The Perfectionism Project

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...

For the foreseeable future, I'm going to be doing my personal growth updates quarterly (instead of monthly like I used to) so it aligns with the quarterly review for my impossible goal. So today's episode is a chatty personal growth update covering the last 3 months of 2021.  In this episode I chat about why we've been in planned profit loss this quarter, the mastermind I've just joined for 2022,...

In this episode I'm interviewing Imogen Pickering, a serial entrepreneur and long-standing PGSDer on all things goal-setting and perfectionism. Imogen is the founder and lead creative of Bijoux Brands, a creative design studio specialising in crafting strategy-led, scroll-stopping brands for ambitious female-founders. She also candidly shares the emotional highs and lows of business on her social...

Today I'm sharing with you a recording of my recent instagram live (I'm @perfectionismproject on Instagram). I wanted to talk about procrasti-learning because I hear from people all the time that they think they are procrasti-learning if they invest in a course or program before they've implemented all of the free advice they've learned. And this simply isn't the case! In this episode I talk about...

In this episode I'm talking with Aditi Bhattacharya about all things Human Design and perfectionism for Projectors and Reflectors. Aditi and I are both Projectors and we geek out about how to get out of your own way - and succeed in business - as a Projector. Note: This is a follow on from Episode 301 on how I'm personally using Human Design to get out of my own way. That episode covers some basic...

In this episode I'm talking with Mili Velikova about all things Human Design and perfectionism for Manifestors, Generators and Manifesting Generators. Note: This is a follow on from Episode 301 on how I'm personally using Human Design to get out of my own way. That episode covers some basics about Human Design and how to find yours. If you haven't listened to that episode yet I recommend tuning in...

I love sharing anything that will help you better understand yourself on this podcast - this is because the more you understand yourself, the better you're able to get out of your own way in your business. Which is why I've decided to do a series of episodes on Human Design.  In this episode I'm sharing what I understand Human Design to be, how I've personally used Human Design to help me work in...

When it gets to the end of the year, we perfectionists tend to have a very all-or-nothing approach. We either check out completely because we feel so ashamed we didn't make progress towards our goals or we put so much pressure on ourselves to be productive in these final weeks that we do a whole lot of busy work or don't get anything done at all. What I'm sharing in this episode is 3 things you ca...

Overthinking is something that almost all perfectionists find themselves doing - so I thought it'd be the perfect topic to kick off my new Instagram live series called Get Out Of Your Own Way. Tune in to listen to the replay recording and learn why perfectionists overthink as well as how to stop overthinking! I'll be going live every Wednesday at 9am AEST on Instagram (I'm @perfectionismproject) f...

In this episode I'm interviewing Steph Taylor on launching and podcasting as a perfectionist. Steph is a digital product launch strategist for business owners who are tired of selling services and want to scale with their first digital offer. Whether it's starting a podcast or selling a digital course, Steph helps her students reach more people, grow their audience and become the go-to in their in...

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...

I felt inspired to share a story that I heard on another podcast. This story resonated with me deeply and is something I want to share with you because, as perfectionists, we tend to not recognise how our imperfections help others. We only see the progress we're not making, we judge ourselves harshly, beat ourselves etc.  When I heard this story, it gave me a sense of freedom to just show up as my...

I honestly put off recording this episode as it felt like too many things had happened over the last few months for me to give an accurate picture of what's been going on behind the scenes. It's hard enough as it is to capture one month - let alone four.  But while Lydia was having a nap in the carrier, I felt inspired to get out my microphone and chat about the last 4 months. In the episode I sha...

One of my biggest productivity secrets is clean rest. Clean rest is resting without feeling guilty. Adding clean rest to your calendar is one of the 10 steps of Power Planning for good reason… It creates room for ideas and clarity It reduces the desire to procrastinate (especially revenge bedtime procrastination) It brings the joy and fun back into your business It means there's less time for busy...

There's a lot of advice out there about how to stop scrolling on social media. And if it hasn't been working for you, this episode will help you understand why and what to do instead. I'm not perfect and definitely have my moments when it comes to social media - but I scroll significantly less than I used to and the advice I share in this episode is why. If you're a perfect In This Episode You'll...

In this episode I'm going to share 12 simple changes I made to my daily work habits that have allowed my business to grow. These are changes that I have made over the last three years. Some of these have been made in the last months and others I have been practicing for years.  Upon reflection, these have been some of the daily work habits that really allowed my business to take off. These habits...

In this episode I'm going to be sharing with you three secrets to confidently promoting yourself and your business. These are going to be really helpful to you, especially if your perfectionism handbrake has been on. If your perfectionism handbrake is on, this means that you have been getting in your own way and you've also been struggling to put yourself out there confidently due to fear of judge...

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 today's episode I want to share an idea with you that'll help you release your perfectionism handbrake and help you get out of your own way in your business.  This is something that I don't hear talked about very much and I wanted to bring it to your attention.  There's a lot of talk in the entrepreneurship world around "being your own boss". And the messaging we're fed is that if you could jus...

In today's episode I want to talk to you about the hidden ways your to-do list is making you less productive. As perfectionists we are huge lovers of to-do lists. We think, "the longer the list, the better" and we love that feeling when you tick off the items on your to-do list. But your to-do list is making you less productive than you could otherwise be. Listen to today's episode to get producti...

In today's episode I'm sharing 3 practical ways to earn your own trust. Earning your own trust is a very important topic when it comes to perfectionism and especially when it comes to owning a business. When your perfectionism handbrake is on, you'll tend to show up in a way and approach your business in a way that depletes your self-trust rather than fortifying it. You may notice you begin to set...

In this episode I want to talk about 10 habits that are keeping you overwhelmed. When your perfectionism handbrake is on, overwhelm is something that keeps coming up. Inside of our group coaching program, Perfectionists Getting Shit Done, we teach overcoming overwhelm in our productivity phase of the PGSD Process. We do this because overwhelm is often something that stops perfectionists from being...

When I was getting started in my business something that really helped me was going back to the beginning of other people's businesses that I admired and seeing where they started. When your perfectionism handbrake is on, you don't want to evolve publicly. You want to evolve in private and come out to the world as this perfect person. And then you want to continue to be a perfect person.  But by s...