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When we look deeply into our perfectionist behaviour and the Energy behind our motivations it becomes clear that we are simply searching to reconnect to who we truly are - beautiful beings of Light and Love. This crazy world of ours if filled with distortions and contradictions and our desire to restore beauty, ease and grace is actually our True Nature calling us to show up in this Life Journey from a different perspective.

I'm super excited to show off this guest for a few reasons. First of all, this person is a heart-centred personal and business development coach. This person also has a background in athletics and hospitality and resort management, is a motivational speaker and they've also hosted their own TV show, which I'm sure we'll talk about shortly. But most excitingly, this person is our very first dude on the show. In this episode of The Recovering Perfectionist podcast, I chat with James Gardiner - the VERY FIRST dude interviewee on the show! We talk about James focuses his coaching on understanding personality, brand DNA, how to create a strategy and implement said strategy, and positioning. He sees over and over again that if there's a misalignment between a person's truth and how they're showing up, it will manifest itself in business guaranteed! Some core ideas we discuss: •The importance of having boundaries and showing up authentically and being honest about what you want and how you want to live and who you do and don't work with. •You have to roll up your sleeves and do the deep work, right? You need to get in the trenches, and it's to get to really unpack the truth to get to your real truth. And in business or in or in life. You have to roll up your sleeves and dive in. You know. And the reward is magic. Yes, it's brilliant when you get it •Everything is a work in progress? It's not like, 'ok we've done that work now we can move on with the rest of our life and never talk about it again". •The middle lane analogy: And so that middle lane will always evolve as we evolve. And what we need to do is just adjust the scope of the lane as we move forward in life. And as we attract new business associates or venture out or go into relationships, you know, it ultimately has to serve us. •Once we get crystal clear on on what it is we want the 'how' will become clear too •Practicing failure on whatever scale you can. Learning that you can ask for something and be rejected...and no one's going to die. And it's going to be okay. •The idea about being magnetic, which means you're also going to be repellent. And the more repellent you are to certain people, the more attractive you are, to the right people - whether it's friends, relationships, business, network, clients - but it's really scary to take that first step to be, you know, not all things to all people. •There's a lot of males out there that are in this kind of purgatory - they want to be more emotionally accessible and they walk that fine line between the bro club and having really heartfelt discussions or being vulnerable •Showing up as the TRUE YOU in whatever situation (whether in an interview, whether on stage, whether in a Starbucks, or at the gym, having a beer with a friend etc.) •Being a conscious warrior - going all in with •The difference between being a 'recovering perfectionist' and being amazing at what you do •External validation and how to stop seeking it James shares awesome resources, tips and videos on his Facebook page facebook.com/canordinaryinspire

Advice from a non-perfectionist who coaches a LOT of perfectionists! How perfectionism is fear in a fur coat and fear stops you moving forward. Jenny Cole is an Executive Coach, Consultant & Cheerleader ⁃ Jenny is a Recovering Principal who worked in education for a long time but burned out trying to do too many things at once ⁃ She coaches women who are perfectionist but has never identified herself as one ⁃ Women are often juggling so much - careers, caring for families, very busy etc ⁃ She was curious about perfectionism ⁃ Perfectionism is 'Fear in a Fur Coat' - women who are perfectionist are frightened ⁃ Imposter syndrome: we're so afraid of making a mistake and of 'being caught out' ⁃ We gloss over this fear with beauty and order and doing ⁃ Social Media perfectionism is its own issue ⁃ The concern is that some women attach self-worth to the quality of what they do - everything they do has to be 100% perfect ⁃ Anxiety, being too busy, and procrastination, lack of confidence ⁃ Turn our thoughts into action ⁃ If we think it has to be perfect, we put it off or it takes too much time, we won't take risks, we won't do something if we can't do it perfectly ⁃ All behaviour is learned - if you try and squash your perfectionism, it will show up somewhere else ⁃ Give yourself tiny little new behaviours ⁃ Catching the thoughts in your head - tell a different story ⁃ Accountability buddy ⁃ perfectionism naturally builds failure ⁃ lower the bar Join The Recovering Perfectionists About Jenny I am a busy professional woman. A mess of glorious imperfections stitched together with good intentions. I am a coach, facilitator, cheerleader and mother to Albert the spaniel. In my spare time I run a successful Education Consultancy. I am endlessly curious and draw greedily from the well of worldly wisdom and I am always keen to share what I know with the wildly wonderful women I work with. I believe that my clients are endlessly skilled and capable but sometimes they need to just get out of their own way. I also believe that the world is ready for a little more joy and we need to find ways to build that into our lives My professional qualifications are diverse - from Industrial Relations, Education (including 12 years as a school Principal) , Leadership and Positive Psychology but my greatest learning came when I was taught to SHUT UP and listen - to let go of my ego and get out of my own head. Only then I could truly be of service to my clients Check out her Website - https://www.positivelybeaming.com.au

Lisa Kniebe climbed Mt Kiliminjaro with her family - and she learned a lot about herself along the way audio Block Double-click here to upload or link to a .mp3. Learn moreLisa is a UK-born nurse, come copy coach and copywriting launch specialist •Studied literature and neo-natal baby care •Started first business through telling stories of sculpture and art •Studied teaching and became a teacher and taught in primary school for 5 years - loved creating safe, inclusive emvirmonent s •As a family we wanted to adventure for 3 months around the top end of Australia •Took the plunge and started a travel blog •Realised I'd become so involved with career I forgotten to do what I love •Starter Stella Polaris Copywriting and now Lisa Kniebe Coachoing •Gemini says yes... Cancerian says yes, but •This is the only time that as a family we could leave for 3 months •I made a commitment to the love of my life - my family •Blogging - started when we travelled on dirt roads while in the outback and share the photos and fun with family and friends •Story-Telling was the best things about it - the family's interaction while travelling •It's always about the stories about the people •Started another blog - Mummy to Mum - parenting blog about what it's like - the identity shift •I'd been very adventurous in my teens but I became over-protective when I became a mum •My husband suggested that we climb Mount Kilimanjaro as a family - I said no •I wanted to bring back adventurous me and grew into the goal •Started planning 2 years ago - started training and committed financially to the adventure •5895m high - super low on oxygen - everyone who did it seemed super young and super fit •Every time I trained I felt like I wasn't getting anywhere... once we were in Africa... I committed to the journey •Would it still be meaningful if I didn't make the summit? •Committing to just being present in any moment of •Top 3 •Gather your team - self-belief is a bit of a luxury - it needs to catch up to the people who champion you •Having a map / loose plan... •fix the goal but don't fixate on it! •Cheer squad •Fear that motivated me - it became the ignition to successJoin The Recovering Perfectionists Lisa is a sales copy specialist helping online entrepreneurs scale their service based businesses with high converting sales copy and funnels. A fast thinking Gemini, Lisa has always been a word wizz, but found her business superpower by accident when she was mentoring start-ups. Whether it was her nursing background or her teacher's instincts, she discovered an uncanny knack to instantly immerse herself in another business, zone-in on the strategic sticking points and effortlessly find intuitive solutions to move past them. When she's not writing copy, Lisa can be found sleeping under the stars in a swag, experimenting mercilessly in the kitchen or adventuring under sail. Although climbing Mt Kilimanjaro was her biggest challenge yet, she believes adventure is a state of mind, one that she brings to her business everyday. Check out her Website Like her Facebook Page Follow her on Instagram

- Growing up she was obsessed with her body 'not being perfect' - Body image and conforming to what society refers to as 'beautiful' - What beauty is for us? - Understanding your truths. Knowing your absolute, core, top 5 values - the things that you can't live without or we will lose our sense of self, sense of integrity and sense of who we are. - Knowing your core values will allow you to express yourself without caring about what norm/society will think about you and what you wear, etc. - She wants to be an inspiration to her girls to break good girl rules Join The Recovering Perfectionists BIO Verity Mansfield is a transformational coach, mentor and self-love advocate. She is the founder of A Beautiful Truth, which supports women holistically to acknowledge the true beauty within, through coaching, on-line programs and workshops. With 20 years of exploring the concepts of beauty (including the international fashion industry), self-love and self-transformation, her own life experiences have enabled her to teach other women how to embrace their strengths and live life on their own terms. Verity Mansfield works in assisting other women through their own journey of self-love and empowerment as they awaken to their own fulfilment. She firmly believes in working towards creating generations of empowered women, to create real change and real beauty in the world. Check out her Website