The Curse of Perfectionism

A Millennial's Guide to Healthy Emotional Regulation with Jayna Swan

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Are you struggling with the relentless pursuit of perfection in your creative endeavors? Join me as I reveal my personal struggle with perfectionism and how it's often a creator's greatest weakness. We all desire to polish our projects to be their best, but it's the raw, unfiltered content that forges the deepest connections. Drawing from the advice of Stephen King, I contrast the unwavering output of a writer with the meticulous craft of an author and advocate for embracing the identity of a creator, imperfections included.
It's the candid moments that unexpectedly go viral, and in this episode, I share how those unscripted, genuine pieces of my life have resonated with so many of you. Delving into the power of humor and authenticity, I tell tales of personal healing through content creation and illustrate how our failures can unwittingly become the stepping stones to revolutionary breakthroughs. This episode is a testament to the beauty of embracing our flaws and the unforeseen opportunities they create.
For all you content creators out there feeling stuck in the loop of perfection, I offer practical wisdom on improving your workflow and setting intentions that resonate. Discover how visualizing your ideal audience member can transform the impact of your message. I also share insights on navigating the phases of a creator's journey, from prioritizing production to scaling your output with systems and teams. This heart-to-heart is a call to action: Be authentically you, and let's connect through our shared humanity and unique voices.

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Themes: Mindset, Emotions, Confidence, Health & Productivity, Creativity, Communication Skills, Dating & Relationships, Movement, Meditation, Mindfulness

Chapter

1. TCE - 006 (00:00:00)

2. Episode start topic intro (00:00:44)

3. The cringe from watching old pieces of content (00:01:30)

4. Author vs. writer (00:02:47)

5. Personal example - how she had so much video that she never used 4 TB worth, recovering perfectionism and her change of content (00:09:30)

6. The struggle of accepting the pieces of content you make that you spend so much time on only getting a few hundred views vs. going viral (00:12:28)

7. AD (00:15:30)

8. How do we escape perfectionism (00:16:43)

9. Examples of women who you may or may not know and how they have had an impact (00:16:58)

10. Doing the best you can with the resources you have - Money, time, energy (00:27:08)

11. Quotes that have helped her + her experience with them in practice "done is better thanperfect" etc. (00:28:46)

12. Get out of your head and into your heart (00:34:32)

13. Four phases to every creator - from Sean Cannell (00:40:05)

14. What phase are you in (00:42:44)

15. Action plan of stepping into the right space/mindset to create (00:43:50)

16. Accept that you will only ever be who you are in this moment, and you don't have to have all the answers (00:50:40)

17. Give yourself grace (00:53:14)