117: From Perfectionism to Creative Freedom with Ajarae Coleman

Tao of Po

In this episode, Ajarae opens up about her journey through good girl conditioning and perfectionism and how they have impacted her career and life as a creative.

She takes us through her experience growing up with a mother with substance abuse issues and the profound ways this impacted her independence, resilience, and confidence. We dive into good girl conditioning and its ties to perfectionism and invisibility, particularly in the creative industry, and Ajarae discusses the paradox of vulnerability and perfectionism in her career as an actor and producer and how receiving support has helped her tap into a well of creativity. Join us for this powerful conversation around perfectionism and vulnerability, and evolving into an artist who has the freedom to imagine and create what you desire.

We dive into:

• Ajarae’s experience with childhood trauma and developing resilience & confidence
• How good-girl conditioning can lead to invisibility for women in creative fields
• The importance of vulnerability in creative business and the value of receiving support
• Distinguishing between procrastination vs. creativity in your own life
• And more

Ajarae Coleman is a Harvard-educated actress and producer with dozens of credits in film, TV, and commercials, including SCANDAL, NCIS: NEW ORLEANS, I’M SORRY, 2 BROKE GIRLS, REVENGE, DAYS OF OUR LIVES, and more.

Ajarae is also a career coach for actors. Her membership, The Table, empowers actors to book more work by building communities of collaborators, building resilience in their nervous systems, and developing residual income streams that allow them to live in abundance while pursuing their creative dreams. She has created Agent Alchemy, a program that helps actors partner with the right agent or manager in 44 days, and Step Into Your Star Power, an acclaimed embodiment program that helps actors gain career momentum using mindfulness.

Ajarae is based in Los Angeles, and works with fellow creators and clients around the world.

Connect with Ajarae:

Ajarae’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ajaraecoleman

Ajarae Coleman on IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2976368/

The Table Networking Community for Actors: https://ClaimASeat.com

Self Tape Success Meditation (for actors): https://SelfTapeMeditation.com

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