

On this episode, I’m sharing 12 ideas that helped me create content material in a very easy, pleasant, sustainable manner that has confirmed to be actually efficient for my perfectionist mind. I wished to document this in response to a PGSDer who posted about beginning a podcast inside my group teaching program Perfectionists Getting Shit Accomplished (aka PGSD). These ideas will enable you to create content material merely and simply, they usually will also be utilized to different areas of your online business to empower you to point out up absolutely.
As a result of sure, there is perhaps some technical issues that you could arrange relating to content material creation. However trusting your self – or what we name self-trust – is a very powerful ingredient so your perfectionist mind can create high-quality content material simply.
I’ve revamped $2 million in my enterprise, most of which has come from this podcast, and the instances I’ve made essentially the most cash and essentially the most impression with individuals have been after I’m in a excessive stage of self-trust. Tune in and discover out why that is the case for perfectionists, and uncover the 12 ideas that can make content material creation simple and efficient.
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Introduction
Hello and welcome to a different episode of The Perfectionism Undertaking. A podcast stuffed 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 manner 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 often called PGSD. And for much more perfectionism recommendation that can assist you with your online business, you’ll be able to observe me on Instagram @perfectionismproject.
Sam Laura Brown (Customized Intro)
Okay, so as we speak’s episode is on 12 ideas that make content material creation simple to your perfectionist mind. So proper now, we’re in open enrollment for my program, Perfectionist Getting Shit Accomplished, and we’re inside this system about to start out a very unbelievable expertise known as the inventive cocoon, the place you’re going to create protected visibility that can assist you create content material constantly simply, in a manner that feels such as you, in a manner that’s very efficient and prime quality, with out burning your self out, while not having quite a lot of time for content material creation, and with out having to be somebody you’re not, significantly in case you’re somebody like me, who’s an introvert, you are usually extra quiet and reserved in actual life. How will you really be a content material creator and be according to it? That’s what you’ll be taught inside PGSD. That’s what it is possible for you to to do.
So I need to invite you inside this system, in case you relate to what I’ve been speaking about in these episodes, within the constant content material sequence, in my podcast, typically, in case you have been getting in your individual manner with content material creation, it’s time to offer your self the present of getting out of your individual manner with it in order that your online business can develop and which you can cease being on this constant content material wrestle. You possibly can really simply develop into somebody who creates content material constantly and is ready to construct a profitable enterprise. That is the subsequent step. Should you aren’t in a position to create constant content material, you want to have the ability to remedy for that, and that’s what we’re doing in PGSD. So I need to invite you inside we solely have, on the time of the discharge of this episode, that 36 hours left for the doorways be open, earlier than we’ll shut enrollment, and we’ll get began with everybody inside with the inventive cocoon.
So be a part of us, samlaurabrown.com/pgsd, is the place you’ll be able to go to enroll in case you have been ready for the final minute, in case you have been ready for an indication to hitch. That is it. That is the time. The time has come. So the hyperlink is within the present notes. Be sure to be a part of us. When you have any final minute questions, I’m standing by. So DM me @perfectionismproject on Instagram, ship me an e-mail help@samlaurabrown.com, I’ll personally reply to you. We need to get you inside PGSD so you’ll be able to develop into somebody who isn’t spinning your wheels anymore with content material creation. Continually getting in your individual manner, placing it off, having drama about placing it off, feeling a lot stress since you haven’t posted for thus lengthy, otherwise you’ve been in planning mode for thus lengthy that you just really feel a lot stress to lastly do the right content material whenever you’re really creating it. We need to have you ever launch that be capable to really present up, create that content material with ease in a very efficient, prime quality manner. So be a part of us inside. And I hope you loved this episode on 12 ideas that make content material creation simple to your perfectionist mind. Get pleasure from.
Sam Laura Brown
Okay, so in as we speak’s episode, I’m going to be sharing with you 12 ideas that make content material creation very easy for me. And I just lately noticed yesterday really a submit within the PGSD discussion board. So PGSD is my program perfectionist getting shit achieved. And certainly one of our PGSDers, is beginning a podcast. And I simply thought I’d document an episode to share together with her and with you the ideas I like to recommend that can enable you to get into self belief. So sure, there is perhaps some technical issues that you could arrange. However a very powerful factor relating to any sort of content material creation, whether or not that’s a podcast, a YouTube channel, it’s emails that you just’re sending out to potential shoppers or prospects, like no matter that appears like for you, trusting your self goes to will let you do it within the quickest, best, only, most pleasant manner.
And in a world the place presently there are such a lot of individuals, there’s by no means been as many individuals as there are as we speak, who will let you know that you just’re doing it unsuitable, you could be extra strategic, you could be extra formulaic about it. And sure, technique, in fact performs a job in enterprise. But when the way in which that you just’re approaching technique, particularly, for instance, social media technique, or advertising and marketing or gross sales, if the way in which you’re approaching that has you questioning your self doubting your self, holding your self again, attempting to get it proper, overthinking, not publishing issues, not placing it on the market, studying an e-mail and ready just a few days or perhaps weeks to answer, or perhaps you go submit all collectively, merely since you really feel like you’ll be able to’t say it ok, so that you higher not say something in any respect. If that’s the case, it doesn’t matter how good your technique is. As a result of in case you’re not trusting your self, you’ll be able to’t really execute it.
Inside PGSD, one of many predominant issues that we discuss, and also you get teaching on and listen to others getting coached on is self belief, and the expansion aim, your set your energy planning, all of that could be a instrument that can assist you create self belief, as a result of with out it, enterprise is shit. So on this episode, I’m simply going to be sharing with you some ideas, it actually helped me create content material in a very easy, pleasant, sustainable manner that has confirmed to be actually efficient. I’ve revamped $2 million in my enterprise, most of that enterprise has come from this podcast. And the instances I’ve made essentially the most cash and had essentially the most impression, and had essentially the most quantity of people that have DM me and emailed me to say your podcast has been fully life altering for me. That has been when I’ve been within the highest ranges of self belief.
And I’ve been pondering the ideas that I’m going to be sharing with you on this episode. I need to point out too, that the ideas that I’m sharing are for a perfectionist entrepreneur, ie somebody who leans in direction of self criticism, inventing flaws, believing that the exhausting manner is the easiest way, I both manner you’d naturally do it isn’t going to be ok. Should you do it in a straightforward manner, then you definitely’re not going to be deserving, it’s not really going to work as a result of difficult is healthier. And I actually need to say that as a result of I do know that you just listening to it will say, however prime quality content material is basically vital to me. And I actually need to make it possible for after I’m sending an e-mail or doing a YouTube video or a podcast episode, or no matter that’s that I’m really delivering worth to that particular person.
So it’s really going to take me a very very long time to place that collectively. And I’m really needing to essentially suppose it via like I actually need to be respectful and diligent and considerate. And so in fact, I want to spend so much of time on issues. And we actually lean to once we’re not in self belief, we both lean in direction of actually overbearing and overthinking. Or we simply have our issues and we don’t enable ourselves to offer ourselves a full effort at it. We need to be stepping into that development mindset. We discuss this loads inside this system as effectively. The expansion mindset is the place you might be keen to offer it a full effort. And whenever you do you don’t make it imply one thing about your self. Should you gave it a full effort and it didn’t work.
As perfectionist, we’re so frightened of discovering out that we’re insufficient as a result of we predict we’re we that we’re incapable as a result of that’s what we’re desirous about ourselves. And so what we do is we keep away from placing in a full effort, in order to by no means have to seek out out that our greatest isn’t ok. However when you get into that development mindset, and I’ll train you virtually how to do this, however when you get into that development mindset, you might be actually in a position to be working your online business and your life as effectively. From a spot of actually deeply believing in your functionality and being keen to seek out out that there are inadequacies that there are locations that you just do have flaws, however since you’re not in a disgrace spiral about it, you’re really in a position to remedy for it once we disgrace ourselves about our inadequacies and flaws. We have a tendency to not really remedy it them in a productive manner, and solely perpetuate the scenario.
So this episode of what I’m sharing with you as we speak and on the entire podcast is for somebody who I do know shall be creating prime quality content material, who has nice intentions, that you just need to do good with your online business and also you need to do good for the world. And the place you need assistance, is permitting your self to place it on the market and to point out up and to ship it. You don’t need assistance of like, okay, you’re doing this factor that’s actually really unhealthy and never useful. And so let’s enable you to make it good. And what tends to occur, you might need discovered this really, in case you go and ask like, perhaps your husband or your spouse or a buddy or like somebody for suggestions, that in case you’re asking them for suggestions in your content material, they may hear, inform me what’s unsuitable with this.
And particularly in case you’re approaching it from that mindset. So they may let you know, effectively, you possibly can be doing this higher, like this wasn’t clear. And actually one of the best factor for a perfectionist entrepreneur, since you’re already criticizing your self sufficient, you’re additionally good. And you may spot precise flaws and inadequacies, as effectively. So what you really simply want is encouragement from your self primarily. However you additionally simply want a spot the place you may be inspired to place it on the market and to have the ability to create the emotional capability and resilience. So if somebody doesn’t prefer it, in case you do get unhealthy suggestions about it, you’re emotionally in a position to stand up to that. And so in my program as effectively, we’ve got the group side that actually lets you even have a protected place to land. Should you don’t personally know anybody else who has a enterprise such as you who’s doing brave issues such as you’re attempting to do, it’s so vital to have that.
So I simply wished to say that as effectively. If you’re attempting to get suggestions from sure locations, you’ll really be diminishing your self-trust, significantly if that suggestions is like, Okay, right here’s what must be improved, right here’s what’s unsuitable with it, what you could do is definitely simply be getting on the market and displaying up. After which after you have created a specific amount of quantity, and you’ve got really put your self on the market and been doing that for lengthy sufficient, that’s when you’ll be able to start taking a look at what concerning the high quality and bettering that however till then, you could ship it, you could present up, you could get your self on the market. And self belief is the easiest way to do this. And it’s the easiest way to create the best high quality content material, or deliverables which you can’t, when you’re in low self belief, you might need moments the place you are feeling actually good since you really feel such as you’re getting it proper.
However in the end, you’re not really going to be creating the best quantity of worth you’ll be able to. If you find yourself deeply trusting your self. You’re trusting in your experience. You’re trusting in your information, you’re not within the all or nothing mindset about it ie impostor syndrome, which has us pondering, if I don’t know the whole lot completely, then I do know nothing in any respect. If I’ve any little space in my thoughts the place I’m not 100% clear, then I’m not really worthy of displaying up and sharing this factor. If you find yourself really in self belief, you’ll actually lean into the aggressive benefits that you’ve the truth that you’ve gotten experience, and curiosity and keenness round issues that not everyone seems to be all for IE you are able to do a greater job at it just by simply being you. However once we’re not trusting ourselves, we cease ourselves from being ourselves, we’re attempting to be like everybody else, we’re not making the most of our unfair benefits, the issues that we discover the simplest and our most pure at.
And it simply means we in the end find yourself not making the cash that we may very well be making, we find yourself feeling so deflated and misplaced, you may get in an actual hunch whenever you’re not trusting your self. It’s so central to each side of enterprise. And I feel that these types as effectively may be utilized throughout the whole lot else. So I’m simply going to undergo and share just a few ideas that I personally suppose after I’m not trusting myself. And I simply need to point out these so you’ll be able to sort of see the distinction. So I’m going to be speaking particularly concerning the podcast. However once more, that is going to be utilized to something. However I’m being particular with my examples in order that I can really be particular and never simply should be basic and obscure and overseas. So listed here are the ideas. I feel what I’m not trusting myself, and in addition simply as a facet notice, self teaching and actually studying how you can perceive your ideas, your emotions, your actions, your outcomes, is a vital a part of with the ability to construct a enterprise and alter your mindset and perceive your mindset.
Having information isn’t sufficient, having self consciousness isn’t sufficient. You want to have the ability to have the self consciousness round what you’re pondering after which be capable to shift your perspective. So whenever you’re listening to a podcast like this, for instance, I’m right here shifting your perspective. That’s what I’m doing as a coach. However I need you to additionally learn to develop that ability for your self. And so in PGSD, there’s quite a lot of journaling prompts and issues like that that can assist you start to do this. And within the superior work Do I actually have a observe round shifting my very own views, and with the ability to coach myself in any second on something, which implies like, I like the self reliance of that. A perfectionist, we like to be independent. It’s so unbelievable and empowering to do this.
So I simply wished to say as effectively, that as you develop a self teaching observe, and I discuss this in this system, as effectively, and in addition within the superior work that I shall be providing quickly, that is one thing that I shall be educating, nevertheless it’s only a actually vital piece of with the ability to work in your mindset is having the self consciousness, after which the flexibility to potential shift. So that is why the important thing after I’m not trusting myself, I have to say this, proper, and ensure I cowl the entire factors like I actually get into this mindset of there’s a proper manner and a unsuitable strategy to do it. And naturally, the way in which I’d do it’s the unsuitable manner. Like my mind simply defaults to pondering such as you’re doing it unsuitable, I’ve to do it, how everybody else is doing it, like observe a components, do it in a sure manner.
For instance, with a podcast episode, you could like begin by speaking about this sure factor and finish with this sure factor and all of that there’s so many various finest practices round not solely podcasting, however so many various issues. And after I’m attempting to observe finest practices, which I’ve simply reverse engineered from individuals who made shit up, after which we’re like, okay, now that’s one of the best observe, I really find yourself not including my very own knowledge and aptitude to issues. And actually transferring one of the best practices ahead into one thing else that we find yourself if as a group as a physique of folks that have been simply all the time doing finest practices, one of the best practices by no means actually get up to date. Like, we’ve got to have people who find themselves keen to not do finest practices to create higher ones. So everybody already is aware of this, like after I’m on this considered like, I need to do a podcast episode on this. However like everybody already is aware of which have already talked about that so many instances.
Like, I’m actually simply dismissing the knowledge that I’ve. And like, actually really not acknowledging that so most of the issues, I feel a typical sense now like 10 years into my private growth journey. And understanding myself relating to perfectionism, 5 plus years of teaching individuals on perfectionism, and training over 1000 individuals just like the issues that feels so second nature and apparent to me, after I suppose that’s apparent to everybody that I’m not really sharing the issues which are so useful, just like the issues which are most typical sense to me, are actually going to most likely be essentially the most useful factor. So I’m not going to be feeling like oh my god, that is superb. However to you, you’ll be like holy shit. So everybody already is aware of this, I’ve to be extra articulate, and I’m going on tangents not say something unsuitable, you’ll be able to see the underlying theme right here is I’m unsuitable, I can’t get it unsuitable, I’m gonna get it unsuitable if I identical to, let myself go for it. However the being articulate is such an enormous one.
And I really feel like I’m a reasonably articulate particular person, like I can articulate a degree. And the outcomes that I’ve in my enterprise are proof of that. And likewise, earlier than I had the outcomes of that, that I’m in a position to articulate myself, after which I can simply undermine myself and second guess myself. After which in fact, after I’m pondering that thought I’ve to be extra articulate, it’s so exhausting to get my phrases out. It’s so exhausting to determine what to say, I’m all the time articulate after I belief myself. I don’t know what to share without spending a dime and what to share in my applications, like, what’s the components? And that is one thing that I wished to say, as a result of relating to content material creation, particularly, it’s really easy as a perfectionist to get in our heads about, okay, like, how a lot do I give away without spending a dime, however I need to actually, particularly in case you’re somebody and I’m assuming and positive that you’re, you’re somebody who genuinely needs to assist individuals.
So like, I actually need to give away all my finest stuff without spending a dime and share it. However then individuals say I ought to maintain issues again. And there ought to be a distinction between that and the factor that individuals are paying for, particularly in case you’re promoting like myself teaching or a service or issues like that, that have been sort of like, okay, however like, I need to share the issues, however what do I share? And what do I not share? However that’s me not trusting that I really actually know what that distinction is. And I’m very assured in that. I can simply overlook that by pondering this sort of thought perhaps I ought to work with a talking coach or some sort of one that may help me be higher. So that is really a thought that I used to be in final yr. Not for too lengthy, fortunately, and fortunately, I didn’t act on it. However final yr, I feel it was round October. I used to be actually on this considered like, okay, the podcast is the primary factor, which I nonetheless consider in like, I’ll discuss this later. However like I like podcasting. I’m nice at it, it really works. And so in fact I need it to be the primary factor, however actually on this perception of like, oh, I should be doing it higher.
And that thought I should be doing it higher. actually took me out of doing it effectively. I both wasn’t doing new episodes due to the quantity of stress that thought had me feeling. And so I’d put it off to the final minute after which we’d republish an previous episode or issues like that, as a result of I simply really couldn’t deliver myself to document it. Or I’d take like seven hours to document an episode and normally, after I’m in self belief, it takes me about quarter-hour to document after which I simply communicate. And I need to simply shortly point out right here as effectively, that in case you hear me saying that something, okay, Sam was it that manner. In order that’s how I ought to do it. That’s you not being in self belief. So I’m simply providing how I do it as an choice. I’m not saying it’s best to do it like me, I’m saying it’s best to belief your self like me and never assured, nevertheless it’s essentially the most useful factor to do. And it feels one of the best as effectively, when you may get to a spot of self belief. So for you, the self belief may appear to be you writing a script or having a totally completely different course of. It’s concerning the self belief will not be about that is the way in which to do it. That’s the way in which that works for me, and my mind. And I’m positive there are a lot of others that will as effectively.
So I had this considered like, I should be extra articulate, I should be doing it higher. And so I used to be like, hey, I want to grasp, like what I’m doing unsuitable. And so I despatched out a survey, and perhaps you’re one of many individuals who full it. However I despatched out a survey of like, okay, what do you want? What are your favourite episodes? Which episodes? Or what sort of episodes don’t you take heed to? What size do you want? Like, principally, a complete listing of questions. And we had fairly a lot of individuals full that. And it was so useful for me, as a result of I noticed, like everybody stated fully various things. And one factor, like one particular person may be very adamant concerning the model they like, and the subsequent particular person was very adamant that the precise model I do it’s their favourite model. After which the subsequent particular person is like, hey, you could enhance on this. And such as you stated, you go on tangents. And sure, you do. And perhaps it’s best to rent a talking coach. And like, in fact, if I’m in low self belief, and in self doubt, then somebody’s going to reflect that again to me.
And I simply discovered myself being like, perhaps I ought to, and perhaps that’s the method. And I can belief myself to genuinely know after I want to do this. However actually, that isn’t what I should be doing. That’s not the needle mover that challenge individuals have, with my podcasts, if any, isn’t that I don’t perceive what you’re saying. And likewise, I’ll come to this in a while about like discovering the individuals who resonate with you, versus like attempting to persuade individuals who don’t resonate with you that they need to. After which like, actually, the explanation why I used to be having hassle articulating and feeling like I wanted a talking coach was as a result of I wasn’t trusting myself to simply communicate. So having that sort of thought. And I’ve seen this come up in different methods, too. I’m like, perhaps I ought to rent an knowledgeable to assist with no matter it’s.
There’s a time and a spot for that. However it appears very completely different once we’re in self belief versus once we’re not. I should be doing this in a extra skilled manner. Like a greater setup, I should be filming it on a regular basis, like everybody else is filming themselves doing podcast episodes, I ought to be filming myself doing that. It’s simple sufficient. Like, if I used to be higher, I ought to simply be doing it. I’ve to offer them what they need to hear I’ve to do the way in which others are doing. I feel I’ve already stated that. However like that thought is simply so sturdy for my mind, it doesn’t matter if I get pleasure from it, I’ve to do it proper. If I’ve quite a lot of criticism about it. So we’ll be it is a large one as effectively that we undertaking our personal criticisms on to everybody else. And we predict like, effectively, I’m one of the best choose of high quality. And if I don’t suppose it’s ok high quality, they gained’t both, when that’s so really not correct. And in the end, it’s not ok. And so now I need to share with you the way in which that I feel after I’m in self belief.
And once more, this has me really having fun with it doing an awesome job at it. I naturally as effectively, after I’m on this and in addition via the completely different mindset work I’ve achieved round my cash mindset and studying promoting abilities and various things like after I’m in self belief, I don’t should be desirous about like, when do I point out my program PGSD. And when don’t I simply naturally point out it as a result of I consider that in case you resonate with this, signing up is one of the best thought for you. And so I’m going to let you know about it, I’m going to promote you on it. And I can belief which you can decide for your self whether or not that’s a great match for you or not that I’m and the way he’s like, Effectively, I gained’t point out it, as a result of perhaps it’s not for them. Like in case you resonate with what I’m saying, and you want the way in which that I train issues, then you’re going to love and get one of the best outcomes from PGSD. So I don’t should be my head about like talked about inherent harm, like I can simply belief myself to talk and to share what I consider in, together with the issues that I’ve which you can join.
If you wish to really do that work, and never simply hear about it, you need to virtually do the work and learn to belief your self. I’m not ready to do this work with you that sort of work with you thru a podcast episode, I’m able to try this with you thru a training program, which is why I need to invite you in to enroll and I’m gonna hold telling you about it since you may want to listen to about it for a month or six months or two years, like a few of our PGSDers earlier than you enroll so I’m going to ensure you find out about it. Anyway, facet notice. So these are the ideas that I’m pondering after I’m actually trusting myself. I’m gonna say it precisely how they should hear it. That is one which I’ve used just about because the starting of my podcasting journey which started on the finish of 2017. This thought round that I can simply communicate freely as a result of that’s precisely how they should hear it.
And identical to a thought below this thought, or like a bit of child of that thought, in a manner, is when you already know if like a random particular person is telling you one thing on their thoughts is perhaps random, it is perhaps somebody you already know, or no matter. However somebody’s identical to saying one thing. After which you’ve gotten this thought that comes from no matter they stated, they usually’re like, oh my god, I simply considered this superb thought. And like, what, as a result of I wasn’t saying something that will spark an incredible thought. Like, they don’t really say that, like, what like, What are you speaking about, and within the variety of TV exhibits, the place they’re like attempting to resolve against the law, or a thriller, or no matter, or like Gray’s Anatomy, they usually’re attempting to determine like, what the analysis is, and somebody will say one thing random, after which like Dr. Shepherd, or whoever is like, Oh, I simply had an concept that, then you might be like, when we aren’t really sharing absolutely, we’re forgetting that different individuals like we’re assembly with their thoughts, and that they are going to be having their very own ideas and emotions, no matter whether or not it’s a podcast episode like this one, whether or not it’s a written pose, whether or not it’s a bit of 15 second video, that we’re interacting, like our creation is interacting with their mind.
And so we don’t know what that’s going to spark. And I simply love the thought of that, that most probably, in case you’ve had an enormous epiphany from this episode, it’s not from like, if I went via and picked out like, what could be the factor that had you’ve gotten that epiphany, it most likely isn’t going to be the precise factor. That was most likely one thing actually random that I stated, that I perhaps didn’t even imply to say that you just have been like, Oh my God, that’s it. And so I simply love that. And I like being with that concept. As a result of then it permits me to simply discuss freely, and belief you to have the ability to draw conclusions and have epiphanies, like I don’t should spoon feed you, I don’t have to carry your hand about it. I can simply present up. And I can belief your mind to work together with that and take worth from it. So I’m gonna say it precisely how they should hear it. The best way that’s best for me is essentially the most beneficial for them. This can be a thought that I actually adopted in addition to a coach, as a result of after I noticed I used to work as an accountant, I’ve a legislation diploma in a finance diploma that I went into insolvency accounting. I labored as a accountant for a few years. And actually like I used to be on this mindset like most individuals are that we receives a commission as compensation for doing issues we don’t like.
And for doing issues which are time consuming, so if one thing fast, you shouldn’t receives a commission a lot, which is why individuals complain about how a lot consultants cost as a result of solely a ten minute appointment. But in addition like I received paid as an accountant as a result of I wouldn’t have been an accountant without spending a dime. So when it got here to teaching, which I’d fortunately do without spending a dime, then it’s really easy. And it was really easy to be on this mindset of like, effectively, if I’d do it without spending a dime, I ought to do it without spending a dime. And likewise, I discover it very simple to be on a name with somebody and to replicate again to them what they’re pondering to ask them actually nice questions that helped them create readability for themselves, and create these perspective shifts themselves. And to essentially be capable to try this like one thing I’ve all the time achieved naturally. And since I discovered it simple to do. And since I had beforehand been solely paid for issues that I discovered exhausting and boring to do, that I actually needed to undo this mindset of it’s solely price getting paid for one thing or one thing is just beneficial if it’s exhausting.
And when it got here to teaching significantly and I actually thought of it just like the thought that helped me break freed from that perception is that if I’m having a very exhausting time recording a podcast episode or teaching somebody, most probably, that’s not going to be useful or pleasant for that particular person. Like if somebody is basically struggling that can assist you. It’s no more beneficial, it’s much less beneficial if somebody is having a straightforward time doing it. Like in case you go to a physician, for instance. And so they’re having a very exhausting time attempting to determine what your analysis is. That’s not as beneficial as somebody who’s like, Oh, I see this all day, daily. It’s this, this and this ask you three great place on questions like simply that’s a lot extra beneficial. And so they can do it shortly and simply as a result of they’ve that experience.
And so they’re trusting themselves versus the one who’s overthinking who’s second guessing who else to ask for a second opinion, despite the fact that they really already know the reply that isn’t beneficial or not as beneficial as when it’s the best for the expert particular person to do it. In order that considered the way in which this best to me is essentially the most beneficial for them actually simply helps me lean into what’s simple for me, I’m too near the worth of what I’m creating to see it, these ideas are all a unique taste of like, don’t take heed to your mind. When my mind tells me it’s not ok, listed here are nice causes to not take heed to that. I’m too near the worth of what I’m creating to see it. As I stated earlier than, if I really feel like the whole lot that I’m sharing must be this superb like, Oh my God, I’ve by no means considered it that manner. And no matter, that I’m really not going to be sharing quite a lot of the issues that I’ve discovered now and realized about and mastered a few years in the past, I’m not going to be telling you that stuff as a result of it feels too boring and customary sense to me.
And that stuff is so useful so that you can hear about. So if I really simply belief myself, then when my mind is saying like this isn’t ok, this doesn’t really feel beneficial, I can simply inform myself, I’m really too near the worth of what I’m creating to see it. My finest shoppers love the way in which I naturally say it. Like anybody who is basically genuinely good to be helped by me loves the way in which that I naturally say they don’t need me to should be extra articulate. And positive I may very well be uncertain, I might go on much less facet tangents or no matter. Personally, I like listening to folks that try this. And clearly there’s a time and a spot and no matter. However in the end, I simply love studying from different people, not robots, I can belief myself to know after I genuinely have to upskill. So coming again to what we’ve talked about just a few instances on this episode, that I can really belief myself to know okay, I do have to work on my talking abilities or no matter.
Or I do have to work on my teaching abilities or no matter ability units, I’ve my advertising and marketing ability set my gross sales ability set, like there’s so many ability units inside a enterprise. And I can belief myself to know after I genuinely want to do this me being in self doubt, doesn’t imply I have to upskill it actually means I want to alter my ideas. After which as soon as I’m in a spot of sufficiency and adequacy, that’s after I can really see what upskilling must happen. A whole lot of perfectionist we love studying, as a result of we love being within the place the place we don’t really should implement something but that we get to be with my studying once we’re doing a level or regardless of the essay is perhaps exams and marks and issues like that, that may be disturbing. However in the end, when you’re studying one thing, you’re not having to do it and also you’re not having to truly take a look at to see whether or not you actually have potential there.
And so we love studying, we are able to get caught in that procrastinate studying. And we are able to additionally actually be like effectively, I need to upskill and this and that and like I actually need to be sure that I’m serving to individuals and I actually need to make it possible for I’ve an awesome ability set and all of this and so I’m gonna go and try this certification, or I’m gonna go and do that diploma or no matter. And after I’m in a spot of self belief I really actually take into consideration these sorts of upskilling selections in such a unique manner, as a result of I’m coming at it from a spot of sufficiency and like, okay, perhaps I may very well be higher, however I’m sufficiently articulate. However perhaps there are different areas the place I’m really not at a stage of sufficiency by way of my ability set. And so I’m going to do this. As an alternative, the realm that I’m doubting myself essentially the most isn’t essentially the realm that I should be engaged on by way of my ability set. I do know what to share my free content material versus what to share my paid applications. I’ve talked about this earlier than, so I gained’t go into it an excessive amount of.
However after I really suppose that thought, I invite you to strive it on. Should you’ve been having drama about that, like I simply, I do know what to share in my free content material versus my paid applications. I’m doing the identical factor I’ve all the time achieved simply in entrance of extra individuals. I heard this from Graham or Graham, Stefan, who’s a YouTuber, he was doing an interview. And he’s identical to, I’ve simply doing what I’ve all the time achieved, however there are extra individuals watching now. And that to me, I’m positive when he stated that he thought nothing of it such a great instance of what I used to be saying earlier than, about how one can simply communicate issues, and it actually resonates with everybody in several methods. However him saying that it simply actually took me out of this have to professionalize and like, okay, when there’s extra individuals, you have to be doing it higher.
And simply being like, okay, I can really simply do it the identical manner that I’ve all the time achieved it and have extra individuals watching, it actually makes me consider pals, the TV present, and the way their salaries or their revenue or no matter you name, it elevated a lot by the losses, I hit on making like 1,000,000 {dollars} an episode. However they have been appearing in a really related strategy to what they did within the first season. Positive, they received extra expert, however actually, there was simply a lot extra demand for it. And their ability set that most likely hadn’t modified that a lot had simply gotten much more beneficial. And so you’ll be able to identical to I discover after I actually take into consideration like I can simply do it the identical manner. I’ve all the time achieved it and it’s simply in entrance of extra individuals, it helps me actually get out of that urge to professionalize the whole lot.
And I’ve actually seen so many creators undergo it, after which come out the opposite facet of like, I have to have one of the best digital camera and I have to have one of the best microphone. And I have to have this correct, like recording studio and all of these items. In order that we are able to really feel like we’re really deserving of the eye. And after I’ve simply been like I’m nonetheless recording on the identical microphone, I’ve really had to purchase just a few of them over time, however the identical microphone that Tim Ferriss really useful. And so I used to be like, Okay, I’ll purchase that the identical microphone, I’m actually simply sitting right here at my desk, I’m not recording it, as a result of I don’t need to sitting right here at my desk, I’m holding it in my hand, as a result of I discover that best one, I identical to maintain it in my hand and tuck into it. And I’ve like a very previous pair of headphones. And I usually don’t even have any headphones in I’m recording in fast time. Like I’m actually doing it the identical manner I’ve all the time achieved it.
And I haven’t I’m so glad that I haven’t allowed myself to take pleasure in like I have to have the sharpest audio high quality and like all of this, however like really, if it’s at a adequate stage of audio high quality, one of the best factor I can do is give myself circumstances the place it’s best for me to document and the place I discover it essentially the most pleasant, as a result of that’s going to be essentially the most sustainable. And if one thing isn’t sustainable, there’s no level actually doing that. I imply, there’s exceptions to that. However in the end, on this context, in case you’re attempting to create content material in a manner that isn’t going to be sustainable, and but, you’re hoping that will probably be as a result of when you get exterior validation, then you definitely’ll be extra motivated, it’s not going to work, significantly as a result of to get to the place the place you’ve gotten that exterior validation will take loads longer than you need, it’s not going to be per week isn’t going to be three weeks.
And infrequently individuals have, like after they do have immediate success, then that’s a very scary place to be for lots of perfectionist as a result of then we really feel like we’ve got to love preserve and maintain it and defend it. And we simply get previous humorous about issues. And so it truly is, I feel such a present for perfectionist to have it take longer than you need it to take. So you’ll be able to be taught that resilience, however having a sustainable method. It’s one thing that I’m such an enormous believer in and energy planning. And your development aim is basically set as much as have you ever doing your online business in a sustainable manner. However we need to make it possible for we’re actually not going into this mindset of professionalizing the whole lot and ensuring we do it proper {and professional}. And as a substitute simply really doing it in the way in which that we’d belief ourselves essentially the most and doing what’s conducive to self belief.
Okay, the subsequent one is I’m discovering the individuals who resonate with me not attempting to resonate with the individuals who don’t, it is a delicate shift, however it is rather simple to attempt to persuade the individuals who aren’t haters, however they aren’t fairly believers and to simply attempt to say it higher for them, and to assist them see the sunshine or no matter. And actually after I’m simply in self belief, I’m like my podcast isn’t for everybody. Not everybody loves his model podcast, there isn’t a model of podcast that everybody loves. And so as a substitute of attempting to be a specific model of podcast as a result of somebody stated, that’s what they need to hear, they need actually concise episodes like that isn’t the podcast, this isn’t the podcast for that. And there are clearly codecs that I might try this that will be for that person who they’d most likely get pleasure from. However I really need it and this is likely one of the ideas I’ve, like I’m creating the podcast that I’d like to take heed to. That’s chatty and imperfect and actual and uncooked and sincere.
And so I’m going to stay to that and belief that I can discover these individuals and belief that I don’t should be for everybody. And I’m keen to be disliked. I’m keen for individuals to not like the way in which I do it. I’m keen for individuals to have feedback and suggestions on how I can do it higher. And to simply be attention-grabbing myself that I do know from over a decade of listening to podcasts. I do know for me what makes a great podcast episode listening expertise, and what doesn’t. And I’m creating for the particular person like me, I’m not attempting to please the gang and simply create a video a podcast that the lots will get pleasure from. I’m actually an particularly as somebody who coaches perfectionist entrepreneurs the place the work is self belief, that I feel one of the best most useful factor I can do is to do all that I do within the highest state of self belief attainable, not solely as a result of simply listening to me in a state of self belief will get you into that. However that actually is the work and what I need to exhibit and embody.
And so me attempting to do it the precise manner and discuss to individuals who don’t really and possibly won’t ever, like what I’m doing or like me as an individual. It’s simply it’s not productive. It’s not pleasant. And it’s so exhausting to get the phrases out after I’m desirous about the individuals who don’t need to hear it. This can be a enterprise and in enterprise, there’s no proper manner. So actually having this thought of enterprise is basically vital typically, too. However I feel that and I’ve been reflecting on this loads just lately that relating to enterprise now as a result of entrepreneurship has develop into a lot extra fashionable via individuals like Gary Vaynerchuk. And like there’s simply been this actual like romanticizing round entrepreneurship, but in addition like with the web and all that it’s a lot simpler to have your individual enterprise or to freelance or no matter. And that I actually really feel like after I take a look at how most individuals are approaching enterprise, is that we’re taking a look at like, principally a everlasting like college. Like, there’s this components for how you can do it, proper. And I’m simply gonna, like tick these bins. And it’s actually nearly like we’re doing a job.
And having that method versus actually being within the creativity and freedom that’s obtainable as an entrepreneur, that we get to decide on how we do it. And there are such a lot of methods. And in case you take a look at like Richard Branson, who’s one of the vital celebrated entrepreneurs, he’s such an awesome instance, I consider what the entrepreneurial spirit is, which is like attempting shit, having large concepts, like he wasn’t like, Okay, right here’s the components that I have to observe, like he was actually paving the way in which. And I don’t suppose everybody essentially must be somebody who paves the way in which. However I need to be somebody who paved the way in which, in my very own methods. And I need to be somebody who isn’t identical to, principally in a job, nevertheless it’s entrepreneurship. And I’m pondering I’m simply actually pondering of it that manner, like, effectively, right here’s how you can have a training enterprise. And I want to do that this manner, and never that manner. And right here’s how you can have a profitable podcast. After which like, actually, what’s the level of being an entrepreneur, if it’s handled with that very same mindset.
So I like having that considered this as a enterprise. And in enterprise, there’s no proper manner. And I actually need to, like after I’m trusting myself, I’m in a position to go away and lean into that entrepreneurial spirit, and do issues my manner and do issues in a manner that I don’t see others doing them. However I feel like I’d love that. And so I created and I’m keen to keep it up, even when it doesn’t work after the primary week, which it by no means does, or like the primary few months and even years, that I’m keen to have a long run method as a result of it’s a lot extra sustainable, to be trusting ourselves. And we’re keen to stay it bigs once we are versus once we’re not trusting ourselves. That’s once we chop and alter. And we do one thing for a really brief period of time and say that didn’t work after which we strive one thing else. This sustainable manner is the one manner I’ve to discover a manner I get pleasure from and may do for years.
In order that’s one other thought. I’m creating the podcasts I’d like to take heed to I’ve talked about that how I really feel whereas creating will not be an indicator of how they may really feel whereas consuming, ie don’t take heed to my very own self criticism. And simply to share a few little hacks. Earlier than I share my ultimate thought, which I hope you’ll be able to take with you. However when it has come significantly to the podcast as a result of I’m simply right here chatting like I’ve just a few dot factors and I’m simply speaking and generally not as we speak. Truly I don’t actually have a lot self criticism about this. I’m in a state of excessive self trials presently, however generally I’m not and So after I’m not, it is rather simple to suppose like, I didn’t actually clarify that proper. And like, I ought to have stated this, however I didn’t like have all of these ideas that I discussed earlier. And so what I do, and this has been one thing that at first, I created the next quantity of podcast episodes, I used to be doing two episodes per week, as a result of that allowed me to have the considered okay, effectively, if this one’s shit is okay, as a result of one other one’s coming in just a few days.
However what I do, usually, if I’m like, Ah, that actually wasn’t an awesome episode, I don’t ask for suggestions from others, as a result of they’re going to inform me, right here’s all of the issues you possibly can have achieved higher. And particularly until there’s somebody who’s my precise person who I’m speaking to, who can also be desirous to do the work relating to like studying how you can coach themselves and energy plan and all that, like, there’s not likely a lot level getting that particular person’s suggestions. However once more, additionally once we simply ask for suggestions, usually, individuals will reply with right here’s what’s unsuitable, as a result of they suppose that’s what we’re asking, particularly once we’re coming from an power of I feel that is unsuitable, do you suppose that is unsuitable, too. So I’ll present my very own suggestions to myself. And the way in which I do it with a podcast is that normally I’ll go for a stroll or like do one thing, I’ll give myself a little bit of distance between myself and what I created.
As a result of we are able to actually identical to be so crucial proper of their creation course of, I feel simply separating it out is nice. After which so I’ll go for a stroll or one thing. And I’ll come again, and I’ll take heed to it in double pace, generally even sooner, however normally simply double pace. And I listened again to it. And I sort of like zone out as if I’m listening to another person’s episode, like I’m not attempting to pay shut consideration, like, right here’s a transcript and this phrase was unsuitable in that manner. Like, I’m not nitpicking myself, what I do, it’s identical to a excessive stage, is that this adequate. And listening to it a double pace actually helps me not solely as a result of so many individuals take heed to podcasts in like 1.25 – 1.5, 2 pace. And so that’s another person’s expertise anyway, however significantly as a result of I listened to so many podcasts, normally a bit of bit sooner than like the conventional pace, that after I hear again to myself in regular pace, I sound so gradual, it’s really easy to simply actually nitpick it. And like, if I hear shortly, I can simply get a excessive stage overview of like, do I feel this might be useful for somebody who doesn’t know the issues that I do know. Like, I’m asking myself that sort of query and never in search of what’s unsuitable with it.
However principally, like, is there something egregious about this episode? Like, is there something that’s really fully deceptive, or goes to be so complicated, like, I’m sort of actually simply in search of excessive flaws, excessive errors, as a result of if we seemed for just a bit marvel, I might have stated that higher. It simply will get actually, actually exhausting. So the ultimate thought I need to share with you is, if unsure, ship it out. That’s the thought that can enable you to to publish it, you might need your individual model of that. However I do know that as a result of my mind likes to err on the facet of hiding and holding again and never displaying up and never being seen that for me, it’s like if unsure, ship it out and have it’s revealed publicly. As a result of in case you have quite a lot of non-public work that you just’ve collected, it’s not going that can assist you construct self belief. Should you’re consistently saying, effectively, this isn’t ok, this isn’t ok, this isn’t ok, you actually need to have the ability to ship and perfection is getting shit achieved.
We clearly enable you to with that. And so simply coming again to this complete idea of what the episode is about, all of that is actually that can assist you to belief your self to let go of the formulation and techniques that you just suppose are evidenced that you just aren’t ok, and also you simply should be higher at it, you want a bit extra observe, and you could observe in non-public. Or perhaps whenever you’re posting on social media, or no matter it’s you’re fairly sporadic, otherwise you’re simply perhaps like going via the motions and not likely absolutely engaged with it. However most probably what I see essentially the most for individuals inside perfectionist getting shit achieved is that earlier than they begin energy planning and doing the work on their perfectionist mindset, they’re doing quite a lot of posting and ghosting, the place you may be posting completely for per week, perhaps two or three weeks in case you’re fortunate. And then you definitely gained’t submit something for weeks or perhaps months.
And then you definitely’ll really feel like re impressed or motivated. And also you’ll sort of simply undergo that cycle repeatedly, trusting your self much less and fewer every time. And so you’ll be able to really learn to do issues constantly and it comes from studying how you can handle your thoughts and do issues in a manner that works for you perfectionist mindset and plan in a manner that works for you perfectionist mindset as effectively. So in case you’ve resonate with this episode, if you wish to do that work, and truly belief your self and simply hear about what it might sound wish to belief your self, then you’ll be able to go to Sandler brown.com/ptsd to enroll. We’re open for enrollment you’re going to get immediate entry to the whole lot inside. You’ll be guided via how you can set your development aim and also you even have the choice to get a bonus name in case you enroll proper now.
Now you’ve gotten the choice to get a bonus name the place you’ll be supported to set your development aim with a PGSD Coach, you may be studying how you can plan correctly as a perfectionist with energy planning. Like you’ll learn to really belief your self. And subsequently your content material creation gained’t be the entire overthinking. And like having a doc of Instagram captions which are 80% written however not ok to publish but you could do a bit extra sharpening, or you could do a greater graphic for or you could discover the right level or no matter, like, you’ll really be capable to take all of that content material you’ve gotten created and create the emotional security and self belief your self to publish it out into the world. And if that’s you, in case you resonate with that, I actually invite you inside as a result of with the ability to make that shift from creating quite a lot of issues in non-public after which creating it publicly.
And doing that in a very protected manner to your perfectionist mind, your nervous system is what goes to have the ability to create a basis so that you can construct your online business, in case you don’t have the flexibility to point out up and share. You aren’t going to have the ability to get wherever. And my mission is to get perfectionist entrepreneurs out of their very own manner as a result of I consider the world is such a greater place with companies in it {that a} serving to individuals and the individuals, I appeal to individuals who genuinely need to assist individuals with their enterprise. However due to their perfectionist mindset, and the sort of stuff we’ve talked about on this episode, they aren’t really doing the issues that they should do or if they’re doing them. They’re burning themselves out and doing it in a totally unsustainable manner.
And so the way in which that I can finest assist the world is getting the entire superb individuals with nice enterprise concepts and ability units to truly be capable to present up and get shit achieved and never go into the disgrace spiral when issues don’t work and be capable to bounce again from failure and be emotionally regulated all through failure to have self esteem and to additionally genuinely know when to upskill like all of that that’s my mission. That’s my objective. And I’m very enthusiastic about it in case you can’t inform so I hope this episode has been extremely useful. I hope to see you inside PGSD in case you do resolve to hitch me and everybody else in there, I hope you’re having a phenomenal day and I’ll discuss to you within the subsequent episode.
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