The Perfectionism Project

Power Planning will get you out of your own way in your business and have you doing the deep perfectionism work you need to do - all while you're doing more of what matters than ever before (in less time and with less overthinking). But it won't work for you if you give up on it prematurely. The habit of giving up too soon is one of the main reasons you're not where you want to be in your business...

Most perfectionists find it challenging to plan out their week when they don't know what will come up or how much energy they'll have. Whether you're working an exhausting day job, doing shift work or raising young children alongside building your business - there are certain things that can feel hard to plan around. Especially when no one has taught you how to plan properly… Some perfectionists p...

Power Planning covers everything perfectionists must do to plan properly. It's a simple 3 step process that anyone can learn. And I walk you through it in this episode. Here's a brief overview of how Power Planning works but be sure to tune into this episode to get all the details! Step 1. Power Hour - in your weekly Power Hour you'll put your needle moving tasks in your digital calendar and creat...

Perfectionists get in their own way when they follow the same planning advice as everyone else. That's why I've recorded a 5-part planning series for the podcast that'll help you plan properly as a perfectionist. This planning series is for perfectionists who write and rewrite long to-do lists of business tasks they never start, fall behind because they underestimate how long things will take and...

Fearing success is actually way more common than you'd think. And that's kinda crazy, right?  Even though we're consciously working towards it, we unconsciously stop ourselves from getting it. It's no wonder we can feel so stuck. Fear of success means that you are scared that you'll actually be able to accomplish the things you've been thinking about… and that feels so uncertain and unfamiliar tha...

Have you ever been busy re-writting something you've already written? Do you feel like you have you fallen behind with things and feel like you're off track? This is exactly what was happening for me at the time I recorded this episode. What I share in this episode is exactly what I would say to my coach or if I were to call Renae and talk it out with her. But instead I decided to pull out my podc...

If you're anything like me, you love finding out how successful people *actually* run their businesses. What their office setup is like, how they structure their day, what they spend their time doing (and which tasks they don't let themselves do), how they manage their personal life and the things that didn't quite go to plan.  That's why this week's podcast episode on The Perfectionism Project is...

Your marketing strategy has a BIG impact on your ability to get shit done! And if you're feeling resistence and out of alignment with your marketing strategy it's going to be even harder to get shit done. In the marketing world people are always talking about the power of consistency but there is often a piece in the middle that's missing… So in today's podcast episode I'm going to help you create...

Maybe you find yourself spending too much time on tasks that might be important, but they aren't that important in terms of the amount of time that they are taking you.  Or maybe you've been prioritising the easy tasks over the stuff that you know really needs to get done. If you're frustrated that tasks are taking way longer than they need to and you want to be more productive, you want to be org...

We all have blindspots that we would never think to bring up to our 1:1 coach. But when we listen to others being coached, we can uncover hidden areas of our perfectionism and productivity that  might have otherwise gone unnoticed, until it's too late. In this episode you'll hear Sam coach two PGSDer's. First Sam coaches Shoipei who's was in a dip at the time of this coaching call. We all go throu...

It's uncommon to hear detailed information about the breakdown of expenses in businesses. I hope by me openly sharing the numbers and providing insight into my business on a quarterly basis, it helps you to be growth minded and to not have your perfectionism handbrake on. And it's especially uncommon to hear a detailed breakdown when the quarter didn't go to plan. We made $80,914 in revenue but af...

The entrepreneurship space can be so glamorised, we hear alot about people doubling their business year after year and that can leave us feeling behind if we aren't experiencing that trajectory of growth. I enjoy being very open and sharing what most people aren't willing to share and this episode is no different. I take you behind the scenes of our most recent launch sharing the 3 unexpected reas...

I recently sent out a Perfectionist Power-Up that resonated with a lot of my email subscribers. It said: "Maybe your follow through problem is actually a planning problem". So I wanted to record an episode to help you figure out whether this is what's going on for you. There are a lot of things we can do to help us follow through with our plans consistently. I share many of them on this podcast! B...

While perfectionists want everything in their lives to be perfectly organised, the irony is that they actually stop themselves from creating this reality - without even realising it! And one of the reasons they do this is because of their secret addiction to feeling behind. Most perfectionists would swear that they don't want to feel behind, so it can be confronting to realise that you might be ma...

In this episode I'm interviewing Kristen Cain, a style coach and committed PGSDer, on all things perfectionism and Power Planning. Kristen heard me talking about PGSD on this podcast for an entire year before she signed up. Kristen listened diligently to every episode, worked hard to apply what she learned to her business and started to make progress with her perfectionism handbrake. If anyone was...

In today's episode, I interview PGSDer Jenn Baswick all about her Growth Goal and experience inside PGSD. Our most successful PGSDers are business owners who LOVE being productive and yet find themselves struggling to make the most of their time due to their perfectionism handbrake. And this was definitely the case for Jenn. Jenn is a registered dietitian and before she signed up for PGSD in Decem...

This episode is part 3 in a 3-part series on perfectionism. Perfectionism makes even the smartest entrepreneurs get in their own way. That's why I'm releasing a three part series all about perfectionism - including the surprising truth that every business owner needs to know and the exact steps to follow to take control of your productivity. There are so many misconceptions about perfectionism tha...

This episode is part 2 in a 3-part series on perfectionism. Perfectionism makes even the smartest entrepreneurs get in their own way. That's why I'm releasing a three part series all about perfectionism - including the surprising truth that every business owner needs to know and the exact steps to follow to take control of your productivity. There are so many misconceptions about perfectionism tha...

This episode is part 1 in a 3-part series on perfectionism. Perfectionism makes even the smartest entrepreneurs get in their own way. That's why I'm releasing a three part series all about perfectionism - including the surprising truth that every business owner needs to know and the exact steps to follow to take control of your productivity. There are so many misconceptions about perfectionism tha...

No matter how dialled-in your marketing strategy is, even if everything else is seemingly perfect in your business, if you neglect addressing perfectionism, you're unknowingly sabotaging your own progress.  Addressing your perfectionism is the missing piece that's been holding you back for years… In this podcast episode I chat through your results from The Perfectionism Quiz and put into words thi...

If you know you are capable of achieving the goals you want and you know you have the intelligence… Then I'm here to tell you it's time to address the hidden obstacle that's sabotaging your success: perfectionism. No matter how much you address other aspects of your business, if you don't tackle your perfectionism, it will continue to hinder your progress, make you get in your own way and prevent...

Can you believe we're almost at 400 episodes!? I thought this would be a fantastic opportunity to reflect on the remarkable journey I've embarked on since the podcast's inception back in 2017. So much has unfolded and evolved since then, not only in my business but also in my personal life. Now, I'm a proud parent of three kids under two! Since 2017, I've tackled my perfectionism head-on, allowing...

There are so many misconceptions about perfectionism that most perfectionists don't even realise they are one.  As an entrepreneur, there's a good chance that the only reason you're not being productive and succeeding at the level you want is because your perfectionist mindset is working against you. In this episode, I share what perfectionism really is, what it means for your business and how to...

Do you ever feel like you're always busy working, but at the end of the week, you're left wondering where all the time went? It's time to take control of your productivity and work smarter, not harder. When you find yourself constantly working but not seeing much progress towards your goals, it's likely that you're not managing your time and productivity effectively. With strategic tweaks and adju...

In this episode I'm sharing some of the biggest productivity mistakes I made over the course of my business. Not only do I share mistakes I made in the past, but also some that I just realised I'm currently making in my business. This is the 10th year since I started my business initially as a blog, and I made a lot of productivity mistakes along the way. And looking back, perfectionism was often...