#495: Dropping Perfectionism and Embracing B-Work

  Podcast #495   DROPPING PERFECTIONISM AND EMBRACING B- WORK     The most successful people are the ones who are open to failure, not those who demand and expect perfection. The act of dropping unrealistic or perfectionistic pressure that is often associated with being driven is easier said than done. This podcast episode will teach you how to actually embrace B- work, be open to failure, and to still show up with focus and high standards at the same time so that you achieve more with more ease than you ever thought possible.   In this episode, we're talking about … What happens to your happiness levels when you drop perfectionism The difference between perfectionism and excellence How to achieve big things, be driven, have high standards, AND embrace B- work.    BIRTHDAY NOTE:   Y'all, today I'm 39. What a gift - the gift of aging. If you haven't listened to my episode on how to age beautifully, be sure to listen to episode #443, How to Be Happy About Aging.   BIRTHDAY ANNOUNCEMENT   I have something new.  It's available from today through May 31st. This is a limited-time opportunity. If you want a better mindset, and to feel less anxious on a daily basis, but keep struggling to make the time to journal or do the thought-work I suggest, this is for you. It's called The 5 Minute Club, and it's the solution you've been looking for. We'll meet live, for 5 minutes every morning, for a month, and we'll journal together. I'll lead the group with timed journal prompts and guidance on creating an affirmation of the day. We'll all journal together.  As a community. You can have your camera on, or keep it off.  You can share some wins in the chat, or never share anything you write. You can be sure that you will journal daily. You can be sure that you will master your mindset for the day. You can be sure that you'll stick to your morning routine. The 5 Minute Club has guided mindset mastery in minutes, with some faith and thought reframing thrown in.  As with everything I offer, it's risk-free to try. Join us, and if you don't love it in the first 7-days just let me know and we'll happily refund your money. Joining the 5 Minute Club for the month of June is just $30.  Go to www.trishblackwell.com/club to find out more and to be part of the first group in our journaling community.    30 DAYS FREE IN THE COC?!    I like doing big things on my birthday. I want to share the life-changing gift of coaching with you, for free. Coaching changed my life, and I want you to get a taste of what it could do for yours too. That's why this week only we are offering 30 days of FREE access to the College of Confidence. $0 to register. 30 full days of full access. No hidden fees. Click here for this incredible offer. It ends on May 23rd, no exceptions. You're going to love the COC, it's the most encouraging place on the Internet.  PS: This free month trial is only for people who have never been a member of the College of Confidence before.  Go to www.collegeofconfidence.com/birthday   REVIEW OF THE WEEK:    Game-changing.  Jessben88 This podcast has aided me so much in changing my mindset.  The words year speak are true, I know this because I have applied them. We matter. I matter. Thank you.   MY B- BIRTHDAY LIST   Reviewed last year's list - I didn't complete the list.  And I only achieved about 80% of what was on the list. That's a B-. And it was quite possibly the happiest year of my life. I am both someone who keeps their word to themselves and someone who accepts incomplete dreams because I've learned to focus on the GAIN instead of the GAP. In my 38th year, we… Took two different week-long trips to different beaches Took a 5-day family trip to Breckenridge to snowboard Took a week-long trip to Disney Took a week-long trip to Rome Took a week-long trip to Crete,