Are you ready for a bit of a rant? In this episode, I’m ranting about the “gotta be consistent to be successful!” trope I see going around in the online business world so much. If you spend a bit of time online, you’ll likely have heard the mantra “consistency is key” chanted by business experts over and over again as a no-fail way to magically manifest tons of sales. But there’s just so much nuance missing in the discussion around the topic of consistency. Join me as I share a nuanced discussion of the problems I see with the online business world’s current definition of consistency. Hopefully, this will help you release some of the guilt and shame of not being perfectly consistent all the time in your creative business. SHOW NOTES: LINKS + RESOURCES Episode 7: why you need to stop aiming for a "perfect" work-life balance Episode 10: how to set boundaries for a simple, sustainable, should-free creative work, life + business Episode 14: how perfectionism is a tool of oppression CONNECT WITH WENDY Don’t forget to subscribe, rate and review the podcast so you never miss another episode. You can find transcriptions of each episode here: www.ditchperfect.com/podcast If you enjoyed this episode and it inspired you in some way, I'd love to hear about it and know your biggest takeaway. Take a screenshot of you listening to the show, post it to your Instagram Stories and tag me @ditchperfect. Make sure to grab access to my free resource library of helpful freebies to help you ditch perfect, start taking imperfect action + build a simple and sustainable creative business: www.ditchperfect.com/challenge WORK WITH ME Apply for my 1:1 coaching program: www.ditchperfect.com/coaching

As a perfectionism coach and researcher, I've studied the intersection of perfectionism and womanhood for the past almost 10 years now. Recently, I’ve been paying more attention to external systems of oppression in my research + my findings may (or may not) come as a surprise to you. Perfectionism is a tool of systemic oppression and so, in this episode, we’re going to dive deeper into the relationship between perfectionism + patriarchy and white supremacy culture. Join me as I share the 4 stages of overcoming perfectionism, how perfectionism is a tool of white supremacy culture and a tool of patriarchal oppression, how we can begin to move away from these oppressive systems + an anti-perfectionist rallying cry for creatives. SHOW NOTES: LINKS + RESOURCES Episode 2: how to overcome perfectionism + stop it from holding you back in your creative work and life (part 1) Blog post: why there are 3 stages of overcoming perfectionism Blog post: why creative women struggle so much with perfectionism CONNECT WITH WENDY Don’t forget to subscribe, rate and review the podcast so you never miss another episode. You can find transcriptions of each episode here: www.ditchperfect.com/podcast If you enjoyed this episode and it inspired you in some way, I'd love to hear about it and know your biggest takeaway. Take a screenshot of you listening to the show, post it to your Instagram Stories and tag me @ditchperfect. Make sure to grab access to my free resource library of helpful freebies to help you ditch perfect, start taking imperfect action + build a simple and sustainable creative business: www.ditchperfect.com/challenge WORK WITH ME Apply for my 1:1 coaching program: www.ditchperfect.com/coaching

There are a few times a year when the unthinkable happens to us creatives: a slow season where inquiries start drying up + sales and client work slows down. But what about all the times you slow your *own* progress in your creative business? What about all those moments your perfectionistic tendencies are slowing you down? So in this episode, we dig into 4 often-overlooked, easy-to-miss ways that being a perfectionist holds you back in your creative work + life. SHOW NOTES: LINKS + RESOURCES Episode 2: how to overcome perfectionism + stop it from holding you back in your creative work and life (part 1) Episode 8: how to stop giving in to the fear of not being good enough in your creative work + life Episode 11: my manifesto for taking imperfect action in business Blog post: how to deal with the fear of being visible in your creative business CONNECT WITH WENDY Don’t forget to subscribe, rate and review the podcast so you never miss another episode. You can find transcriptions of each episode here: www.ditchperfect.com/podcast If you enjoyed this episode and it inspired you in some way, I'd love to hear about it and know your biggest takeaway. Take a screenshot of you listening to the show, post it to your Instagram Stories and tag me @ditchperfect. Make sure to grab access to my free resource library of helpful freebies to help you ditch perfect, start taking imperfect action + build a simple and sustainable creative business: www.ditchperfect.com/challenge WORK WITH ME Apply for my 1:1 coaching program: www.ditchperfect.com/coaching

What’s holding you back from making your big creative ideas a reality? As a coach for perfectionistic creatives, having a backstage pass to so many transformations in my clients’ creative work (and personal lives, too!), has taught me a thing or two about raising your hand + saying yes to doing the scary thing. Join me as I share 7 unexpected lessons and truths I've learned from helping my clients (brave women just like you and me!) ditch perfect + take action on their big creative ideas. SHOW NOTES: LINKS + RESOURCES Episode 11: my manifesto for taking imperfect action in business CONNECT WITH WENDY Don’t forget to subscribe, rate and review the podcast so you never miss another episode. You can find transcriptions of each episode here: www.ditchperfect.com/podcast If you enjoyed this episode and it inspired you in some way, I'd love to hear about it and know your biggest takeaway. Take a screenshot of you listening to the show, post it to your Instagram Stories and tag me @ditchperfect. Make sure to grab access to my free resource library of helpful freebies to help you ditch perfect, start taking imperfect action + build a simple and sustainable creative business: www.ditchperfect.com/challenge WORK WITH ME Apply for my 1:1 coaching program: www.ditchperfect.com/coaching

Have you ever noticed how inaction - not doing the things you deeply, desperately want to make happen - *festers* inside of you? In today’s episode, you’ll learn my manifesto for taking imperfect action in your creative work or business. Join me as I share why showing up imperfectly and taking imperfect action matters, 2 things to consider if you feel resistance around embracing imperfection + 8 guideposts for taking imperfect action in your business and creative life. Plus, a free resource on *how* to start taking imperfect action on your big creative ideas. SHOW NOTES: LINKS + RESOURCES Episode 1: how I'm starting this podcast imperfectly (as a recovering perfectionist) CONNECT WITH WENDY Don’t forget to subscribe, rate and review the podcast so you never miss another episode. You can find transcriptions of each episode here: www.ditchperfect.com/podcast If you enjoyed this episode and it inspired you in some way, I'd love to hear about it and know your biggest takeaway. Take a screenshot of you listening to the show, post it to your Instagram Stories and tag me @ditchperfect. Make sure to grab access to my free resource library of helpful freebies to help you ditch perfect, start taking imperfect action + build a simple and sustainable creative business: www.ditchperfect.com/challenge WORK WITH ME Apply for my 1:1 coaching program: www.ditchperfect.com/coaching

Setting clear boundaries is what’s allowed me to shape my creative coaching business in a way that’s right for me + that supports my life, my health, and my well-being *and* to resist growing it in a way that doesn’t feel supportive. Especially as a perfectionistic creative, knowing how to create healthy boundaries will change your life and your relationships and your business. It won’t be easy, but it will be worth it. Join me as I share about creating boundaries that are going to support you in building and growing a simple, sustainable, should-free creative business. SHOW NOTES: LINKS + RESOURCES Episode 5: How to intentionally approach building a simple + sustainable creative business Episode 7: Why you need to stop aiming for a "perfect" work-life balance Episode 9: How I run a successful creative business with a chronic illness CONNECT WITH WENDY Don’t forget to subscribe, rate and review the podcast so you never miss another episode. If you enjoy this episode and it inspired you in some way, I'd love to hear about it and know your biggest takeaway. Take a screenshot of you listening to the show, post it to your Instagram Stories and tag me @ditchperfect. Make sure to grab my free workbook + cheatsheet to help you ditch perfect and start taking imperfect action in your creative work and life: https://www.ditchperfect.com/challenge WORK WITH ME Apply for my 1:1 coaching program: https://www.ditchperfect.com/coaching

"A chronic illness doesn’t have to hold you back in your creative work and life or in running your simple, sustainable business." Join me today as I share with you how I’m able to run my coaching business alongside my chronic illness, in the hopes that it can encourage you to know that you can pursue your big creative ideas no matter your circumstances, too. CONNECT WITH WENDY Don’t forget to subscribe, rate and review the podcast so you never miss another episode. If you enjoy this episode and it inspired you in some way, I'd love to hear about it and know your biggest takeaway. Take a screenshot of you listening to the show, post it to your Instagram Stories and tag me @ditchperfect. Make sure to grab my free workbook + cheatsheet to help you ditch perfect and start taking imperfect action in your creative work and life: https://www.ditchperfect.com/challenge WORK WITH ME Apply for my 1:1 coaching program: https://www.ditchperfect.com/coaching

If you’ve ever felt not good enough in your creative business (or personal life) + you have no idea how to deal with these feelings and fears, then this is the episode for you, my friend! Join me as I share 4 reminders for creatives struggling with feeling not good enough + a few tips and exercises for getting over the fear of not being good enough and starting to embrace “good enough” in your creative business. CONNECT WITH WENDY Don’t forget to subscribe, rate and review the podcast so you never miss another episode. If you enjoy this episode and it inspired you in some way, I'd love to hear about it and know your biggest takeaway. Take a screenshot of you listening to the show, post it to your Instagram Stories and tag me @ditchperfect. Make sure to grab my free workbook + cheatsheet to help you ditch perfect and start taking imperfect action in your creative work and life: https://www.ditchperfect.com/challenge WORK WITH ME Apply for my 1:1 coaching program: https://www.ditchperfect.com/coaching

I'm calling it. That’s right. I'm calling BS on work-life balance. In this episode, I’m taking a firm position against work-life balance. Or better said, against the type of “balance” that’s talked about so much in magazines, tv and online. Join me as I share a helpful reframe of the concept of “balance” + how you can apply it in your life in a way that's supportive and intentional. CONNECT WITH WENDY Don’t forget to subscribe, rate and review the podcast so you never miss another episode. If you enjoy this episode and it inspired you in some way, I'd love to hear about it and know your biggest takeaway. Take a screenshot of you listening to the show, post it to your Instagram Stories and tag me @ditchperfect. Make sure to grab my free workbook + cheatsheet to help you ditch perfect and start taking imperfect action in your creative work and life: https://www.ditchperfect.com/challenge WORK WITH ME Apply for my 1:1 coaching program: https://www.ditchperfect.com/coaching

In the throes of building a joyful + sustainable creative work and life practice or launching + growing your creative business, it can be hard to find clear-cut direction. With one-on-one attention, mentoring, and accountability + personalised support from an experienced professional built-in, coaching truly is the best way to move forward. Coaching takes the loneliness, second-guessing + ‘winging it’ out of whatever creative issue you’re struggling with. Curious to see what my coaching practice for perfectionistic creatives looks like? Join me as I share an inside look! CONNECT WITH WENDY Don’t forget to subscribe, rate and review the podcast so you never miss another episode. If you enjoy this episode and it inspired you in some way, I'd love to hear about it and know your biggest takeaway. Take a screenshot of you listening to the show, post it to your Instagram Stories and tag me @ditchperfect. Make sure to grab my free workbook + cheatsheet to help you ditch perfect and start taking imperfect action in your creative work and life: https://www.ditchperfect.com/challenge WORK WITH ME Apply for my 1:1 coaching program: https://www.ditchperfect.com/coaching