688: Get Great at Doing Things Youre Not Great At
This one is for all my friends who have spent their lives collecting A+\u2019s and doing all the extra credit.\xa0\xa0\nI know perfectionism kept me in my own way for a lot of my first 20 years of life.\xa0If I couldn't do something to an A+ level, I didn't want to do it at all.\xa0In the last 15 or so years, I've learned that the fun, power, and momentum that allow me to have the most impact in the world comes when I am intentionally imperfect.\xa0Doing things well, but "good enough" instead of sitting on them until they are absolutely 100% A++ perfect.\xa0\nIn my mid-twenties, I started giving myself permission to try things I hadn\u2019t done before.\xa0This was a huge departure from never trying anything new out of fear of failure and even more fear of looking foolish.\xa0\xa0\nBy my mid-thirties, as I was growing businesses, I learned that trying new things, giving myself the space to be a newbie, and sitting in the discomfort of learning were actually really rewarding.\xa0\xa0\nNow, in my mid-forties, I am able to have so much FUN doing things I\u2019m not great at.\xa0This is how I was able to learn to ski at age 42, get back into triathlons at age 46, try new things in my business, allow myself to be more creative, and laugh at my imperfections #everydamnday, while riding out the massive momentum that comes with staying in imperfect action and never taking myself too seriously.\xa0\xa0\nIn this episode, I talk you through what I\u2019ve learned from getting great at doing things I\u2019m not great at, why we stop ourselves from doing things we\u2019re not great at, and what we gain when we get great at doing things we\u2019re not great at.\xa0\xa0\nThis one is for my fellow perfectionists and recovering perfectionists.\xa0I GOT YOU.\xa0\n\xa0\nSponsor info and promo codes:\n\nPlease find our sponsor information here: shamelessmom.com/sponsor/\n\n\nInterested in becoming a sponsor of the Shameless Mom Academy? Email our sales team at sales@adalystmedia.com\n\n\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices