The Smart Twenties Podcast

In today’s episode I’m going to be sharing 4 practical steps that’ll help you overcome the fear of disappointment.  The fear of disappointment is something that most perfectionists are very familiar with. When your perfectionism handbrake has been on for a long time - you’ve disappointed yourself, you’ve let yourself down, you’ve given up on goals and you’ve not followed through on plans. It can come to be that you develop the fear of disappointing yourself again in the future. And then you start to do all sorts of weird and wonderful things to try to avoid disappointing yourself again. But this plan doesn’t work out because what you end up doing is creating more disappointment and you still aren’t reaching your goals.  Tune into today’s episode to learn 4 practical steps to overcome the fear of disappointment. In This Episode You’ll Learn: The real reason you feel disappointed when you don’t achieve your goals Whether it’s worth trying to avoid feeling disappointed Why setting realistic goals won’t help you

It’s rarely the case that perfectionists don’t know enough or that they don’t have enough strategy.  Perfectionists love to learn. That’s why one of the most common signs your perfectionism handbrake is on, is that you spend most of your time procrasti-learning instead of doing.  Tune into today’s episode because I’m sharing three hard truths about procrasti-learning and how it’s hurting your business. I hope you find it helpful! In This Episode You’ll Learn: Why perfectionists unknowingly fall into the trap of procrasti-learning How to turn your love of learning into a successful business Why procrasti-learning isn’t making you more intelligent and what to do instead The difference between school and business and why you can’t take the same approach   Featured In The Episode: Join our - FREE 5-Day Stop Overthinking Challenge Join the PGSD waitlist - samlaurabrown.com/pgsd Follow me on Instagram @samlaurabrown

In my group coaching program, Perfectionists Getting Shit Done, we do multiple 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! 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

As a perfectionist, it’s very easy to want to be productive all of the time. And when your perfectionism handbrake is on, you start to feel guilty when you want to rest.  We think that if I can just be productive enough, I’ll achieve more and gain more confidence. But what if I told you that by resting, you could get further ahead and feel so much better about yourself and about your business? Tune into today’s episode to learn about the 5 productivity myths that are making you feel guilty when you rest. In This Episode You’ll Learn: The tool I use to help me determine how many productive hours I have in a day Why you don’t need to work hard to achieve your goals The reason that resting and laziness are rarely related How I stopped feeling guilty every time I took a break from my business    Featured In The Episode: Join the PGSD waitlist - samlaurabrown.com/pgsd Follow me on Instagram @samlaurabrown

In today’s episode I’m sharing with you all of the lessons and similarities that there are between being pregnant and running a business. When you’re pregnant, you’re going through a lot of change and getting to know yourself in so many different ways. You’re responding to change and having to adapt to that. This is the same with running a business because it’s a huge personal growth experience. Tune into today’s episode to hear the nine lessons that pregnancy has taught me about business. In This Episode You’ll Learn: Why pregnancy and business have so much in common The reason that hitting the next milestone in business won’t soothe your insecurities How to honour the season of business that you’re in The important lesson I got from pregnancy when it comes to trusting my instincts   Featured In The Episode: Join the PGSD waitlist - samlaurabrown.com/pgsd Follow me on Instagram @samlaurabrown Episode 143: My 5 Biggest Takeaways From Business Mastery    

This episode is all about how to take time off without your business suffering. This could be because you’re having a baby (like me), because you want to go on vacation or simply because you want to create more freedom in your business. This episode was recorded at 3 different times - before I got pregnant, after I found out I was pregnant and at the end of my third trimester. By sharing this journey from different stages of the process, I hope that you’re able to get a detailed look at the 3 step process I followed to turn my business into a job and how you can use it to create a little more freedom and flexibility in your business too.  In This Episode You’ll Learn: 3 steps I followed to turn what I do from a job into a business Why I was scared of hiring coaches for PGSD and how I overcame that fear  The challenges that come with your business no longer needed you as much as before Which parts of our original plan didn’t work and the adjustments we had to make The fears I still have about taking a step ba

There are so many misconceptions about perfectionism that most perfectionists don’t even realise they are one.  As an entrepreneur, there’s a good chance that the only reason you’re not being productive and succeeding at the level you want is because your perfectionist mindset is working against you. In this episode, I share 5 signs you’re a perfectionist, what it means for your business and how to get your perfectionist mindset on your side. In This Episode You’ll Learn: What perfectionism really is and why being a perfectionist isn’t a bad thing 5 surprising signs you’re a perfectionist (they’re not what you’d think) Why I didn’t realise I was a perfectionist until I started my business The reason that most advice doesn’t work for perfectionists   Featured In The Episode: Join the PGSD waitlist - samlaurabrown.com/pgsd Follow me on Instagram @samlaurabrown

In this episode I’m sharing my personal growth update for both April and May 2021.  I’ve been doing these personal growth updates for nearly three years now and do these so that you can get a sense of what it’s really like to build a business as a perfectionist. I hope this episode helps you take a little pressure off yourself to feel like you’re always having breakthroughs and kicking goals. In This Episode You’ll Learn: How I did a big PGSD promotion without burning out (while being 9 months pregnant) Changes I needed to make to my power planning so that I could get everything done Why I’ve struggled to have clean rest that isn’t baby prep related Why we’re changing who we help with PGSD The rollercoaster of emotions I’ve had about my business over the last two months   Featured In The Episode: Perfectionists Getting Shit Done - join the waitlist Beach Read by Emily Henry

Something that has helped me over the course of my business journey is an idea that I first began experimenting with after the second month of starting my business. I’ve continued to use this idea in various shapes and forms in my business over the last seven years.  This idea is focusing on quantity over quality and how that can help you overcome perfectionism.  I know that for perfectionists focusing on quantity over quality is not going to sound appealing whatsoever. You want quality. You want perfection. Because you believe that if everything is perfect no one’s going to judge you, no one’s going to abandon you, no one’s going to reject you and no one’s going to shame you. Listen to today’s episode to learn how focusing on quantity over quality can help you overcome perfectionism and achieve your dreams and goals. In This Episode You’ll Learn: Advice about quality versus quantity that doesn’t work for a perfectionist mindset The ways quantity over quality allows you to be more creative in your business F

In this episode I want to talk about the most important thing every perfectionist needs to remember when building a business. This might be something you’re hearing about for the first time or maybe you’re already familiar with this concept. I’m going to be talking specifically about how this applies to a perfectionist who is building a business and how you can use it to work for you instead of against you. In This Episode You’ll Learn: Ways you can use your perfectionist mindset to work for you and not against you Signs you are in the all-or-nothing mindset The most important thing to remember about building a coaching business   Featured In The Episode: Perfectionists Getting Shit Done - group coaching program Episode 125: How I Transitioned From Full-Time Work To Full-Time Entrepreneurship Episode 205: This Common Mistake Is Stopping You From Going Full-Time In Your Business The Slight Edge by Jeff Olson        

I want to share my simple 3 step process for releasing your perfectionism handbrake and getting shit done called the PGSD Process. The PGSD Process is being taught live inside Perfectionists Getting Shit Done starting on 31 May 2021. We’re doing our first ever live round. If you’re already a PGSDer you’ll be able to join us but if not, now is the time to sign up because the doors to PGSD are closing at 11:59 pm EDT on 28 May. The PGSD Process will give you all the structure and support you need to actually do all the things you know you need to do. Right now you know A LOT about personal development and business - you’ve been listening to podcasts, watching webinars etc - but your life doesn’t reflect what you intellectually know. If someone was to look at your life from the outside they’d see you procrastinating and scrolling through Instagram, they’d see you feeling overwhelmed with an endless to do list and always feeling behind, they’d see you jumping from one marketing strategy to the next and not having

Today I want to share with you five reasons you always feel overwhelmed. Overwhelm is something that I talk about on most of the episodes in some way, shape or form. But I realise that I haven’t explicitly done an episode on overwhelm in quite a long time. So today, I’m going to talk about why overwhelm is happening. It’s so important that you understand the real reasons that you’re feeling overwhelmed. Because that’s what’ll empower you to overcome overwhelm.  If you aren’t actually looking at the real reasons you’re feeling overwhelmed, and you just try different tactics and strategies to get yourself out of overwhelm, they’ll probably work but only on a limited basis.  You’ll always find yourself back in that state of overwhelm if you don’t start addressing the real reasons you’re feeling overwhelmed. Tune into today’s episode as I cover 5 reasons you always feel overwhelmed. In This Episode You’ll Learn: The hidden benefits of being overwhelmed Where overwhelm actually comes from Why you can’t stop yours

In today’s episode I want to talk to you about 10 subtle signs that your perfectionism handbrake is on.When your perfectionist mindset is working against you, building a coaching business is like driving a car with a handbrake on.  And the ONLY reason that you’re not getting shit done in your coaching business is because no one has ever taught you how to release your perfectionism handbrake quickly and easily.  Once you learn how to release your perfectionism handbrake, you’ll be able to build your coaching business at full speed without burning out. The most important part is that anyone can learn to release their perfectionism handbrake. Tune in today’s episode to see if releasing your perfectionism handbrake is what you need to do next. In This Episode You’ll Learn: The real reason you keep jumping from one marketing strategy to the next Why you can’t stick to your plans for more than a few weeks The truth about why you aren’t succeeding as quickly as other coaches What motivated me to finally focus on re

Today’s episode is for you if you’ve been struggling to figure out what to say, when to say it, how to say it and all of those things because you’ve been scared of judgment.  Maybe your fear of being judged has caused you to overthink what you’re putting out there. Maybe you don’t feel qualified enough to be sharing advice. Maybe you feel like what you would be sharing isn’t profound enough. Maybe you feel like you can’t share what you want to share because other people who are teaching similar things have already shared similar information. This episode is going to be giving you a few things that you can think about. It’s also going to help you show up more consistently in your coaching business with the content you’re creating to market your coaching services. Let’s get into it! In This Episode You’ll Learn: The mindset you need to have around Instagram to build a loyal following The subtle mistake that most perfectionists make with their content calendar A quick tip to get you back on the social media wag

Today I’m sharing the ONE thing that’s more important than your marketing strategy (besides your mindset). This episode is to really draw your attention to a key element in success that you might’ve been overlooking. Maybe you already know that this is a problem, but you’ve been trying to solve it in ways that don’t actually work. Tune into today’s episode to learn more about the one element that’s more important than your marketing strategy (besides your mindset) and what to do about it. In This Episode You’ll Learn: Why my blogging friends with beautiful instagram feeds didn’t end up succeeding The problem with using new marketing strategies to solve your motivation issues A reminder if you’re comparing yourself to people who started their business after you Why your instagram strategy isn’t the most important thing to focus on The subtle ways you’re falling off the wagon with your coaching business   Featured In The Episode: Perfectionists Getting Shit Done - group coaching program FREE Guide - 3 Hidden

Today I’m sharing with you 5 Practical Ways To Become A Better Coach Besides Getting Certified. If you’re a coach and you have a perfectionist mindset then it is very likely that even though you believe in your potential, you love helping people and you’ve kind of been coaching people your entire life - that you have your doubts about your coaching abilities. Coaching is a skill. It is a skill that can be learned and practiced. Tune into today’s episode to learn a few practical things you can do to improve your abilities as a coach. In This Episode You’ll Learn: 5 ways you can become a better coach What you can do to familiarise yourself with the coaching experience Where to find educational materials for the coaching industry A helpful hint about who not to coach first   Featured In The Episode: Perfectionists Getting Shit Done - group coaching program Episode 206: 3 Reasons You Shouldn't Get A Coaching Certification The Coaching Manual by Julie Starr The Life Coach School Podcast by Brooke Castillo FREE

I didn’t always know I had a perfectionist mindset. It only really started being a problem for me when I started my business. I just remember that I was so scared of being laughed at and I needed everything to be perfect. But I never thought I was a perfectionist because I was procrastinating too much, I was getting in my own way and I wasn’t perfect enough to be a perfectionist. Over the following years, I did the work to figure out what this mindset is and now I’m so passionate about sharing my journey with perfectionism and what I’ve learned about it. Tune into today’s episode as I share with you what I wish I’d known about perfectionism sooner. In This Episode You’ll Learn: What perfectionism really is  The number one way perfectionists try to look perfect Advice you might be following that doesn’t work for perfectionists The most effective way to overcome perfectionism You’re not alone - most perfectionists don’t know they’re perfectionists right away   Featured In The Episode: Perfectionists Getting

Today I want to share with you my personal growth update for March 2021. I’m going to be sharing a couple of things that I’ve been getting coached on myself and journaling on a lot. I hope that it really helps you to hear a bit about what’s going on behind the scenes in my business. These episodes that I do monthly are really an opportunity for you to get a sense for how quickly things move or how slowly they move and the ups and downs that I experience.  It can be very challenging to summarise the whole month. But I want to do my best so that you can really get a sense for that and hopefully to normalise some of the experiences you’re having on your own journey. I hope that these monthly episodes help you feel like you’re having a normal experience and nothing’s gone wrong because you have fear or doubt. Tune into today’s episode to listen as I reflect on my personal growth for March 2021. In This Episode You’ll Learn: The lessons I’ve learned from preparing for maternity leave How my business is changing a

When it comes to building a coaching business, at every level, there'll be things you’ll have to do that you won’t know how to do yet. There’s no point in time when building your business when this isn’t the case. I know from experience how tempting it is to fantasize about this one day in the future when you’ll feel confident in everything you do. You’ll feel confident because you know how to do everything already and you’ve already had proven success. That’s not how it actually works because as soon as you figure something out you’ll already be onto the next thing you’ve never done before. Listen to today’s episode to learn how to confidently do things you don’t know how to do yet. In This Episode You’ll Learn:   The mindset shift that will grow your confidence quickly The sneaky ways we stay stuck in other people’s strategy Reasons you shouldn’t gather confidence from your results What to focus on to grow your confidence   Featured In The Episode: Perfectionists Getting Shit Done - group coaching progra

Today, I’m sharing with you five surprising ways perfectionism is showing up in your business. It wasn’t until I started my business in 2013 that perfectionism started being a problem for me. Before that, perfectionism worked very well for me in the school system. Even though I was burning out, I never felt good enough and I was always procrastinating - I got good results and I got good grades.  When I started my business my perfectionist tendencies really started being a problem: procrastination, people-pleasing, all-or-nothing and fear of judgement. Tune into today’s episode to find out how to make your perfectionist mindset work for you instead of against you while building your business. In This Episode You’ll Learn: What procrastination looks like in disguise The sneaky ways you’re avoiding judgement from family and friends How waiting for the ‘right’ decision is actually sabotaging your dreams and goals Questions to ask yourself that will help you get the results you need   Featured In The Episode: P