The Perfectionism Project

Perfectionism is stopping your business from growing but it's not 'toxic' and I don't recommend trying to 'stop being a perfectionist'. Nor do I recommend writing 'done is better than perfect on a post-it note or telling yourself 'I am good enough'.  Tune in to learn what perfectionism actually is, the common misconceptions about perfectionism, the 5 surprising signs of perfectionism, how perfecti...

Successful entrepreneurs rarely overthink. So in today's episode of The Perfectionism Project, I'm sharing why perfectionists overthink, the hidden costs that overthinking is having on your business and the proven path to stopping overthinking.  Overthinking isn't just frustrating - it's stopping your business from growing. But that doesn't mean you need to beat yourself up for overthinking. Inste...

If you have been stuck at the same level of revenue for a while now, this episode is for you. I'm sharing my simple 5-step process to graduate from your current level of revenue and achieve your next financial goal. This is a process that's been proven to work time and time again both for me and for my clients inside Perfectionists Getting Shit Done. And today I'm sharing it with you. In this epis...

One of my favourite feelings is finishing my work day at the exact minute I planned, with everything essential complete. And this episode is a masterclass on how you can do it too.  Tune in to learn why finishing on time is a skill worth developing, the self-image you need to develop to make it possible and the tools that make it easy. You'll hear the practical steps to follow, what it looks like...

Are you frustrated that your business isn't growing as quickly as it should be? Are you working hard yet feeling behind? Do you ever get annoyed that you aren't getting the customers or social media followers that you deserve? If so, today's episode is for you. I'm sharing what hidden Perfectionist Entitlement is, why it's not necessarily a 'bad' thing, the ways it's shown up for me and my clients...

We perfectionists like making things hard. But what if the secret to creating the highest levels of success was to let yourself build your business the easy way? Tune in to learn what this looks like in practice, the nuance that will help you get your perfectionist brain on board with doing things easily and what's required to give yourself the permission you need. Find the full episode transcript...

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...

Yesterday I recorded this raw and real business update. I'm sharing 8 lessons I've learned from the last 18 months in business. It has been TOUGH and it's also been exactly what I needed in so many ways (even though I wish it wasn't). In this episode I share so many things that I've wanted to share but have been too embarrassed and ashamed about. I've felt like I couldn't share my struggles the sa...

Eliška already had a 7 figure jewellery business when signed up for Perfectionists Getting Shit Done. But she was EXHAUSTED. And there was no extra time for anything else. Her dreams of starting a coaching business had been on the backburner for years. And having a second child felt like too much to handle. Fast forward to today and Eliška has two successful businesses and is 8 months pregnant wit...

Welcome to Part 5 of my 5-part Follow Through Series. A series to help you release your perfectionism handbrake and consistently follow through with your plans without burning yourself out. It's one thing to intellectually understand how to follow through with your plans - it's another thing to *actually* do it. In this series we've covered why trying harder or being more motivated isn't the answe...

Welcome to Part 4 of my 5-part Follow Through Series. A series to help you release your perfectionism handbrake and consistently follow through with your plans without burning yourself out. Today I'm interviewing one of my students, Laura, about how to take courageous action. This episode will be particularly helpful for you if you find that advice like 'just do it' or 'don't worry about what othe...

Welcome to Part 3 of my 5-part Follow Through Series. A series to help you release your perfectionism handbrake and consistently follow through with your plans without burning yourself out. Knowing your true Needle Movers is the secret to making more progress in less time - and being able to mentally switch off too. Most perfectionists think they know their Needle Movers even when they don't. And...

Welcome to Part 2 of my 5-part Follow Through Series.  A series to help you release your perfectionism handbrake and consistently follow through with your plans without burning yourself out. Today I'm sharing 4 simple steps to taking consistent, sustainable action. And they're easier than you think.  You don't need to be motivated. You don't need to banish procrastination or overthinking. You don'...

Welcome to Part 1 of my 5-part Follow Through Series. A series to help you release your perfectionism handbrake and consistently follow through with your plans without burning yourself out. If you're struggling to follow through with your plans, it's probably because you've accidentally fallen into the trap of believing the Follow Through Fallacy. If you have, it's not your fault. But you need to...

This episode is your invitation to believe in yourself and your business. Because if you don't believe in yourself and in your business, then you're not actually going to take the steps you need to take to have it be successful. And the irony of that is, we often want our business to be successful, so we can believe in it and believe in ourselves. But you really have to be willing to go first. Tun...

In this episode I'm sharing how to identify whether it's a knowledge problem, a resource problem or an implementation problem that is stopping your business from growing. You'll learn how to identify which one you have and what to do to actually solve for it. And in case you genuinely have all of those problems - say you literally don't have enough knowledge, time, money, energy and courage to bui...

Getting out of your own way in your business will have a profound impact on your children. This is true whether you have young children like me or you have older children or your children haven't even been born yet. Tune into this episode to learn what it means to get out of your own way and why I'm so committed to being an example of what's possible for my children. I also share why being a 'perf...

There are two reasons I'm sharing a coaching call excerpt with you from my program Perfectionists Getting Shit Done: Firstly, because if you're a perfectionist entrepreneur then you need to know about false problems. Our brains create problems to keep us busy and distracted. This way we can subconsciously avoid solving more uncomfortable problems in our business or we get to avoid doing uncomforta...

In this episode, I'm sharing 12 thoughts that helped me create content in a really easy, enjoyable, sustainable way that has proven to be really effective for my perfectionist brain. I wanted to record this in response to a PGSDer who posted about starting a podcast inside my group coaching program Perfectionists Getting Shit Done (aka PGSD). These thoughts will help you create content simply and...

In today's episode, I want to talk to you about clear financial goals for your business and having lifestyle parameters around them. I cover why this is so important for perfectionist entrepreneurs (and why we tend not to set them). I've been having conversations with people about this topic - and we discuss this a lot in my program Perfectionists Getting Shit Done - so I hope you find this episod...

In this episode I'm sharing a detailed behind the scenes look over a $250k launch, because this is such a great example of the advanced work that you can do on releasing your perfectionism handbrake. This will help normalise the ups and downs of launching (regardless of what kind of business you have) and demonstrate the next-level mindset work perfectionists need to do once you're showing up and...

In today's episode, I'm sharing a recent travel experience I had (spoiler alert: my worst flight experience ever), because it's a good example of how to approach your plans in business and life. You'll hear me cover how to take care of yourself so you can be resilient in the face of challenges, how to ask for and receive support, and ultimately how to get to where you want to go. You have the powe...

In this episode I'm talking to one of our PGSDers, Rachel, all about using Power Planning to get into creative flow. Rachel is an artist that enjoys capturing people and characters in her illustrations and loves to share her creative journey with others. She joined PGSD because she had spent years dreaming of pursuing art full time but was too afraid to put her work in front of potential customers...

Two of my clients inside my program Perfectionists Getting Shit Done (aka PGSD) have given me permission to share this coaching call excerpt with you. In this call we are talking about emotional capacity and how to expand your emotional capacity so that you can do the things you need to do to build your business. If you resist and avoid doing things that are uncomfortable, this is for you. When it...

This episode was a long-time in the making. In 2019 I released an episode just after I'd officially gone full-time in my business sharing all of the nitty gritty details - the ups and downs, courage and self-sabotage, successes and setbacks. I'm sharing it again on the podcast, 5 years after it was initially released, in case you're in the thick of this journey and you're looking for something ins...