The Perfectionism Project – Détails, épisodes et analyse

Power Planning is one of my favourite productivity tools (and the planning method I teach in PGSD) but I recently noticed I was seriously avoiding it. In this episode, I talk through why that happened, what I was believing about myself and my business and how I got back into the habit without making myself feel bad about falling off.

Whether you’ve fallen out of your planning routine or you’ve been thinking about starting one - this episode will help you get out of avoidance and back into alignment.

To dive deeper: Want an easy way to find out if perfectionism is stopping your business from growing? Take The Perfectionism Quiz today - it’s free, takes less than 3 minutes and gives you a personalised report that lays out the simple steps you can take to get out of your own way. Take the quiz now at samlaurabrown.com/quiz.

For more advice: Follow me on Instagram - I’m @perfectionismproject - for more behind-the-scenes insights and support with getting out of your own way in your business.

For full support: Ready to get out of your own way in your business? Join the waitlist for my productivity program - Perfectionists Getting Shit Done (aka PGSD) - at samlaurabrown.com/pgsd. Inside PGSD you’ll master our simple, proven process for getting shit done without burning out so you can finally get your business off the ground.

In this episode, I’m sharing the unexpected changes I’ve made to how I work - and why I’m making them now, after years of having more structured work hours.

I talk about why my usual work structure (that helped me so much) started feeling restrictive, the power of making aligned updates to routines that have served you well and what to consider if you’re entering a new season of life or business.  

To dive deeper: Want an easy way to find out if perfectionism is stopping your business from growing? Take The Perfectionism Quiz today - it’s free, takes less than 3 minutes and gives you a personalised report that lays out the simple steps you can take to get out of your own way. Take the quiz now at samlaurabrown.com/quiz.

For more advice: Follow me on Instagram - I’m @perfectionismproject - for more behind-the-scenes insights and support with getting out of your own way in your business.

For full support: Ready to get out of your own way in your business? Join the waitlist for my productivity program - Perfectionists Getting Shit Done (aka PGSD) - at samlaurabrown.com/pgsd. Inside PGSD you’ll master our simple, proven process for getting shit done without burning out so you can finally get your business off the ground.

This is Part 3 of my 5-Part Clean Rest Series. In the previous episode of my clean rest series, I talked about how working from a to-do list makes it hard to get clean rest.

So what should you do instead?

Where does clean rest go in your calendar and how much of it do you need?

And how do you rest when you’ve planned, so you honour your rest?

I answer these questions and give you practical advice in today’s episode. If you’re wondering how to plan out your clean rest properly each week, listen in.

Find the full episode transcript and show notes at samlaurabrown.com/episode526.

Perfectionists Getting Shit Done is opening for enrollment on 4 April for one week only.
If you’re ready to get out of your own way in your business, you want to join my productivity program for perfectionists who are building businesses called Perfectionists Getting Shit Done. Click here to find out more about the program and join the waitlist today: samlaurabrown.com/pgsd. Enrollment is opening for one week only from 4 to 11 April 2025.

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 can and watch other PGSDers get in depth coaching on the same planning, productivity and persistence problems that have been making you get in your own way in your business. And you’ll have the opportunity to get coached too!

The weekly group coaching calls give you the opportunity to get the support you need to get out of your own way so you don’t stay stuck or fall off the wagon. In this PGSD coaching all Rachel shared “my biggest struggle with Instagram and social media is there’s often zero feedback and it’s harder to get in a growth mindset and practise when you put something out there and hear crickets. I also have a belief that Instagram controls everything and my control over the result is minimal.”

Thank you Rachel for giving me permission to share this call on the podcast.

Find the full episode transcript and show notes at samlaurabrown.com/episode437.

In This Episode You’ll Learn:

• How to release your perfectionism handbrake so you can easily create consistent content

• What to do when you feel like the instagram algorithm is letting you down

• How to look at your data from a growth minded perspective

• How to finally get yourself to show up on social media the way you want to

• How to be in the growth mindset with social media so that you actually enjoy posting

Join the waitlist for Perfectionists Getting Shit Done

My coaching program Perfectionists Getting Shit Done (aka PGSD) will teach you how to plan properly as a perfectionist and get out of your own way. The doors to Perfectionists Getting Shit Done will open again in March 2024 for our April 2024 cohort. To find out more about the program and be the first to know when the doors open, sign up today at samlaurabrown.com/pgsd.

Featured In The Episode:

• Rachel’s instagram account: instagram.com/showherwork

• Rachel’s website: showherwork.com

• Join Perfectionists Getting Shit Done (PGSD) - samlaurabrown.com/pgsd

• Take the perfectionism quiz: samlaurabrown.com/quiz

• Sign up for daily Perfectionist Power-Ups - samlaurabrown.com/power

• Follow me on Instagram @perfectionismproject

• Episode 342: How To Plan Properly As A Perfectionist Using Power Planning

• Episode 357: Using Power Planning To Get Into Creative Flow with Rachel Brown

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 dreading family gatherings. This isn’t to say that there aren’t things about your business that need to change. But if you don’t notice the ways that you’re succeeding you will actually be less successful due to the time you’ll waste making improvements to things that didn’t need improving.

Tune in today to discover some of the signs you’re succeeding besides hitting your goals.

Find the full episode transcript and show notes at samlaurabrown.com/episode436.

In This Episode You’ll Learn:

• Why failing to achieve your goals doesn’t mean that you aren’t succeeding

• One of my most important business lessons (it took me two years to learn this)

• What the law of diminishing returns is and why it’s so important in business

• 5 signs you’re succeeding that you’ve probably overlooked

• The best way to understand what’s not working about your business

Featured In The Episode:

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

• Take the perfectionism quiz: samlaurabrown.com/quiz

• Sign up for daily Perfectionist Power-Ups - samlaurabrown.com/power

• Follow me on Instagram @perfectionismproject

• Episode 258: All-Or-Nothing Thinking on the Make Money As A Life Coach Podcast

Work With Me:

My coaching program Perfectionists Getting Shit Done (aka PGSD) teaches you how to plan properly as a perfectionist so you can get out of your own way in your business. Enrollment for our April 2024 cohort will be happening in March. To find out more about the program and be the first to know when the doors open, join the waitlist today: samlaurabrown.com/pgsd.

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 because she was feeling overwhelmed with all of the options she had for her business. She was able to figure out what to focus on next to build her business, her pricing, how to package her services and more.

Thank you Kristen for giving me permission to share this call on the podcast, I appreciate you!

Note: This episode was originally posted in July 2021.

Find the full episode transcript and show notes at samlaurabrown.com/episode435.

In This Episode You’ll Learn:

• How setting a goal will help you feel less overwhelmed

• How to figure out what to focus on next when there are so many options

• Why you shouldn’t charge an hourly rate and what to do instead

• How to package your services and why you shouldn’t create too many options

• How our PGSD coaching calls work

Announcement: PGSD is open for enrollment until 12 December 2023 at 11:59pm New York Time

My 12-month group coaching program Perfectionists Getting Shit Done (aka PGSD) will teach you how to plan properly as a perfectionist and get out of your own way. The doors to Perfectionists Getting Shit Done are now open. Sign up today at samlaurabrown.com/pgsd (note: the doors close at 11:59pm New York time on 12 December 2023).

Featured In The Episode:

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

• Take the perfectionism quiz: samlaurabrown.com/quiz

• Sign up for daily Perfectionist Power-Ups - samlaurabrown.com/power

• Follow me on Instagram @perfectionismproject

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. 

Naomi is a website designer and developer who was creating vague goals and plans (and endless to-do lists) to take her business full-time.

Estelle is a fashion designer whose perfectionism handbrake was stopping her from following her launch plan and telling people about her designs.

They all made the Three Month Commitment to Power Planning, set their Growth Goals and started planning properly. And what happened next was a little different for each of them…

So I invited them on the podcast to talk about what to expect in your first 6 weeks of Power Planning.

This episode is going to normalise what often happens when you start Power Planning so that you never mistakenly think you’re off track.

Find the full episode transcript and show notes at samlaurabrown.com/episode434.

In This Episode You’ll Learn:

• The hidden planning mistakes that Erin, Naomi and Estelle were making before PGSD

• How they knew it was the right time to sign up for PGSD

• How Power Planning helps you to be a more present parent

• What to expect in your first six weeks of Power Planning (what’s normal and what isn’t)

• The difference between time blocking and Power Planning

• How to keep Power Planning when a big life event comes up (like surgery)

• Exactly how Power Planning helps you figure out your needle movers

• Why it’s ok if your Power Hour takes more than 60 minutes

Announcement: PGSD is open for enrollment until 12 December 2023 at 11:59pm New York Time

My 12-month group coaching program Perfectionists Getting Shit Done (aka PGSD) will teach you how to plan properly as a perfectionist and get out of your own way. The doors to Perfectionists Getting Shit Done are now open. Sign up today at samlaurabrown.com/pgsd (note: the doors close at 11:59pm New York time on 12 December 2023).

Featured In The Episode:

• Join Perfectionists Getting Shit Done (PGSD) - samlaurabrown.com/pgsd

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

• Take the perfectionism quiz: samlaurabrown.com/quiz

• Sign up for daily Perfectionist Power-Ups - samlaurabrown.com/power

• Follow me on Instagram @perfectionismproject

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 audience then it’ll be easy to be consistent. But that’s simply not the case and what I share in this episode really illustrates what *really* causes us to get in our own way with social media.

I’m also going to share the real reason why it’s so easy for me to be consistent with this podcast and the perfectionism that I’m continuing to work on even though it’s very successful.

This episode is also going to give you a permission slip to trust yourself to build your business in the way you *actually* want. And an illustration of why showing up consistently doesn’t mean being perfect.

If you’ve been struggling to post consistently to social media, no matter what you do, this episode is for you.

Find the full episode transcript and show notes at samlaurabrown.com/episode433.

In This Episode You’ll Learn:

• Why you don’t have to completely overcome perfectionism to be successful

• How I’ve been able to build a 7 figure business without showing up perfectly

• The real reasons it’s so easy for me to publish consistently on the podcast

• Why I’ve always struggle to post consistently on instagram

• The importance of being in a growth mindset versus the fixed mindset

Featured In The Episode:

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

• Take the perfectionism quiz: samlaurabrown.com/quiz

• Sign up for The Perfectionism Reset Event - samlaurabrown.com/reset

• Sign up for daily Perfectionist Power-Ups - samlaurabrown.com/power

• Follow me on Instagram @perfectionismproject

• Episode 432: The Hidden Connection Between Self-Image + Self-Sabotage

• Episode 247: Why I Have No Instagram Strategy For 2021

• Episode 117: My Advice For Perfectionists On Live Streaming, Podcasting + Public Speaking

Work With Me:

My program Perfectionists Getting Shit Done (aka PGSD) teaches you my proven process for getting out of your own way in your business. It’s a 12-month program so you have all of the tools, coaching and support you need to show up consistently and achieve your 12 month goal. Enrollment for our January 2024 cohort is happening from 8-12 December. To find out more about the program and be the first to know when the doors open, join the waitlist today: samlaurabrown.com/pgsd.

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 stopping yourself from achieving your goals. This is why it’s one of the tools that me and my clients use as part of my proven process to be a productive perfectionist.

In this episode I’m uncovering the hidden connection between self-image and self-sabotage. I’m also sharing lots of practical, real life examples so you can understand where your self-image is causing you to get in your own way and how to start changing it.

I’m also sharing more about why self-image is something that my clients work on in quarter 3 of my 12 month program, Perfectionists Getting Shit Done. And what 2024 will be like if you sign up for the January 2024 cohort when enrollment happens from 8-12 December.

Find the full episode transcript and show notes at samlaurabrown.com/episode432.

In This Episode You’ll Learn:

• The hidden connection between self-image and self-sabotage

• Why you haven’t been able to create lasting change when it comes to productivity

• Practical examples of how to change your self-image

• Why upgrading self-image is some of the most important work I do with my clients

• How to identify where your self-image is holding you back

• Why self-image is so important for perfectionists in particular to work on

Featured In The Episode:

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

• Take the perfectionism quiz: samlaurabrown.com/quiz

• Sign up for daily Perfectionist Power-Ups - samlaurabrown.com/power

• Follow me on Instagram @perfectionismproject

• The mic I use for recording episodes on the go: Apogee Clipmic Digital 2

Work With Me:

My program Perfectionists Getting Shit Done (aka PGSD) teaches you my proven process for getting out of your own way in your business. It’s a 12-month program so you have all of the tools, coaching and support you need to show up consistently and achieve your 12 month goal. Enrollment for our January 2024 cohort is happening from 8-12 December. To find out more about the program and be the first to know when the doors open, join the waitlist today: samlaurabrown.com/pgsd.

On our most recent call inside my program Perfectionists Getting Shit Done, I was coaching my clients on how to transition from working in spurts of motivation to consistent, aligned productivity. And I wanted to bring this topic to the podcast so you have a full understanding of the productivity process you need to follow to be able to feel like you’re ‘on a roll’ all week long (and without your life falling apart or needing to have your work eat into evenings and weekends).

Tune in to learn the real reason you’re finding it so hard to be productive when there isn’t a deadline to motivate you and discover the proven productivity process you can replace it with that will have you being more productive than ever, more consistently than ever.

Find the full episode transcript and show notes at samlaurabrown.com/episode431.

In This Episode You’ll Learn:

• Why you find it so hard to be productive without deadlines to motivate you

• The productivity process you’re unknowingly following and why it doesn’t work

• Why working in spurts of motivation worked in school but doesn’t in business

• Why perfectionists can’t follow the same productivity advice as everyone else

• How to start using my simple process to become a productive perfectionist

• The details for the live event I’m teaching next week to help you overcome perfectionism

Featured In The Episode:

• Sign up for The Perfectionism Reset Event - samlaurabrown.com/reset

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

• Take the perfectionism quiz: samlaurabrown.com/quiz

• Sign up for daily Perfectionist Power-Ups - samlaurabrown.com/power

• Follow me on Instagram @perfectionismproject

Work With Me:

My program Perfectionists Getting Shit Done (aka PGSD) allows you to master my simple, proven process for becoming a productive perfectionist. It’s a 12-month program so you have all of the tools, coaching and support you need to show up consistently and achieve your 12 month business goal. Enrollment for our January 2024 cohort is happening from 8-12 December. To find out more about the program and be the first to know when the doors open, join the waitlist today: samlaurabrown.com/pgsd.