In this episode of What She Taught Me by Go Long, Jill Consor Beck talks to Kim Oser, founder of Game Plan Organizing, about how her mother's perfectionism shaped both her business and the way she copes with stress. She talks about how her mother's need for perfection turned into a business built leveraging the opposite mindset. Kim opens up about the shift that happened during COVID, when she went from occasional helper to the child managing her parents' finances, travel, and technology. She talks about what she's still unlearning as a self-described "headstrong" entrepreneur — that asking for help doesn't mean losing control — and how her mother's high bar has followed her impacts her dating life.

Resources mentioned:

• Blog — https://kimoser.substack.com/

More about Kim:

• Website — https://www.gameplanorganizing.com

• Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/gameplanorganizing/

More about Jill & Go Long:

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• Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/justgolong/

• Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/justgolong

• LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/company/go-long/

Jump to:

00:00 Intro: Welcoming Back Kim Oser

01:52 Perfectionism and Her Organizing Business

03:51 What Her Mom Modeled: Order, Control, and Stress

05:39 Coaching Her Mom to Let It Roll

07:44 What Asking for Help Actually Gives Her

09:41 Fix-It Girl: Navigating Tech and Travel for Her Parents

11:16 Sibling Dynamics and the COVID Caregiving Pivot

14:13 What Her Mother Carried Unacknowledged

15:52 How Her Mom's Influence Shows Up in Dating