It’s extremely frequent for perfectionist entrepreneurs to wrestle with exhibiting up persistently – particularly when it includes placing your self and your concepts out into the world. To assist, I’m sharing a snippet of a PGSD teaching name the place I coached PGSDer Rachel on tips on how to simply create constant content material.

Each week inside Perfectionists Getting Shit Accomplished there’s a group teaching name the place you’ll be able to and watch different PGSDers get in depth teaching on the identical planning, productiveness and persistence issues which have been making you get in your individual approach in your small business. And also you’ll have the chance to get coached too!

The weekly group teaching calls provide the alternative to get the help you want to get out of your individual approach so that you don’t keep caught or fall off the wagon. On this PGSD teaching all Rachel shared “my greatest wrestle with Instagram and social media is there’s usually zero suggestions and it’s tougher to get in a progress mindset and practise once you put one thing on the market and listen to crickets. I even have a perception that Instagram controls all the things and my management over the result’s minimal.”

Thanks Rachel for giving me permission to share this name on the podcast.

Discover the total episode transcript and present notes at samlaurabrown.com/episode437.

In This Episode You’ll Study:

• Methods to launch your perfectionism handbrake so you’ll be able to simply create constant content material
• What to do once you really feel just like the instagram algorithm is letting you down
• How to have a look at your knowledge from a progress minded perspective
• Methods to lastly get your self to indicate up on social media the best way you wish to
• Methods to be within the progress mindset with social media so that you simply truly get pleasure from posting

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Introduction
Hello, and welcome to a different episode of The Perfectionism Challenge. A podcast filled with perfectionism recommendation for entrepreneurs. My title is Sam Laura Brown, I assist entrepreneurs launch their perfectionism handbrake, to allow them to get out of their very own approach and construct a satisfying and worthwhile enterprise. I’m the founding father of the perfectionist getting shit executed group teaching program, which is in any other case generally known as PGSD. And for much more perfectionism recommendation that will help you with your small business, you’ll be able to observe me on Instagram @perfectionismproject.

Sam Laura Brown
In as we speak’s episode, I’m sharing an excerpt from a training name inside my program perfectionist getting shit executed. You’re gonna hear me teaching Rachel, who has kindly given permission for me to share this teaching name with you. And I’m teaching her on tips on how to get right into a progress mindset on the subject of social media, in order that she will cease resenting, posting to Instagram and having or not it’s such a wrestle and feeling like she’s speaking to cricket. And he or she might as properly not hassle. So for those who can relate to that, for those who really feel prefer it’s such a wrestle to indicate up persistently, particularly once you’re not getting something again, so to talk, once you aren’t getting these likes or these feedback, the DMS or gross sales and you discover that you simply’re usually stopping and beginning this episode goes to be actually useful for you. So I encourage you to pay attention during. So Rachel, her Instagram deal with if you wish to test her out, is present her work. I’ll hyperlink it up within the present notes in addition to her web site. However with out additional ado, let’s get into the episode.

Welcome to as we speak’s name. So what I needed to speak about as we speak and provides some teaching on is speaking about what’s one thing in your small business that you simply discover laborious. And what’s one thing in your small business that you simply discover simple. And with the ability to go from an expertise been laborious as a result of we’re overthinking overcomplicating, afraid of judgment, all of that perfectionism handbreaks stuff to with the ability to create a special expertise for ourselves. I’ve only recently been doing this over the past couple of months with the podcast which for me is one thing I’ve received a empowering story round that it’s simple for me to do it, though it’s difficult, that it’s simple. After which Instagram, the place I didn’t have as a lot of an empowering story. And I actually was discovering that my perfectionism handbrake was approaching and for stuff that I’m certain plenty of you’ll be able to relate to that, particularly with feed put up, that I actually had plenty of very strict standards for that.

And it simply wasn’t enjoyable. And so what I wish to coach a few of you on, I believe it’d be useful for everybody is that if we discuss what’s one thing that’s simple, what one thing that’s laborious, and with the convenience and the center, I believe that usually talking, when one thing is simple it’s as a result of we’re being progress minded about it. And when it’s difficult, it’s as a result of we’re being mounted minded about it, we’re being in that perfectionist mindset. And once more, that isn’t to say that there aren’t difficult features to issues which can be simple. However everyone knows the type of laborious that perfectionism brings the place it’s us simply actually making issues harder than they have to be. So with that mentioned, Rachel, for those who wouldn’t thoughts sharing, you talked about within the chat about my greatest wrestle with Instagram and social media is that there’s usually zero suggestions and it feels tougher to get in a progress mindset and apply once you put one thing on the market and listen to crickets. I even have a perception that Instagram controls all the things. And my management over the result’s minimal. Inform us extra. I present I can see lots of people nodding their heads.

Rachel
Yeah, I believe. Yeah, my greatest wrestle proper now will not be actually like fearing that who I’m speaking to doesn’t need it. It’s that I’m simply type of speaking right into a void, and it’s not going anyplace. It’s like I’m on the opposite aspect of this wall in Instagram controls the wall. And I’m similar to shouting at that, , and it’s like, if they might simply decrease the wall. I really feel like I’d be okay. However um, yeah, I imply, I really feel prefer it’s type of a defeatist angle. And it’s not likely useful. However it’s simply the thought that comes up on a regular basis the place it’s like, if I didn’t have this barrier right here, then this truly wouldn’t be so laborious. And like, sure, there’s some vulnerability that comes up and that type of factor. However I simply really feel like I can work via that simpler, as a result of it’s one thing that I can management. Whereas the, like, approach that Instagram limits your attain, and all the things isn’t.

Sam Laura Brown
How do you suppose blaming the algorithm allows you to off the hook? Like if that was the case?

Rachel
I imply, it means I can simply cease doing the work. Yeah, I don’t know. I imply, it does, it feels actually uncomfortable. Like I used to be saying to create one thing, and never get suggestions. After which I assume have to simply accept that it’s all me prefer it’s act that it’s inside my management, and that there’s one thing I can do about it. And so, like in that respect, my mind finds it’s safer in charge Instagram for it. So I don’t have to have a look at the rest. Yeah, however I actually do imagine it’s their fault.

Sam Laura Brown
Yeah. And my guess is, if we had been like, 100 years in the past, it’d be one thing else. And so like, are you aware what I imply, that there’s at all times been, our mind at all times needs to do that, and never simply yours. And that’s why I needed to have a chat about it a bit. After which we will do some teaching on it. As a result of our mind needs to do that, like needs in charge the algorithm, or no matter it’s, every of us may have our personal factor that our brains like, if solely this was totally different than it’d be a lot simpler. Prefer it is likely to be lack of time. For instance, I’ve talked about {that a} bit. After I was working full time, I used to be like, If solely I used to be full time in my enterprise, I’d be a lot extra profitable, it was the identical factor. Like I’m not answerable for that. Clearly, I used to be, however my perception, I’m not answerable for that I’ve to work full time as a result of I would like the cash. And if I used to be simply full time, then I’d be extra profitable. It feels a lot like that defending our potential stuff that we might be like, Oh, I simply have extra time if I simply if the algorithm simply served me as much as everybody and like all of the issues, then I’d be wonderful.

As a substitute of being like, oh, like our mind needs to keep away from. We’re like, oh shit, possibly it’s me. And possibly I’m not ok and like that practice of considering so it’s extra snug in charge the algorithm than in charge ourselves. And so what we’re doing actually in PGSD is studying tips on how to take one sponsibility with out doing it in a approach the place we’re, like pressuring ourselves the place we’re beating ourselves up or shaming ourselves. By the best way on the subject of disgrace Lauren, your put up, I learn it this morning all about your like, disgrace stuff that you simply went via and investigated was so unbelievable. So I extremely suggest everybody take a look at Lauren’s I believe it was in your persistence log. Is that proper? It was actually unbelievable. So I simply needed to say that and offer you a shout out for that. As a result of it actually takes plenty of braveness to have a look at your mind your self in that approach. So celebrating you for that. So Rachel, on the subject of the algorithm, and look, so why are you simply not on Instagram, then? Like, why are you continue to on Instagram? If it’s so unhealthy?

Rachel
Nicely, I don’t know. I’ve been serious about that lots these days, too. I, I believe the reason being that the opposite platforms I’ve considered utilizing really feel much more scary to make use of, like Instagram appears like the best one for me to make use of. And it’s the place like, plenty of different artists are. And so yeah, it’s like, the precise work. I really feel prefer it’s very easy to do, however the outcomes feels tougher to realize.

Sam Laura Brown
In order that algorithm isn’t that unhealthy, then?

Rachel
I imply, it’s wonderful. I take advantage of Instagram, and I prefer it. Okay. I don’t know, I’m type of bored with seeing reels, however I nonetheless get on there on daily basis.

Sam Laura Brown
I believe it’s similar to, I do know, just about like 90% of PGSDers will have the ability to relate to this that we’re like, properly, it’s the algorithms fault. But additionally Sure, I’m there. And I’m like exhibiting up and I’m posing. However it’s it’s its fault that I’m no more profitable, however I nonetheless wish to use it. However it’s his fault. And like we simply type of keep on this like disempowered, like defeatist type of factor round it. And I actually simply wish to say like, it’s not like our brains wish to do this. It’s a really secure place to go, there’s one thing unsuitable together with your mind for being in that thought sample. But when we wish to construct a profitable enterprise, and one that truly feels good to create that basically essential that we truly take a look at that, as a result of there’s a lot reinforcement round that message. And my guess is that, like, there’s so many individuals saying, algorithm modifications and all of that, and like Instagram and shadow banning and no matter. That’s, like there’s all this justification for believing that. And we type of simply undertake that. And like, yeah, it’s the algorithm, as an alternative of be like, Okay, if it wasn’t the algorithm, so let’s as if it wasn’t the algorithm, what would possibly or not it’s?

Rachel
Could possibly be needing to put up extra usually. Or, I may, like put extra effort into my captions. Proper now, I don’t actually put a ton of effort into it, as a result of it simply appears like plenty of work. It might be like my artwork usually nonetheless must proceed to enhance. What else? I imply, it might be actually minor issues as properly, like, hashtags, or just like the time of day that I put up or something like that. What else it might be that I would like to have interaction with, like a particular group on Instagram extra. I by no means use my tales. What did you say?

Sam Laura Brown
May or not it’s that it’s working already, and your brains simply ignoring?

Rachel
Yeah, I imply, it’s working. Like, I’ve elevated the variety of followers that I’ve. I’ve been like participating extra folks with my posts. I don’t know why I’m not happy.

Sam Laura Brown
Inform me for those who may design the algorithm. What would you may have it? Like? What would that be like? Like, is there a sure variety of likes, you get on impose, like a sure variety of followers you’d have? What do you would like that algorithm was doing for you that it’s not?

Rachel
Nicely, I assume like, each time I put up one thing I get, like some variety of followers and at the least one.

Sam Laura Brown
However what number of truly do you’d be like, yeah, the algorithms working?

Rachel
I don’t know. Like, I imply, proper now, I received like, 5 to 10 per put up. I really feel like that’s affordable.

Sam Laura Brown
So 10 follows each put up what else? After which,

Rachel
like, 5 feedback. To 10

Sam Laura Brown
What else? DMS gross sales possibly?

Rachel
Yeah, gross sales can be good. Yeah, it’d be good to be making like, a couple of gross sales per week. Let’s say three gross sales per week. That’d be nice.

Sam Laura Brown
The rest? Are folks repurposing you your work and like? What wouldn’t it as a result of I believe it’s so properly just like the algorithm sucks, however I don’t know what I needed to do as an alternative, however I simply comprehend it sucks. So if we will like go to what do you would like the algorithm was doing? After which we will take a look at, okay, for those who simply did the thought train of what if that did occur each time you posted? How would I be exhibiting up? As a result of I believe it’s quite common approach and this mindset of like, properly, I might put extra effort in if I’ve extra followers and extra engagement. After which we don’t put the hassle and such as you talked about, you’re not placing in a ton of effort and like type of factor. That then clearly, for those who’re not placing in a ton of effort, and like not posting usually, and just like the algorithms, not like, oh, we actually need her to succeed to love, Let’s push all this out, she’s not likely exhibiting up totally. But when we present up for her, she’ll present up for us. It’s like, properly, she could also be and I don’t know precisely how usually you put up, , that type of factor. However it’s like we wish it’s like type of this entitlement to properly, even when I’m not placing an effort in, it must be serving to me. After which if it’s serving to me, I’ll give again to it.

As a substitute of asking, properly, let’s do the thought train of if each time you posted you probably did get 10 followers each time you had all these feedback and folks saying this was so useful, that is superb. And all of this and also you had gross sales flowing in? How would you present up for it. And since that’s what creates that results of like, the algorithm does work in a approach that it’s potential to put up to get 10 followers plus each time and all these various things. Like Instagram does need folks to see your posts, it wants posts, to ADS can exit. If you consider it, prefer it wants content material, it must distribute content material. So prefer it as soon as it’s like making an attempt to assist creators and like assist folks on the opposite finish, see what’s most related to them. Nothing is ideal. But when we take a look at it like it’s, it’s a free platform the place we will attain folks on the opposite aspect of the world free of charge. Fairly cool. Once we give it some thought that approach, then we will take a look at okay, if it was behaving how I needed it to, how would I present up? After which that’s how we even have that the algorithm do what we wish it to do. So inform me if it was each time you posted, you bought 10 followers? A bunch of feedback such as you didn’t really feel such as you’re speaking to crickets in any respect. How would you be exhibiting up in another way? What would that appear to be?

Rachel
Yeah, I believe I might put up extra. As a result of proper now, I solely put up like, possibly thrice per week. And it’s as a result of I believe I’ve additionally satisfied myself that the posts have to be very prime quality or it’s not going to work. So what’s the purpose? So I might most likely Yeah, similar to create, like, focus extra on amount and never high quality. After which I might make extra of an effort in my captions to love, speak to my particular buyer. And those who I’m making an attempt to draw, I might most likely present up on my tales extra as properly. I’d most likely additionally take a look at my analytics extra and like determine what’s working and never working based mostly on that. I usually attempt to similar to, I really feel like I take a look at them lots, however I simply take a look at them. After which I get depressed about them and look away from them. Like I by no means truly wish to analyze what they’re not working.

Sam Laura Brown
Oh, yeah, tree, it’s not working. Okay. And like, as an alternative of like, oh, this attention-grabbing, like this appear to resonate with folks. I’m wondering why that’s or just like the citizen and like, to only be goal about it. Like, for those who had been a social media supervisor, that you simply it’s simply simpler in a method to be in that progress mindset about it when it feels much less passing on by like doing another person sharing another person’s work. However we will suppose those self same ideas. And if it’s like, okay, if I put that hat on, which everyone knows tips on how to do. And all of us do it in some methods already. However simply noticing how our mind will generally simply use analytics in opposition to ourselves as an alternative of and the identical might be the identical with the weekly assessment and something like that, that our mind can use that in opposition to us.

And as an alternative, we wish to be actually compassionate and considerate with it. And to not have it. Now we have to only watch out as properly with knowledge and making assumptions that can suppose like, I’m simply trying on the knowledge and being reasonable about it, that we’ll carry out in assumptions into knowledge. So it is likely to be like, Okay, I posted this factor, it didn’t resonate. It’s like, we posted that matter as soon as, like, put up about it 20 occasions after which draw a conclusion. However we wish to usually be on this mindset of like, I’ll strive it as soon as. After which if it doesn’t work, I’ll by no means strive it once more, to Instagram. Okay, I believe it is likely to be, , this type of put up would possibly work very well. So I’m going to do that 20 occasions. After which I’ll determine if I wish to preserve doing that type of voice. What signal it’s simple for you in your small business.

Rachel
Simply making artwork, just like the precise creating a part of it’s simple.

Sam Laura Brown
Why is that simple? As a result of what lots of people know is that it’s actually actually, actually laborious.

Rachel
Yeah, it’s laborious. However I really feel like I simply suppose it’s all in my management. I’m like, Nicely, if I simply present up on daily basis, and I draw, it’s gonna get higher each single time prefer it’s simply inconceivable for it to not. That’s how I give it some thought.

Sam Laura Brown
And that’s like progress mindset one on one, I believe and it’s like similar to what shall be mentioned earlier than something he smile and like, it’s, it’s that perception of like, if I apply, it may’t assist however get higher. And it naturally helps like amount over high quality, like what I’ll simply preserve do like, as an alternative of like, I’ll produce one good piece of artwork per yr type of factor. It’s like, we’ll simply make numerous stuff, understanding trusting that over time, as you’re doing that, it’s gonna get higher and higher and higher. And actually like being in that mindset. And we all know that by trying on the actions that had been taking the best way that we’re exhibiting up for that, after which we take a look at the way you’re serious about your artwork, after which translate that over to Instagram, as a result of it’s not any totally different. As a result of lots of people can be like, Nicely, I didn’t have the correct schooling, like all these limitations, such as you talked about, that algorithm being a barrier, they don’t have the correct provides, they don’t have sufficient time, they don’t have the correct studio, like, it’s really easy for something to be like, there are all these limitations, and if I didn’t have them, I’d be higher.

And there are limitations for you with the artwork. And but, due to being progress minded about it, these limitations, and as you talked about, I believe that is such signal. Once we’re within the progress mindset. It’s like, it’s difficult. However the difficult isn’t an issue. Whereas we’re within the mounted mindset. It’s like, it’s difficult, and it shouldn’t be difficult. And if it’s difficult, it means I’m a foul individual. And like, this complete line of considering as an alternative of like, it’s difficult, and it’s nice, as a result of I like challenges, and I’m simply going to maintain working towards. So what about your artwork mindset? Do you suppose you may translate over to Instagram that feels relevant, plausible to you, you wouldn’t need to do a ton of journaling, or self teaching or something on it that you simply’re like, oh, that method truly helps me create plenty of artwork. And to only do it, is there something that involves thoughts?

Rachel
I believe the, just like the one which’s best for me to imagine now could be that not each put up needs to be good. And I simply must make one thing. Yeah. And similar to trusting that each time I make one thing, I can get slightly higher. Inform

Sam Laura Brown
me particularly together with your artwork. How do you current is that like, you may have a sure period of time in a day or in per week? Or you may have like, what are you serious about? Virtually talking that has you creating not, as a result of if we will get round, the extra particular we will get, the higher that we might be like this particular approach of like, I’m serious about it this fashion. After which after I like body it. So for me, for instance, as I discussed, amount over high quality, like after I body it in that approach. It’s really easy for me to use it. So we wish to take a look at these beliefs like I’m an skilled in these issues. After which we wish to take a look at are there any, like sensible ways in which we set ourselves up that we may additionally take throughout?

Rachel
Yeah, I simply informed myself that I must make like, one completed illustration per week, mainly. Like, I’ve type of found out how lengthy it takes me. And I’m like, Okay, that is what I can do in per week. After which I simply put that in my energy planning and I do it. And yeah, I simply let it type of prove nonetheless it does. And I’m positively not serious about Instagram like that. Proper now. Typically I inform myself, like, I’m going to put up this many occasions this week, however I don’t I’d really feel like I’m not as strict about it. I type of similar to find yourself creating issues within the second or one thing. After which it feels much more difficult.

Sam Laura Brown
Yeah, so inform me with this, I must have one completed illustration per week. What are a few of the different ideas you may have about that, that create dedication for you, if that’s fairly persistently getting executed every week, as you mentioned, and that is such aspect, too. I’m like, I simply put it in my energy planning. And I do it. Like after we don’t have drama round it usually. It’s we’re in a progress mindset about one thing. So what are the opposite ideas? You could have that? Have you ever simply been dedicated to it? Like, what that is simply one thing I do? Prefer it’s in your self picture?

Rachel
Nicely, it’s simply enjoyable to do. Okay, I like doing it. So I don’t normally need to struggle tremendous laborious to do it. And I normally draw greater than that additionally. Yeah, I don’t know. I simply suppose the method is enjoyable. Why and when it comes out shitty. Yeah. Why is that? I believe as a result of I’m simply type of like actually targeted on the one factor. And I don’t know, it doesn’t really feel like they’re all these totally different variables I’ve to concentrate to I simply type of, like zone in on that one factor that I’m doing, and after I get into like a stream, then it simply feels very easy. And I’ve simply been doing it lengthy sufficient that I do know, I’m gonna get into that stream.

Sam Laura Brown
And has Instagram totally different to that. And the way’s it the identical?

Rachel
I believe proper now it feels totally different as a result of, like, I don’t view it as this like inventive factor that I can get into the stream of. It feels very like, test boxy, like I carry out my guidelines and I’m like, I gotta do that. I gotta do that. I gotta do this. Yeah, prefer it doesn’t really feel like an extension of my artwork and I really feel like if I can type of flip it into that, and it’ll really feel extra pure to do.

Sam Laura Brown
Mm hmm. I really feel like I simply the best way you mentioned that if it’s like serious about Instagram is an extension of my artwork and for all of us, like, I believe most of us would say that we love like what we do. After which it’s just like the advertising and marketing stuff which can be handbrake significantly comes on round, it’s like seen the advertising and marketing as an extension of it, as an alternative of seeing it as like, I want I may simply do the factor. And like, I didn’t need to do all this advertising and marketing stuff. It’s actually seeing that as a continuation, and like, it’s potential to be in a thoughts, even for those who put up and also you’re not getting followers, and possibly you’re having folks on following, there’s no feedback, or they’re simply spam feedback, or no matter it’s potential to be in a mindset of that is wonderful. I like creating stuff I like similar to sharing my artwork and expressing myself and all of these issues. Even with the algorithm, and I believe, particularly on the subject of the algorithm, simply seeing that as like, in fact, my mind needs in charge the algorithm.

As a result of it’s difficult to love, , put myself on the market after which really feel like I’m getting nothing again. And like I’ve talked about earlier than, one thing that basically helped me, I had nobody in any respect, commenting, making use of actually something No, like for thus lengthy, like months and months and months. And like in two years. And I similar to had this perception, like if I persist, I’ll succeed, like I simply must preserve going. And most of the people stop. And if I can simply not stop and preserve exhibiting up, it’ll repay and like future me will profit from this. Even when it doesn’t really feel like within the second that anybody’s studying this. Or anybody’s liking it or anybody’s shopping for or any of that stuff that it’s like, and also you appear to have already got that perception with the artwork. And so it’s simply translating that over and actually getting clear on like, I believe doing a little journaling and like, why is it value posting? Even when, like, there’s no profit? Proper now, say each time you put up you get 5 unfollows? Zero feedback. No DMS, zero gross sales? Why is it nonetheless value it? Does something come to thoughts simply rapidly once you’re serious about that now?

Rachel
I don’t know. I would want to consider that yet one more.

Sam Laura Brown
Let’s suppose rapidly about your artwork. Is it so value creating? If nobody sees it?

Rachel
Oh, yeah, yeah, positively. Why is that? It’s simply yeah, it’s only a enjoyable expertise. It’s like very therapeutic. Like, I at all times simply really feel good on the finish of it, even when the outcome sucks. However like, if Instagram, I simply really feel like I’m doing it for this particular. Like, I’m doing it for the outcome. I’m not doing it like proper now. I’m not doing it for the expertise of it in any respect. And so I don’t get the outcome. I’m like, Why the hell am I doing this?

Sam Laura Brown
Yeah. And there are individuals who method artwork that approach. So it’s not prefer it’s inherent in arts, that you simply benefit from the expertise. There are such a lot of artists who don’t create artwork, as a result of they they’re undecided if it’ll prove. So it’s noticing that that it’s not like, properly, it’s inherent in creating artwork. It’s simply enjoyable. And it may be significantly on this case, once you’re stitching that perception that it simply appears like Doesn’t everybody imagine this type of the and I’m certain you intellectually know folks don’t. However the best way you’re saying it, it’s similar to, properly, it’s simply enjoyable. Like, I benefit from the expertise, I like creating the artwork is one thing that I do, to consider with translating that over to Instagram, like going via the ideas you may have about artwork, similar to even simply doing a giant photograph for everybody that space, that’s simple, simply do like a giant thought obtain about it, all of the ideas that you’ve got about your self concerning the folks on the opposite finish concerning the expertise concerning the outcomes, as a result of essentially, there’s a perception of the artwork of it’s value doing, even when nobody else likes it. After which Instagram, it’s not value doing except everybody likes it.

And it’s like that inner versus exterior focus. And the factor I like probably the most concerning the progress mindset is that after we can actually benefit from the course of, that’s when now we have probably the most success. It’s not such as you both benefit from the journey or you may have the outcome. It’s after we are capable of like benefit from the technique of Instagram or LinkedIn or no matter it’s for every of us that we’re discovering laborious. And that approach, we don’t need to do any of these issues. But when I selecting to do one thing, we’d as properly get right into a progress mindset about it. Remembering it’s not all or nothing, both within the progress of fixes. There’s a spectrum, and we’re simply transferring extra in direction of the expansion mindset. And that finish of it. But when we’re going to be doing it anyway, so get clear on like, Okay, why don’t I simply stop Instagram? And if you’re not going to, then okay, how can I take into consideration this? Like, what are some ideas about my artwork that I may experiment with right here? And the way do I set myself up? So for instance, as you mentioned, being dedicated to a certain quantity of output.

In order that was one thing that got here up as properly with podcasts and Instagram. That podcast was like, two episodes per week then it was one episode per week however I used to be very dedicated it doesn’t matter what that’s going out. And I simply had I believed I had decided. And that is simply what I do. With Instagram, it was like, Nicely, I wish to pose as a lot, however it’s okay. If I don’t personally, it was simply this like wishy washy dedication. That was similar to extra of a ought to than a dedication. So wish to be, determine what that dedication is and like, be dedicated to that. That doesn’t imply once more, we we have to use it in opposition to ourselves, we’re not going to take like I posted an Instagram like, Hey, I’m taking the following two weeks of no posting. So I believe it’s actually essential that we don’t use that in opposition to ourselves. However trying on the space we discover simply simple. And the one we discover laborious, what are the ideas now we have about every, after which simply choosing like one or two or three of these ideas? And serious about like, if I method the factor that was laborious with that thought, what can be totally different? Does that make sense? Yeah. Jenna, do you may have a query or one thing you wish to supply to Rachel?

Jenna
Simply one thing I needed to supply? If that’s okay. Yeah. So once you mentioned, , what worth is it? When you steal, for those who put up and such as you get 5 unfollows? And like, all this record of the alternative? I like completely smile too, as a result of I used to be like, Oh my gosh, sure, that’s precisely like the approaching doom that I think about. And so what’s developing for me in like, what’s the worth in any case? is like, the worth is that I’m constructing my id as a enterprise individual. And as like, yeah, just like the enterprise aspect of it. As a result of yeah, I’ve my artwork. Nicely, my artwork is like working with youngsters and kids’s psychological well being. However like, that’s my artwork. And that’s the factor that I like. And that’s the factor that I may sit down.

And you may ask me a query, and I’ll speak to you for an hour and like, not even suppose twice. However just like the posting on Instagram, like that basically offers me the chance to develop my talent set as a enterprise individual that I nonetheless have plenty of house to develop and like develop totally different abilities. And so like, even when I get actually, such as you mentioned, 5 unfollows, or folks hate it, or like, I get 5 feedback of like, how may you say this, the way you’re, you don’t know something, like even when I get all that like, okay, that’s working towards, that’s me getting a chance to apply like, haters, or no matter you name it.

Or prefer it’s giving me time to apply, like, placing one thing on the market that folks don’t like, or no matter it’s, no matter it’s, like there’s one thing in that have that offers me the chance to get interested by myself and develop as a enterprise individual. And like, we’re all right here, or I assume, Rachel, like, I do know you’re right here to not simply to make artwork, however as a result of your artwork goes to be your small business. Such as you need it to be your small business too.

So yeah, so I believe that’s one profit that I take from like, even when it’s painful and terrible. Like that’s nonetheless a profit for me. As a result of I wish to have an organization or a enterprise and like I wish to scale my enterprise, like I need my enterprise to develop. I don’t wish to simply have like these few folks right here and there that take my service like no, I wish to develop and I wish to dwell into the id of a businessperson not similar to, oh, yeah, I’ve the potential to be a enterprise No, like I’m. And that is what I’m doing to love, apply and like, develop in that. In order that was all.

Rachel
Thanks, Jenna,

Sam Laura Brown
What got here up for you once you had that Rachel?

Rachel
Yeah, I believe for me, what got here up was like eager to launch my perfectionism handbrake like, that’s the reason I’m right here. It comes up in all totally different areas of my life, not simply enterprise. And I, like I really feel very dedicated to doing that. And so it’s a good container for me to apply that. Even when it’s like, I’m dropping followers on a regular basis. And it’s not even serving to me with my enterprise that helps me on that non-public stage as properly. I believe that’s value it.

Sam Laura Brown
And a present of arms, who right here likes, likes content material on Instagram or feedback? Not often? Yeah. Like, there’s so many people who find themselves following you, and are seeing it. They’re not hitting the like button. They’re not commenting on it. I imply, however they’re there. And it’s so useful to consider like for each one like or no matter, there’s going to be like 10, if not many extra, who’re additionally benefiting from it, who’re simply people who find themselves not within the behavior of hitting the like button. I believe I discussed I believe Alexander James, in my current interview, he talked about this, how simply most individuals aren’t within the behavior, particularly now with like ticked up in issues the place it’s like, not a platform that you simply do this, that folks aren’t within the behavior of liking and commenting and like I don’t like and remark personally, I’ll if it’s a pal or no matter, however usually I’m similar to, I’ll say issues and I’ll profit from it. And the Creator will hear nothing from me. And I’m so glad that they preserve going though I’m not like validating them each step of the best way with my likes and my feedback.

So for all of us simply remembering that there are plenty of Folks on the opposite finish, who you’re not going to listen to from, and simply since you’re listening to crickets, like I believe a promote, I noticed in your persistence, argue mentioning about this like, simply since you’ve your expertise, your mind is telling you that is crickets. That’s not what is definitely taking place. And that’s the place we have to be cautious with knowledge, like I used to be mentioning that our mind goes, Oh, nobody likes this, it like goes into all or nothing like, if it’s a sure variety of likes, nobody likes it. Or if it’s a sure quantity, everybody likes it. After which we overlook that there are such a lot of people who find themselves benefiting, or who will come to your profile a yr from now. And we’ll scroll again and profit from it. So simply be conscious of that, that there’s at all times like, so many extra folks, and particularly as properly with like sure platforms like podcasting, there aren’t any likes that you simply simply get obtain numbers, no feedback, nothing like that. And so that you simply need to, like, be it as a result of I don’t know if the individuals who obtain it, hearken to 10 seconds, and get out of it.

Such as you don’t get knowledge about how like on YouTube, you get to learn how a lot they watched podcasting gonna get any of that. And so it’s actually essential that like, for all of us to no matter platforms it’s, to only take a look at our mindset round if we’re considering, , what number of legs is precisely the quantity of people that truly benefited from it. And if it’s, , X quantity, it’s not sufficient, it’s simply man, it’s sufficient. As a result of all of us have our personal little guidelines, and we have a tendency to vary them. As we get extra profitable about what’s a ok variety of like validation, what’s a ok quantity and what’s not. However I believe we’ll wrap up on that be aware, however thanks a lot, guys.

Actually enjoyable to educate you as we speak. And for everybody. I need you to undergo this once you get an opportunity. What time is simple, and even simply give it some thought was one thing was simple for you. What’s one thing that’s laborious for you write down all of the beliefs you may have about every simply do some aspect by aspect comparability. It’ll change into very apparent, the totally different ideas that you simply’re having. And simply play with the concept of simply taking a couple of and bringing them throughout understanding that you simply’re already within the progress mindset in sure areas of your small business. And now we’re simply going to take it throughout to a special space, which we will do. It may be simple. And yeah, share about it in your persistence log however I’ll speak to you guys once more very quickly. Thanks, guys.

Outro
Okay, in order that’s it for as we speak’s episode. I hope you discovered that teaching name excerpt extremely useful. And I needed to say too that I’ve interviewed Rachel on this podcast, she talked about tips on how to use energy planning. To get into inventive stream. You might need heard me talked about energy planning. Within the teaching calls, it is among the primary instruments that we use inside PGSD goes that will help you get shit executed with out burning out. So in episode 357, she talks about how she makes use of energy planning as an artist to have the ability to have these inventive moments and have versatile construction that helps her to be inventive slightly than feels restrictive or prohibitive. I additionally wish to point out as properly, episode 342. If you wish to learn how to begin energy planning in that episode known as tips on how to plan correctly as a perfectionist utilizing energy planning. I information you thru the steps so that you simply start energy planning immediately. In order that’s episode 342. I’ll hyperlink each of these up within the present notes for you. I hope you’re having a ravishing day and I’ll speak to you within the subsequent episode.