A PGSDer recently asked me an important question: "How do you know whether you are getting in your own way because of perfectionist thoughts or actually from a genuine skill gap (or lack of knowledge)?" In today's episode, I'm sharing the answer.

If you're not sure why you're getting in your own way, today's episode is for you. If you're a perfectionist and you're building a business, you want to listen to this episode today.

If you want a little motivational boost from me in your inbox every day, you need to sign up for my daily Perfectionist Power-Up emails: samlaurabrown.com/ppu.

If you're ready to get out of your own way in your business, you want to join my coaching program Perfectionists Getting Shit Done (PGSD). Sign up now at samlaurabrown.com/pgsd.

If you feel like you're behind in your business, you want to listen to this episode. I'm sharing a key mindset shift that allowed me to turn my business back around and why it's so important - especially if you have a perfectionist brain and you're going through a hard season in your business. If you've been laughing at yourself or belittling yourself for getting in your own way, tune in and take notes.

If you're ready to get out of your own way in your business, you want to join my coaching program called Perfectionists Getting Shit Done (PGSD). Inside the program you'll plan properly as a perfectionist, follow through with your plans even when your perfectionist brain tries to stop you and rest without losing momentum. You can start today. Sign up now and get started at samlaurabrown.com/pgsd.

In this episode, I'm interviewing PGSDer Olivia Fox, who walks us through the practical ways that she's used her Growth Goal and Power Planning to help her increase her business revenue while having a better work-life balance at the same time.

If you have courageous tasks you know you need to do right now and you're just not doing them, then this episode is for you. Olivia and I talk about how she gets herself to do those courageous tasks. We discuss how you actually go from being someone who intellectually understands what is required to build a business to being the person who actually builds the business.

If you're ready to release your Perfectionism Handbrake and get out of your own way, you want to join the Get Out Of Your Own Way Challenge inside Perfectionists Getting Shit Done. Enrollment for the GOOYOW Challenge closes at 11:59pm EDT this Sunday, 16 August. And then we start the challenge on Monday. To join us for the challenge, sign up for PGSD now at samlaurabrown.com/pgsd.

This is Part 3 of the 3-part Get Out Of Your Own Way Series (aka the GOOYOW Series) to help you get out of your own way in your business. In this third and final part of the podcast series, I'm bringing it all together and sharing the simplest and funnest way to get out of your own way in just 5 weeks.

If you're tired of the constant stopping and starting and want to get out of your own way in an incredibly simple and practical way, be sure to tune into this episode today.

If you're ready to get out of your own way in your business, you want to join my coaching program Perfectionists Getting Shit Done (PGSD). On Monday 17 August, we begin the 5-week Get Out Of Your Own Way Challenge. And you want to be part of it. To join us for the challenge, sign up for PGSD now at samlaurabrown.com/pgsd.

This is Part 2 of the Get Out Of Your Own Way Series (aka the GOOYOW Series). In this episode, I'm sharing the 3 simple steps to getting out of your own way in your business.

Tune in to discover the simple, incredibly practical process for releasing your Perfectionism Handbrake so you can follow through with your plans and do the things you know you need to do to build your business - without burning.

Tomorrow, in Part 3 of this series, I'll be sharing a special opportunity to do the work of getting out of your own way inside Perfectionists Getting Shit Done. This is something that I haven't offered since 2023 and don't know when I'll be offering it again. We get started on Monday, 17 August and you want to be part of it.

If you're ready to get out of your own way in your business, you want to join my coaching program Perfectionists Getting Shit Done (PGSD today). Sign up now at samlaurabrown.com/pgsd.

Welcome to Part 1 of the Get Out Of Your Own Way Series (aka the GOOYOW Series). In this episode, I'm sharing 3 reasons why you get in your own way in your business even though you're smart and absolutely full-to-the-brim of potential. If you struggle with procrastination, overthinking and not following through on what you planned - this episode is for you.

Part 2 and 3 of the series will drop over the next 48 hours. And in Part 3 I'll be sharing a special opportunity to do the work of getting out of your own way inside Perfectionists Getting Shit Done. This is something that I haven't offered since 2023 and don't know when I'll be offering it again. We get started on Monday, 17 August and you want to be part of it.

If you're ready to get out of your own way in your business, you want to join my coaching program Perfectionists Getting Shit Done (PGSD). Sign up now at samlaurabrown.com/pgsd.

There's one thing that every perfectionist entrepreneur must learn if they want to succeed in business: how to create a growth mindset. This is the secret to being able to get out of your own way and take consistent action to your goals without burning out.

So in this episode I'm doing a deep dive into what the growth mindset is, common misconceptions about the growth mindset as well as the practical steps to create a growth mindset.

This is the episode on perfectionism and the growth mindset that I wish existed when I was struggling to build my business to six figures and wondering why I felt so scared to put myself out there.

If you are finding that overthinking, procrastination, burnout and fear of judgement are making it hard to build your business - this episode is for you.

If you're ready to get out of your own way in your business, you want to join my coaching program Perfectionists Getting Shit Done (PGSD). Sign up now at samlaurabrown.com/pgsd.

If you want a little motivational boost from me in your inbox every day, you need to sign up for my daily Perfectionist Power-Up emails: samlaurabrown.com/ppu.

So many of us work so hard towards our goals without realising that our self-image is causing us to self-sabotage and stop ourselves from achieving them. It's something I've seen time and time again in my own business and I have no doubt you'll be able to relate to what I'm talking about in this episode.

In this best of the podcast episode, I share the aspects of my self-image that had been stopping me from being successful - from struggling to identify myself as an entrepreneur, to seeing myself as a disorganised person who was always late and bad with money.

I also chat about the things I did on a daily basis to reshape my identity and how you can do it too.

If you're a perfectionist and you're building a business, you want to listen to this episode today.

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If you're ready to get out of your own way in your business, you want to join my coaching program Perfectionists Getting Shit Done (PGSD). Find out more and sign up today at samlaurabrown.com/pgsd.