The Perfectionism Project

Today's episode is my first Growth Goal update for 2023. I share the Growth Goal I chose to set (and whether we hit our Q1 milestone), as well as how having twins impacted our business growth last quarter. Power Planning helped me figure out what my real needle movers were in the 13 workdays I had in Q1, so that the work I was putting into my business will truly pay off. I also chat about how my r...

"I don't know if I should keep doing what I'm doing OR is now actually the right time to be doing something different?" This is a question we perfectionist business owners often ask ourselves, no matter what stage our business is at. How do we know if we should persist with the business strategy we've chosen or if we should make changes instead? Using superthinking can help you figure out the answ...

Before Power Planning, I often got in my own way in my business. I worked in stops and starts, I waited until the last minute to get the most important things done, I kept burning myself out from all the pressure I put on myself and I had countless planners that I abandoned after three weeks of filling them out perfectly. Then I came to realise (1) I'm a perfectionist and (2) being a perfectionist...

Long-time podcast listeners will have heard me mention Daisy, my community and operations manager, when I've chatted about my business. In this episode you'll hear from Daisy about how my team and I run things behind the scenes, including the decisions and questions that have come up in the process of growing my business. You'll also hear about Daisy's journey to working with her perfectionism min...

The question of how to stop overthinking is one that all perfectionists face. So in this episode, I'm sharing the real reasons we overthink and practical tips to help you stop doing it - even with the big decisions. This is some of my best advice on how to stop overthinking, learned from years of my own struggles. By the end of the episode, you'll know about why you seem to overthink everything, a...

We still get questions about a popular interview I did with Kathrin Zenkina of The Manifestation Babe Podcast in 2020. And since this is also one of my favourite interviews and still so relevant today, we wanted to make sure you got to hear it on this episode of The Perfectionism Project. Kathrin is a world renowned master manifestation and mindset coach. She is a #1-Amazon-Best-Selling author, ho...

Procrasti-working is when we work on our business as a form of procrastination. And if you do it, you're not alone. Perfectionist entrepreneurs don't procrastinate in the same ways as everyone else. Instead of avoiding work, we procrasti-work. This can look like scrambling to get all of your content created each week, moving sales tasks from one to-do list to the next or eating lunch at your desk...

Today I'm sharing an important episode to remind you that showing up imperfectly is exactly what would serve others and make an impact in the way you want to. This is a pep talk that gives you permission to share who you really are with your clients, your followers and your team. You don't need to pressure yourself to spend extra time making things perfect in order to serve them. If you ever feel...

In Episode 378, I talked about when following through with the plans we've made with ourselves can be an act of self-care - particularly when you have anything going on in your life that's making operating at your normal capacity a challenge. Today's episode continues that conversation, and I talk about when you determine that productivity is *not* an act of self-care and how you can create a sens...

Self-image is something we talk about a lot in my Perfectionists Getting Shit Done Group Coaching Program. The reason for that is the story we tell about ourselves impacts our beliefs, feelings, actions and ultimately, the results we create in our business. These all flow from how we see ourselves, whether we're conscious of it or not. This is particularly true for perfectionists. When we try to m...

Fear of judgement is one of the five signs of perfectionism, and this can show up in different ways. Today, I wanted to chat about the 7 hidden ways I see this coming up for myself and my clients in Perfectionists Getting Shit Done, so you have more awareness about fear of judgement and how this is showing up in your business. People talk about perfectionism being fear of judgement or failure. But...

Today I'm sharing an important episode that will make such a difference in your relationship with yourself. During our 30-Day Stop Overthinking Challenge inside Perfectionists Getting Shit Done , one of our PGSDers asked whether she should feel bad for not following through with her plans. What followed was the advice I'm giving to you in this podcast episode! If you ever feel guilty for not follo...

A big vision creates a solid foundation for your business, and impacts your business's long-term growth. It helps you become clear about your business, in ways that are aligned with your values. But one of the ways perfectionism manifests for us in business is in goal setting and dreaming big for your business. This can often feel confronting and unsafe for perfectionists, and in today's episode,...

In today's episode, I share 5 perfectionist beliefs I had to release in order to build my team. These beliefs stem from perfectionist thinking around tasks, team members, and other parts of our day to day business. They inform the decisions we make (whether we're aware we believe them or not), and those decisions will then have a big impact on our business and clients. These beliefs will also have...

Today's episode is a chatty Growth Goal update for Quarter 4 of 2022. In quarter 4 I was further along in my pregnancy with the twins and working 3 days a week (and occasional 4 day weeks). But this quarter was still an impactful one for my business growth and personal growth. In 2022, we earned the highest amount of revenue and had the highest profitability since my business started! I share the...

In this episode, I wanted to chat with you about something I've been going through while being 32 weeks pregnant with twins. I've noticed I'm asking myself this question: when is it an act of self-care for me to be productive and when is it an act of self-care instead to change my plans and take clean rest? When we perfectionists are not operating at our normal capacity, it can be a challenge to d...

I'm so excited to share the details of what I've been working on behind the scenes for you - because it's FINALLY AVAILABLE! Until now the full Power Planning Method has been exclusively taught to PGSDers only but…  As of today, you can learn everything you need to know about Power Planning by signing up for The Power Planning Course . Tune into the episode to hear more about why so many people ha...

With the new year right around the corner, I thought it would be the perfect time to reshare an episode that I published earlier this year all about the Growth Goal. If you want to get out of your own way in your business, setting a Growth Goal is the first step (this is why you'll be guided through the process of setting your Growth Goal in one of the modules of my soon-to-be-released self-study...

I love that New Year's fresh start feeling as much as the next perfectionist BUT we all know that January motivation doesn't last forever. And part of the reason that happens is because of a few common new year myths that we perfectionists can't help but buy into. If you want 2023 to be the year that you get out of your own way this is the episode for you. Tune into this episode to learn about 3 n...

Overthinking is often how we get in our own way as perfectionists, especially when it comes to business. There's always something we can be overthinking in our business - that we can second-guess ourselves about and do more procrasti-learning on. Overthinking can come up in many ways and lead to us deviating from the needle movers that will grow our business. In today's episode, I talk about why p...

In today's episode I'm going to be sharing 5 life-changing lessons about perfectionism from Carol Dweck.  I've actually been planning to record this episode for a long amount of time, but ironically, I was worried I wouldn't be able to do Carol's teaching enough justice. Carol Dweck has been someone influential in my understanding of perfectionism and my perfectionism handbrake. She's helped me id...

In this episode I'm sharing a recap of our most recent launch of Perfectionists Getting Shit Done, my group coaching program for perfectionist entrepreneurs. I go into the sign up and revenue numbers as well as the six biggest lessons and takeaways from the launch. I'm also sharing two exciting announcements that are going to help you get out of your own way in your business so stay tuned until th...

Often in business, we have important yet non-urgent tasks - they feel new and unfamiliar to us and they don't have a set deadline. These tasks are easy to put off for later while we focus on other things that are more urgent. I share why perfectionists normally struggle with this - as well as how to get non-urgent tasks done in your business -  in this episode. If you want to honour the deadlines...

When it comes to how you approach your business tasks, do you compare yourself to your coach or others who 'know better' than you? Does it feel wrong to do things your way, because it's not how the industry experts you look up to do things? When we compare ourselves to others, it often happens subtly and can influence how we work on our business without us realising it. This can include the projec...

In today's episode, I share a chatty Growth Goal update for Quarter 3 of 2022. In quarter 3 I was in my first trimester of pregnancy with the twins and, thanks to a time audit of my Power Planning, noticed I was spending 50% of my time in busy work. But this quarter was still a big one for business growth and personal growth - and I share why in this episode as well as how much money the business...