If you’re always putting off your most important tasks, obsessing over perfection, and holding back from fully putting yourself out there as an artist/ creative/ entrepreneur, this training is made for you.
I’ll explore the deeper reasons behind these habits, uncovering the fears and wounds that might be driving them, and share practical strategies to help you break free from these patterns.
DARING LIVING PODCAST SHOWNOTES
Key Points:
- Understanding how perfectionism and procrastination show up in daily life
- Recognizing the “waiting energy” and lack of action in creative work
- Identifying unhealthy behaviors used to avoid doing important tasks
- Exploring the deeper reasons behind perfectionist and procrastination tendencies
- Recognizing the impact of past experiences and societal conditioning
- Addressing the four common fears holding creatives back
- Learning to work with your inner child to overcome procrastination
- Practicing being okay with “good enough” and aiming for B+ work
- Removing layers of pretense and allowing yourself to be authentic
- Building self-belief and confidence in your work and abilities
- Embracing continuous motion as a natural state for creativity
Actionable Takeaways:
- Notice when you’re waiting for the “perfect moment” to start a project. Instead, take one small action right now.
- Identify your common procrastination behaviors (e.g., excessive cleaning, social media scrolling). Replace one with a 5-minute work session on your project.
- Write down three things you accomplished, no matter how small, to shift focus from perfectionism to progress.
- Before starting a task, ask yourself, “What would this look like if it were easy?” to challenge your perfectionist tendencies.
- Set a timer for 25 minutes and work on your most important task without editing or second-guessing. Focus on quantity over quality.
- Create a “permission slip” for yourself to create B+ work. Put it somewhere visible as a daily reminder.
- Start your day by asking your inner child what they need. Spend 10 minutes addressing that need without guilt.
- Reframe “work” as “play” in your daily vocabulary.
- At the end of each week, write down one way you’ve grown or learned from a mistake or “imperfect” action you took.
- Set up a 5-minute daily practice of visualizing yourself in a state of joyful, effortless creative flow to reinforce this as your natural state.
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