For most perfectionists, it feels reckless or even harmful to publish ‘imperfect’ work unless a last minute deadline forces our hand. Whether it’s a piece of content, a client deliverable, a sales page, a piece of art or just about anything else. We don’t want to let go of it until it feels ready. And by ready, we mean perfect.

But this comes at a great cost to our business and to ourselves. We’re exhausted, we’re dependent on external deadlines and pressure to keep us motivated and we don’t get enough practice to become insanely good at what we do. We don’t make sales, we don’t help people and we don’t get to show ourselves what we’re capable of. All because the emotional piece is missing.

I have built a successful business because I have created the emotional capacity to publish ‘imperfect’ work. I let my ideas meet reality before they feel perfect to my perfectionist brain. And I emotionally allow myself to have imperfect work out in the world. I wouldn’t be at almost 500 episodes and 3 million downloads of this podcast if that wasn’t the case.

Creating the emotional capacity to publish ‘imperfect’ work is something that anyone can learn. I know because I wasn’t this way when I first started my business. So today I’m going to help you develop this emotional capacity too.

Tune in to learn the real reasons why you struggle to hit publish, the perfectionist thought errors that make perfectly good work feel incredibly flawed and the practical things you can do to create the emotional capacity to put your work out into the world.

Find the full episode transcript and show notes at samlaurabrown.com/episode484.

Other ways I can help you:

• Join the waitlist: Perfectionists Getting Shit Done (aka PGSD) - samlaurabrown.com/pgsd

• Watch the free training: How To Plan Properly As A Perfectionist with Power Planning

• Follow me on instagram for more perfectionism advice: @perfectionismproject

If you’re ready to get out of your own way in your business, I invite you to join my program called Perfectionists Getting Shit Done. Enrollment will be open from 18 to 25 October. To find out more about PGSD and join the waitlist today visit samlaurabrown.com/pgsd.

If you’ve been feeling frozen or you're scared of making mistakes, failing again, doing yourself wrong or setting yourself back - today’s episode is for you.

Today I’m helping you explore the areas in your business where you feel like you have your hands tied behind your back.

These are the areas in your business where you have a deep desire to take action but aren’t letting yourself - either because of a past decision you made, a rule you unconsciously adopted or an expectation you’re placing on yourself.

Then I’m walking you through how to untie your hands from behind your back, update your decisions and let yourself freely create.

It’s an important lesson for all entrepreneurs, especially those who have been getting in their own way. Tune in today.

Find the full episode transcript and show notes at samlaurabrown.com/episode483.

What To Do Next:

• Join the waitlist: Perfectionists Getting Shit Done (aka PGSD) - samlaurabrown.com/pgsd

• Watch the free training: How To Plan Properly As A Perfectionist with Power Planning

• Follow me on instagram for more perfectionism advice: @perfectionismproject

If you’re ready to get out of your own way in your business, I invite you to join my program called Perfectionists Getting Shit Done. Find out more about PGSD and join the waitlist today at samlaurabrown.com/pgsd.

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 perfectionism is impacting your business and the 3 practical tools that will allow you to release your perfectionism handbrake.

I also share my own story with overcoming perfectionism to build a successful business and why you can do it too - even if you’ve been getting in your own way for years.

Find the full episode transcript and show notes at samlaurabrown.com/482.

What To Do Next:

• Watch the free training: How To Plan Properly As A Perfectionist with Power Planning

• Join the waitlist: Perfectionists Getting Shit Done (aka PGSD) - samlaurabrown.com/pgsd

• Follow me on instagram for more perfectionism advice: @perfectionismproject

If you’re ready to get out of your own way in your business, you want to join my program Perfectionists Getting Shit Done. Click here to find out more about the program and join the waitlist today: samlaurabrown.com/pgsd.