In today's episode, I’m talking about a subject that comes up all the time, and that's 'Perfectionism'.

I want to share with you some insights into me and my world, and how I manage being a perfectionist as a small business owner.

I look at:
- how we can embrace different ways of thinking to really help us to be brave, to do the scary things.
- how it's okay to be rubbish at something because it means that we're just getting started, and we're going to improve.
- who decides what perfect is? Who decides what the standard is? Or what's good enough?
- how I think it all comes down to perspective because we all see things differently.
- how imperfection makes us a lot more relatable. It allows us to resonate and allows people to connect with us when we can show that we're not so shiny and perfect.
- how embracing being imperfect allows us to create that room for growth
and I share more about the Japanese phrase Wabi Sabi’ meaning “to celebrate imperfection”.


My introduction to this episode. 0:00
I’m the world’s biggest perfectionist. 1:54
The fear of not meeting other people’s expectations. 3:49
The hardest part of writing a book was putting it out there for sale. 8:46
It’s ok to be rubbish at something. 11:26
How do you know when you’ve done enough? Is that good enough? 15:23
If we want to attract and work with our kind of people, then if we’re making everything look really shiny and rosy. 17:51
Embracing imperfection allows us to grow. 20:01
Being the real you is the key. 25:56
When you have done the thing, you get the reward. 28.17

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