece, however you’ve bought to do the productiveness piece first If you happen to’re not doing something, we will’t optimize for gross sales should you’re not taking motion.
[00:34:38] Like should you go to anybody, the very first thing that they are going to say is you’ve bought to begin doing stuff. Like we will’t truly, like you possibly can’t steer a parked automotive. Like we really want one thing to work with. You’ve bought to begin with productiveness. So should you’re burned out, should you’re not taking motion in any respect, should you’re a little bit of each, PGSD is for you.
[00:34:58] So I need to invite you in. We open on the thirty first of Jan for one week solely. So samlaurabrown.com/PGSD is the place to go to enroll.
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In case you are able to get out of your personal means in what you are promoting, I need to invite you inside my productiveness program for perfectionist entrepreneurs referred to as Perfectionist Getting Shit Accomplished. Our subsequent enrollment is going on for one week solely starting on the 4th of April 2025. To search out out extra about this system and be part of the waitlist, go to samlaurabrown.com/pgsd.
