Ep 450: [Procrastination Series] Creating ‘Positive Time Pressure’ So It's Easy To Do Your Best Work

The Perfectionism Project

This is part 4 of my 5-part series on how to *actually* stop procrastinating. In this episode you’ll learn how to create ‘positive time pressure’ so you can get your best work done without burning out. If you’re anything like the perfectionist entrepreneurs I work with, you work well under pressure.

But there are 3 big problems with this:

1. You’re constantly exhausted or burned out

2. You push off the most important things because there’s no pressure to get them done

3. You have to create a business that feels like a job in order to be productive

Let me teach you how to create ‘positive time pressure’ so that you can become a true high performer. That means being able to work well under pressure AND being able to work well without it.

In this episode (part 4) you’ll learn how to develop the skill of saying you’ll do something and then actually doing it - even when it’s not urgent and no one else knows about it. This is what all successful entrepreneurs have in common. To perform at your best as an entrepreneur, you need to be able to perform even when there’s no pressure.

Anyone can develop this skill. Me and my clients do it by using our Power Planning to create what I call ‘positive time pressure’.

The beautiful thing is you don’t even need to be thinking about ‘positive time pressure’ when you’re Power Planning. Power Planning creates ‘positive time pressure’ without you needing to think about it so you can become a true high performer and get shit done without the stress, pressure and burnout.

The biggest needle movers for your business, like starting a podcast or posting consistently on social media, are never going to *actually* be urgent. Listen to this episode now so you can learn how to create positive time pressure and you can turn your talents on when you want, not just when the circumstances force you.

All you need to do is hit play…

This 5-part series is for perfectionists who:

• Get stuck in research mode when it comes to your niche, messaging and branding

• Buy cameras, domains and planners to try to motivate themselves to show up

• Push important tasks off until the last minute because you need the pressure

Everything you've learned about how to stop procrastinating doesn't apply to perfectionists!

During this 5-part procrastination series I'll be teaching you the surprising truth about procrastination, the hidden reasons you haven't been able to stop and the simple process you can immediately start following to actually stop procrastinating.

I won't be telling you to delete social media apps or write a reminder on a post-it note to remind you 'done is better than perfect'.

This series is going to help you create emotional safety and feelings that are going to allow you to actually have the confidence to stop procrastinating and put yourself out there.

Tune into this series to learn how to stop procrastinating so your business can finally get off the ground.

Find the full episode transcript and show notes at samlaurabrown.com/episode450.

In This Episode You’ll Learn:

• How to create ‘positive time pressure’ so you can get your best work done without burning out

• Exactly how to use pressure for good (even when there’s no one to hold you accountable to getting it done)

• How Power Planning automatically creates ‘positive time pressure’ for you

• How to turn your talents on when you want, NOT just when the circumstances force you

Featured In The Episode:

• Join the waitlist for Perfectionists Getting Shit Done (PGSD) - samlaurabrown.com/pgsd

• Take The Perfectionism Quiz: samlaurabrown.com/quiz

• Sign up for daily Perfectionist Power-Ups - samlaurabrown.com/power

• Follow me on Instagram @perfectionismproject

PGSD is opening to new students on 14 March 2024:

The PGSD Process will get you out of your own way in your business and have you making more money more easily. The doors to Perfectionists Getting Shit Done will be opening at 6am New York time on 14 March and closing at 11:59pm New York time on 21 March 2024. Find out more about the program and join the waitlist here: samlaurabrown.com/pgsd.

Take The Perfectionism Quiz To Get Your Personalised Perfectionism Score

If you’re not sure whether perfectionism is what’s making you get in your own way, I invite you to take The Perfectionism Quiz.

After working with over 1,000 perfectionist entrepreneurs, I created this free quiz so you can get your personalised perfectionism score and discover which of the 5 areas of perfectionism you would most benefit from working on overcoming the most: whether it’s overthinking, procrastination, burnout, all-or-nothing thinking or fear of judgement.

It takes less than 3 minutes to get your unique result and be one step closer to getting shit done without burning out. If you love learning about yourself and you’re ready to get out of your own way, go to samlaurabrown.com/quiz to take the quiz today.

Work With Me:

My coaching program Perfectionists Getting Shit Done (aka PGSD) teaches you how to plan properly as a perfectionist so you can get out of your own way in your business. To find out more about the program and be the first to know when the doors open, join the waitlist today: samlaurabrown.com/pgsd.