How to Overcome Perfectionism & Get Your Work Out into the World

For this Monday Mindset show, Sue delves into the topic of perfectionism and its impact on personal growth and achievement. Drawing from personal experiences and observations with her children, she discusses the detrimental effects of striving for perfection and the importance of embracing a growth mindset.  KEY TAKEAWAYS Struggling with perfectionism can hinder progress and prevent ideas from being brought to fruition. Perfectionism often stems from societal expectations and upbringing, particularly for women who are taught to be "good girls" and not make mistakes. Perfectionism is a zero-sum game, where individuals believe they must be either perfect or a failure, leading to self-criticism and comparison with others. Embracing a growth mindset involves recognising progress on a scale rather than viewing achievements as all or nothing. Celebrating small improvements and growth each day is essential in overcoming perfectionism and fostering a positive mindset. BEST MOMENTS "Perfectionism is one of the key things holding you back." "That comparison game, is it ever serving you?" "Your perfectionism is somewhere on that scale." "It's an endless possibility of what you are capable of." "When you show up and do something at a level two, and then the day after you show up and do something at level six, that's to be celebrated." VALUABLE RESOURCES I’d love to hear your thoughts on the show, topics you’d like to discuss and guests you recommend. DM / follow me: Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sue-parker-msc/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamsueparker/ Website: https://sueparker.net YOUR HOST Sue Parker is a mum of 3, entrepreneur, podcaster and global speaker. As a former tech leader and equality & diversity champion, Sue went from burnout to breakthrough. Her journey of becoming an entrepreneur has seen her take the highs and lows life has to offer. From her unspoken post natal depression to opening the WIT global conference speaking to 100k women in 50 countries. She’s hit imposter syndrome, limiting beliefs and had to unlearn and relearn to start creating a life with more financial freedom and aligned to her values. Still working on her mindset today and supporting other freedom seekers, including side hustlers, career women and business owners. Sue shares her personal challenges, the key lessons and wisdom we can all use to manifesting our life by design.