When you’ve ever discovered your self caught in a cycle of overpreparing, second-guessing, or leaving initiatives unfinished, this episode is for you. At this time I’m diving into the hidden perfectionist tendencies behind completion avoidance – why perfectionists usually wrestle to complete what they begin and learn how to lastly break away from that sample. You’ll study why completion can really feel susceptible, how your identification may be holding you caught, and the true motive decision-making feels so arduous. Plus, I’ll share sensible methods that will help you end initiatives with confidence and ease, with out the last-minute stress.
When you’re able to shift from avoidance to momentum and begin finishing duties in a method that helps your enterprise development, this episode will present you ways. Tune in at present!
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Introduction
Hello, and welcome to a different episode of The Perfectionism Mission, 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 method and construct a satisfying and worthwhile enterprise. I’m the founding father of the Perfectionists Getting Shit Executed group teaching program, which is in any other case often known as PGSD. And for much more perfectionism recommendation that will help you with your enterprise, you possibly can observe me on Instagram @perfectionismproject.
Sam Laura Brown
[00:00:29] Okay. So that is half one of many 5 half Getting Shit Executed sequence 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 your enterprise, then this sequence goes to be completely unimaginable 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 Executed, which is a productiveness program designed particularly for perfectionist entrepreneurs such as you. And through the years I’ve coached at this level, a thousand perfectionist entrepreneurs on learn how to get out of their very own method, observe by way of with their plans and create success with out sacrificing their wellbeing, their relationships, their well being, like learn how to truly construct a sustainable enterprise as a perfectionist who’s scared of constructing 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 sequence is for. And I simply need you to know on the outset that I understand how that will help 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 you need to overcome. Going from being an overthinking procrastinator with plenty of potential to being. An entrepreneur who can constantly and sustainably get shit performed is simple while you’re utilizing the suitable instruments in your perfectionist mind.
[00:02:10] So we’re going to be speaking about that on this sequence. This isn’t simply any productiveness sequence. That is particularly for perfectionists and it’s going to be insanely useful for you. So I need to point out too, with this sequence, I’m at all times speaking about what would this seem 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 are arduous and sophisticated than issues which are enjoyable and simple. And sometimes it’s the issues which are enjoyable and simple that work greatest once we truly let ourselves do them. And so what I did for this podcast sequence was initially, I assumed I’ll simply report a bit of 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 firstly of this yr to actually set themselves up for an unimaginable 2025 as an alternative of getting to strive tougher to only be extra motivated or be extra disciplined or have a greater morning routine, like What are the precise issues you could 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 sequence. Like that is truly what I have to 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 suitable phrases, that it might additionally encourage you and offer you permission to do the identical.
[00:03:51] You don’t must have or not it’s polished. You don’t must have or not it’s excellent and really having the ability to belief your self and be out of your personal method. is what can and can create a lot success for your enterprise, not simply as a one off as a fluke, however sustainably long run. So on this sequence, there are 5 elements.
[00:04:12] You’re going to get sensible instruments and techniques which you could begin utilizing immediately. Mindset shifts that will help you take constant motion with out burning out actually essential. We’re speaking about productiveness. With out the burnout, with out longer hours, with out having to strive tougher, you’re already attempting as arduous 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 method that works in your mind. So I’ll speak about that on this sequence, however whether or not you’re combating procrastination, concern of judgment, should you’re at all times feeling behind, you’re going to discover what I share on this sequence actually actionable, actually relatable, and it’s going that will help you have the best yr. And in addition 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, if you would like the total help and the teaching and the method, my program referred to as Perfectionists Getting Shit Executed, aka PGSD provides you with the instruments, the teaching and the neighborhood to actually have you ever go from being the overthinking procrastinator to being somebody who can get shit performed constantly and sustainably with out burning out. What I share on this sequence goes to be Unimaginable simply in and of itself, however I do know for therefore many individuals listening, you truly need to Do that work and take that subsequent step and have that full help So I need to be sure you know that you’re invited to affix us inside pgsd So doorways can 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 Japanese 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 learn about that on the outset. I can be speaking about it all through this sequence and I can be sharing so many actional items of recommendation which you could begin making use of immediately that will help you get shit performed in your life in 2025 and past.
[00:06:20] In order I discussed, this sequence was recorded as a bit of Instagram sequence I used to be doing only for enjoyable. And what which means is I ended up type of shuffling round just a few of the elements. 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 just don’t must 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 fairly than recreating all the things from scratch. It’s such an enormous a part of what we train you learn how to do inside PGSD.
[00:06:58] So I in fact need to apply what I preach, be an instance of that. And fairly than, and I’m certain. Nearly everybody else you’re studying from is presenting with that polished, put collectively, all the things excellent method. And whereas that appears nice, it places a lot strain on you to must get all of it proper, which makes it a lot tougher 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 just want. It may be enjoyable. It may be simple. There may be plenty of self belief, even when you have a historical past of not trusting your self, of not following by way of along with your plans. So with that stated, let’s get into half certainly one of this sequence.
Sam Laura Brown – (Begin of the episode)
[00:07:40] I’m going to be doing a bit of video every single day to share with you on Instagram that will help you with productiveness this yr, that will help you with getting shit performed this yr in your enterprise. In order you may already know, I assist perfectionist entrepreneurs to get shit performed and I’ve a productiveness program for perfectionist entrepreneurs referred to as Perfectionists Getting Shit Executed, PGSD.
[00:08:07] So I’m going to be sharing with you every single day, just a bit one thing sensible that’s going that will help you even have a productive 2025. And it’s all geared, I’m simply pondering of just like the essential issues to let you know, it’s all geared in direction of you as a perfectionist. When you didn’t know the productiveness recommendation that’s mostly talked about, like use a to do listing and spotlight the priorities for the day, that’s recommendation that doesn’t truly be just right for you.
[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 learn how 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, holding your self small, particularly on the subject of your enterprise, then that is going to be for you. So I’m simply going to share every single day on tales, a bit of bit What am I attempting to say? A bit of story that will help you with this and simply offer you one thing to sensible to actually enable you to along 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 help to have a productive yr and to only actually have the ability to then begin making more cash, actually begin feeling that progress, to start out feeling behind, then That is for you. So be sure you observe alongside, be sure you are coming again, that you just’re watching this every single day and that you’ll be able to get the enable you to want.
[00:09:58] As a result of should you aren’t in a position to truly take motion to make a plan and observe it, then you definately’re to do this with out burning out. It’s nearly unattainable to construct a profitable enterprise. And I’d say it’s unattainable to construct a profitable enterprise that truly feels good. So I need to enable you 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 enable you to as effectively. In order that’s what we’re doing over right here. That’s what I’ve been spending plenty of time fascinated about and on the brink of welcome you in. So keep tuned.
[00:10:35] That is half one in my Getting Shit Executed sequence 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 will help you do issues in an easier and simpler method.
[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 speak about, initially, that is actually essential on the subject of understanding and being extra productive as a perfectionist, however understanding why you’re not presently productive is studying about perfectionism particularly in productiveness.
[00:11:18] So how have you learnt should you’re a perfectionist? These are the 5 indicators that after teaching a thousand, actually, perfectionist entrepreneurs that I’ve noticed and which are actually simply telltale indicators that you’re within the perfectionist mind-set, even should you don’t assume you’re excellent sufficient. To be a perfectionist.
[00:11:38] I by no means used to assume I used to be a perfectionist. Aren’t they excellent 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 may very well be a perfectionist if that was me, however seems that perfectionists aren’t individuals who do all the things completely, although we would strive, however however we’re people who find themselves frightened of being imperfect and frightened of the disgrace.
[00:12:06] And so plenty 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 adequate.
[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 here are the 5 indicators of perfectionism. And for me, these solely actually, actually, actually began to return up. Once I began my enterprise that they have been there once I was learning my regulation 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 plenty of perfectionism for me. So listed here 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 in case you are in a mindset the place you then have a tendency in direction of These 5 issues.
[00:13:31] It is vitally arduous to be productive. It is vitally arduous to remain targeted and to not get distracted. It is vitally arduous to sit down down at your desk and get work performed that may truly make a distinction. And as an alternative 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 always simply checking e-mail, checking DMs, checking, checking, checking issues, or simply sprucing and perfecting and dealing on issues like your pictures. Possibly it’s your branding, possibly it’s your web site. Getting your geese in a row, getting all organized and having massive goals and never doing something with it.
[00:14:15] Not getting shit performed. And should you do get shit performed, you do it in a method that burns you out. And we don’t need to do this. I need to train you learn how to take sustainable motion so you possibly can present up constantly in a method that feels good, that will get you outcomes. That doesn’t lead you to burn out. That doesn’t lead you to only be, Oh, everyone knows what that burnout looks like to only be like a zombie as a result of you could have exhausted your self with all of the strain.
[00:14:41] In order that’s the very first thing I would like you to grasp. That’s half certainly one of this sequence is knowing that in case you are a perfectionist and also you need to be productive, which is a key talent in enterprise, Productiveness and execution, completely key. There’s no quantity of perfecting the technique or perfecting the messaging that may have you ever have the ability to achieve success.
[00:15:06] When you don’t know learn how to execute, should you can’t truly observe by way of with plans and get shit performed. When you can’t belief your self to do what you stated you’ll do, it’s important to do. It’s not a a pleasant to have. It’s a should have, particularly in case you are speaking about following by way of on advertising duties and promoting duties and issues which are going to assist with earning money.
[00:15:25] When you can’t observe by way of on these issues, it doesn’t matter how excellent 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 go away your job Or no matter that purpose is for you. So primary is simply understanding Perfectionism has a big effect 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 implies that you want a productiveness technique and productiveness instruments that take your perfectionism under consideration and get your perfectionist mindset working for you rather than towards you. So as an alternative of utilizing a to do listing that triggers your all or nothing mindset, for instance, and overwhelms you, we need to have you ever use a productiveness instrument that truly calms your perfectionist mind down.
[00:16:14] So you’re feeling clear on what to do. You’re not overscheduled. You understand, these issues will truly transfer the needle and you may truly do them. So that you want the suitable instrument in your perfectionist mind.
[00:16:23] Okay. So what I need to share at present is a bit about my story, my journey with perfectionism, within the hope that it lets you get out of your personal method and be productive as a perfectionist entrepreneur.
[00:16:38] That’s what this entire sequence is about. And I actually need to share with you. Extra about what that has regarded like for me and possibly tomorrow I’ll share certainly one of my consumer 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 regarded wish to go from being unproductive to being productive as a result of that’s what Perfectionists Getting Shit Executed goes to be serving to you with probably the most.
[00:17:10] That it’s actually a, effectively, it’s a productiveness program for perfectionist entrepreneurs, and it helps you go from procrastinating, overthinking, and getting in your personal method, to having the ability to present up constantly, To indicate up confidently to do the issues you could do and to do them with out burning out. So you possibly can truly construct a enterprise.
[00:17:34] So on the subject 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 may even have my very own on-line enterprise, which I’m so pleased with previous me for even entertaining that chance as a result of I had little or no self-worth.
[00:18:05] And on the time I used to be a regulation scholar and a finance scholar, twin diploma. So I ended up graduating in 2015, a few years later. Um, However there was no, no motive for me to truly assume I may have an internet 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 buddies and just like the, um, the voice of motive like sensible 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 start out a weblog. That took plenty 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 feel. And I, trigger I used to be doing baking each Tuesday, identical to within the evenings, I referred to as it procrastinating as a result of I used to be meant to be learning. And I wrote a submit 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 just a few 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 learn how to take advantage of 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 excellent. However like if I’m genuinely attempting to create one thing with my life, what does that seem like? And so I had simply found lately earlier than that private growth and I simply began sharing.
[00:19:47] issues that I used to be taken with. And that is, I simply need to spotlight this state of my enterprise as a result of the best way I stated that type of feels 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’d 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 buddies.
[00:20:26] I’ve very supportive buddies. I’ve a supportive household. Didn’t inform anybody. I used to be so embarrassed that I even thought I may. And when it got here to what I’d truly submit, 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 feel 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 identical to type of begin curating, like these are issues I’ve discovered useful and I didn’t have any type 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 plenty of artists and writers and like, I work with plenty of inventive 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 probably 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 work out precisely what it’s I need to do. I have to have extra time fascinated about it, have to 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 identical to, I did my first submit after which I finished all the things fully for 3 months. So I began the weblog in August. After which I finished listening to any of the podcasts that had been inspiring me. I didn’t submit something.
[00:22:13] I used to be identical 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 method, form or type. It was an excessive amount of to even assume that I had began to strive. After which ultimately, three months later, I used to be like, okay, this isn’t leaving me alone.
[00:22:33] This concept. And it is 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, in some unspecified time in the future 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 plenty of resistance to doing it, however I simply actually really feel like that is one thing I have to strive, however I’m so scared, however I have to strive it. So I had that feeling with this. After which when it got here to love three months later, I began all types of ways. I didn’t know I used to be a perfectionist, didn’t know.
[00:23:10] I assumed I simply, and I’d weblog about ultimately. Like just a few 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? When you go and have a look at my web site and return into the archives, I feel all these posts are nonetheless there of like, all these various things that I used to jot down about, like, I don’t know learn how to keep motivated.
[00:23:31] Like, What is that this? It’s happening. And I keep in mind significantly in 2014, I used to be writing lots about it as a result of what I’d do is I’d attempt to submit constantly 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 arduous, laughing at me and judging me so arduous.
[00:23:52] That I couldn’t take it from anybody else, therefore why I wasn’t telling anybody else about it. Plenty of my buddies solely discovered about it as a result of they stumbled throughout my Instagram account or like I informed a pair individuals they talked about it. I used to be like, oh my god, I’m gonna, I simply need to crawl below 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 at present, 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 struggle actually useful as effectively.
[00:24:29] Um, however anyway, so I used to be simply so Simply so afraid of failing on the factor that I most wished to do Which though i’d at all times been like a rule following type of perfectionist I wished to love I used to be on monitor 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 type 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 advertisements on my web site. Like there was actually no method I may have been full time financially. I had arrange zero sources of revenue 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 speak about with this, that I spent, I can’t keep in mind. I want I may like the important thing second the place I used to be like, Oh my God, it’s perfectionism. However it was a mix for certain of Brené Brown and Carol Dweck, each unimaginable, unimaginable lecturers.
[00:25:43] I’ve discovered a lot from them anyway. So coming throughout them and beginning to piece collectively in addition to plenty 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 concern.
[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 submit 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 comprehend like, that is truly perfectionism. After which through the years. 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 all types 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, significantly on the subject of enterprise.
[00:27:22] However you possibly can see this in plenty 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 in addition it was impacting my livelihood, my capability to construct a enterprise and really have an revenue from that enterprise as a result of I used to be completely satisfied sufficient, truly.
[00:27:41] Working in a 9 to 5 job. I do know plenty of entrepreneurs are like, I may by no means work for another person. I used to be truly fairly completely satisfied working for another person being informed right here’s what to do, right here’s when to work, right here’s what success seems to be like, right here’s some individuals. Like I liked having work buddies. and having a cup of tea collectively or lunch collectively or going out on a Friday evening.
[00:28:01] I preferred that however I simply had this stressed feeling in me of like I simply know I may very well 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 private growth though I had on the time no expertise and no experience in private growth however I can a minimum of begin documenting my very own private growth journey.
[00:28:27] And I’ve been documenting it ever since so you could 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’d have a enterprise if I hadn’t have realized that.
[00:28:48] I’d nonetheless be attempting to Inspire 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 you need 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 approach. It’s very efficient. So when it will get to maturity, we maintain onto it as a result of we received the love and care that we wanted from being excellent or avoiding being imperfect within the many various methods that may search for totally different individuals.
[00:29:35] We received 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 informed 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 discovered 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 plenty 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 excellent 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, effectively, if I can’t do it completely, it’s higher to only wait until I may. And sometimes, 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 excellent 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 strain of the final minute, we are saying, okay, it’s high quality if it’s not excellent. So then I can lastly get it performed as a result of it’s not such an enormous deal. So with that stated, I hope you identical to listening to me chat about my story. And there’s clearly elements after that, as a result of that type of takes us to 2015, mid 2015, I graduated.
[00:31:21] with a regulation 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 an element time receptionist job that I had in order that I may focus extra on my enterprise. I solely made about 3, 000 in whole on my enterprise at that time.
[00:31:44] I’m so pleased with PassMe for having the braveness to do this. and really 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 nearly two.
[00:32:05] So I’ve had. a enterprise that helps me not simply Full time, but additionally having prolonged durations of go away working solely three days per week Having plenty of time for family and friends and all of the issues like that. So i’m fairly happy with how issues are going and always persevering with to Do the work of getting out of my very own method 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 Executed is the place I do 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 subject 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 learn how to do it. Hey, that is clear relaxation.
[00:33:16] Right here’s learn how to do it. Hey, it is a momentum challenge. Right here’s learn how 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 discovered from totally different locations and having it work for my perfectionist mind. After which, Attempting it with one on one purchasers after which an increasing number of purchasers and simply seeing all their outcomes after which refining it even additional by way of suggestions from them and my very own experiences.
[00:33:44] So I like that I can now simply quick monitor 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 whole from once I began to once I had my first hundred Ok yr. 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 go away my job that I had and to completely help myself from the enterprise and to do 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 received to do the productiveness piece first When you’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 received to start out doing stuff. Like we will’t truly, like you possibly can’t steer a parked automotive. Like we really need one thing to work with. You’ve received to start out 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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If you’re able to get out of your personal method in your enterprise, I need to invite you inside my productiveness program for perfectionist entrepreneurs referred to as Perfectionist Getting Shit Executed. Our subsequent enrollment is occurring for one week solely starting on the 4th of April 2025. To seek out out extra about this system and be part of the waitlist, go to samlaurabrown.com/pgsd.
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