Look, your pencils could always be sharper, okay? Your hair could be shinier. Your long-jump could be longer. Vicky and Joe talk about your worst trait, and why it's keeping you paralysed. Vicky also gets over-enthusiastic about Brené Brown, who is a wise owl. If you struggle to get your best stuff out there, listen in to this episode, and listen good.
Key Takeaways:
[1:20] Vicky is in her brand new office!!!
[2:50] Vicky is looking to name her office. Do you have a name suggestion for her?
[5:10] Vicky recently had a crap experience with a provider and wants to share how you can avoid making the same mistakes.
[9:25] Do you suffer from perfectionism?
[13:00] How can perfectionism make you ill?
[19:20] Are you your mistakes or are you just someone who makes mistakes?
[20:00] Don’t praise children for the end product, praise them for the work they did.
[21:40] Perfectionism keeps you outside of the action.
[25:20] Slowly work your way towards being ‘good enough’ instead of ‘perfect enough’.
[28:00] Vicky is almost done writing her book! Preorder it now!
Mentioned in This Episode:
Vicky and Joe sip blackberry gin and explain why writer's block is a big fat myth that's stopping you from writing your book (or doing anything else useful). Before you get all huffy, grab yourself a cuppa and listen in, because when you understand why it's a myth, you'll also understand how to get more shit done. Also, they finally blather on about purple.
Key Takeaways:
[2:45] Let’s talk about the color purple. It’s a color that doesn’t exist!
[7:25] Similar to the color purple, writer’s block is a lie we tell ourselves.
[8:25] Writer’s block implies that it’s happening because of an external cause, but it’s the opposite.
[9:40] Vicky read an interesting article from the New Yorker about writer’s block.
[15:30] Is writer’s block the same as general procrastination?
[17:40] There are fun exercises you can do to get your creative juices flowing, which is much more proactive than sitting around with ‘writer’s block’.
[22:15] How does Vicky find the time to do all of this hobby stuff?!
[23:25] The best way to beat writer’s block is to be interested in as many things as you can.
[25:15] If you’ve ever trained for a marathon, it’s really hard to get out of the front door.
[29:55] By the way, pre-order Vicky’s book!!! It will be released in the beginning of November!
Mentioned in This Episode:
Vicky’s Business For Superheroes Book
Preorder Vicky’s new book!
Write & Publish Your Book in 90 Days