The Perfectionism Project

Today's episode is for you if you get overwhelmed by how many ideas you have for making your life and your business better. I'm sharing 3 practical things you can do (beyond Power Planning) that will help you create positive constraints around your ideas so your brain doesn't hold back your best ideas for fear of overwhelm. Find the full episode transcript and show notes at samlaurabrown.com/episo...

You have probably heard business advice around just doing the things you know you need to do, including putting yourself out there and telling people about your business (e.g. social media, another visible channel). And if you're a perfectionist, it's likely that you haven't been able to do it. This is something I've helped perfectionist entrepreneurs with, and I've also had to work on it a lot fo...

Coaching is so valuable for perfectionists because we often don't see the perfectionist thinking that makes us give up right when we're about to see results. When we think we're not doing good enough or we're tempted to quit, coaching helps you identify what's going on so you can get out of your own way. To see how powerful coaching can be for perfectionists, I'm sharing a snippet of a PGSD coachi...

In this episode, I'm interviewing PGSDer Olivia Fox. Olivia walks us through the practical ways that she's used the tools inside PGSD to help her increase her business revenue while having a better work-life balance at the same time. Olivia experienced an impressive 181% increase in revenue from the previous year, all while enjoying a better work-life balance and a healthier relationship with hers...

In this episode I'm answering your questions and discussing misconceptions about my group program Perfectionists Getting Shit Done. Since the doors to PGSD are closing at 11:59pm New York time on 21 March 2024, I want to make sure you have everything you need to decide whether PGSD is a good fit for you. PGSD is my group coaching program for perfectionists who are building businesses. It will have...

This is part 5 of my 5-part series on how to *actually* stop procrastinating. During this 5-part procrastination series, you've learned the hidden reasons why you procrastinate, the 5 step process for making decisions that don't freak your perfectionist brain out, how power planning helps you feel safe showing up consistently and how to create 'positive time pressure' so you can get your best work...

This is part 4 of my 5-part series on how to *actually* stop procrastinating. In this episode you'll learn how to create 'positive time pressure' so you can get your best work done without burning out. If you're anything like the perfectionist entrepreneurs I work with, you work well under pressure. But there are 3 big problems with this: You're constantly exhausted or burned out You push off the...

This is part 3 of my 5-part series on how to *actually* stop procrastinating. You don't need more motivation or discipline in order to stop procrastinating. To be able to implement the decisions you make effectively, you need productivity tools that work for your perfectionist brain. 80% of your procrastination will vanish when you get the right productivity tools that calm your perfectionist brai...

This is part 2 of my 5-part series on how to *actually* stop procrastinating. If you're struggling to move forward with your business because there's a big decision you need to make first then you need to listen to this episode (part 2)... Maybe you need to figure out the perfect niche, your messaging, your branding or you're still deciding which social media platforms you should be on.  You've pr...

This is part 1 of my 5-part series on how to *actually* stop procrastinating. In this episode (part 1) you'll understand the 3 hidden reasons why you haven't been able to stop procrastinating… You're not lazy, unmotivated or incapable of building a successful business. There are three hidden reasons you procrastinate. And none of them having anything to do with whether or not you're cut out for en...

This episode is one of the most popular episodes on this podcast! Revenge bedtime procrastination is something most perfectionists struggle to stop. When you're not planning properly as a perfectionist, you put more business tasks on your to-do list than you have time to complete. Because you want to be productive, you put pressure on yourself to get everything done. But then you don't know what t...

In this episode we are going to be talking about your perfectionism handbrake – what it is, how to release it and feel safe doing so. This is going to be what helps you to get out of your own way in your business so you're showing up fully, serving your customers and clients, making more money and enjoying the day to day of being in business. This is one of the best episodes of the podcast. The fi...

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...

In today's episode I'm going to be sharing 4 practical steps that'll help you overcome the fear of disappointment.  This is one of the best episodes of the podcast. This episode was originally published in 2021 and was very popular so I wanted to share it with you again. The fear of disappointment is something that most perfectionists are very familiar with. When your perfectionism handbrake has b...

When we're following planning advice that doesn't work for perfectionists, we struggle to know which tasks to prioritise. We have SO MANY ideas and we want to do them all, perfectly, right away. But we don't trust ourselves to pick the right tasks to focus on or to do them consistently. We also don't trust ourselves to handle the success, money and the attention that would follow… Because of this,...

As a perfectionist entrepreneur who wants to make a meaningful contribution to the world, the kindest thing you could possibly do for yourself is to honour your potential, rather than protect it. We perfectionists get in our own way because we're scared to find out that our best isn't 'good enough'. We procrasti-work, overwhelm ourselves and burn ourselves out because we're terrified that giving a...

In today's episode I'm sharing a simple trick that will help you believe in yourself when you are doing new things. This episode is inspired by a coaching call inside my program Perfectionists Getting Shit Done (aka PGSD). I'm sharing something from that call with you so can get your perfectionist mindset on your side and achieve goals that you've never achieved before.  Find the full episode tran...

If you're constantly feeling overwhelmed, lost or behind then this episode is for you - especially if you find yourself pushing off tasks that are relatively easy to do or that struggles in your personal life are taking energy away from your business. Tune in to learn 5 practical steps to become someone who can handle a lot (without overwhelm or burnout). Find the full episode transcript and show...

In this episode I'm sharing a behind the scenes look at the most recent launch of my program Perfectionists Getting Shit Done (aka PGSD).  This episode will help normalise the ups and downs of launching and help you navigate building your business as a perfectionist entrepreneur, regardless of what kind of business you have. I also share all of the numbers (like our sign up numbers, revenue and wh...

It's incredibly common for perfectionist entrepreneurs to struggle with showing up consistently - especially when it involves putting yourself and your ideas out into the world. To help, I'm sharing a snippet of a PGSD coaching call where I coached PGSDer Rachel on how to easily create consistent content. Every week inside Perfectionists Getting Shit Done there is a group coaching call where you c...

If you're a perfectionist and you haven't been hitting their goals, you probably feel like you haven't made any progress at all. And this likely has you dreading questions from family and friends over the holidays about how your business is going. That's why in today's episode I'm sharing some signs of success that commonly go overlooked so you can notice the progress you're making and stop dreadi...

In my group coaching program, Perfectionists Getting Shit Done, we do weekly live coaching calls each and every month to help our PGSDers release their perfectionism handbrakes – by getting coached themselves and watching others get coached too. And today I'm sharing a snippet of one of these coaching calls with you! Kristen ( @kristencainstyle on Instagram) submitted a request to get coached beca...

Erin, Naomi and Estelle signed up for PGSD in January 2022. They knew that they needed to get out of their own way in their businesses. And they knew that planning properly as a perfectionist was the first step… Erin is a copywriter who was spending an embarrassing amount (those are her words!) on courses, coaches and marketing advice only to self-sabotage when it came time to pitch herself.  Naom...

In this episode I'm sharing why I've always struggled to post consistently on instagram. What I want to share with you in this episode is some of the really specific and practical things I uncovered recently in my own self-coaching about why this is something I've struggled with since 2014. We perfectionists like to think if we just have more time or the perfect content calendar or a bigger audien...

If you want to consistently follow through with your plans without having to use willpower or motivation - or end up burning out - you need to learn how to upgrade your self-image. Your self-image is the story you tell yourself about yourself and it's one of the most powerful forces in human psychology. Upgrading your self-image is what will prevent you from sabotaging your productivity and stoppi...