Overcoming perfectionism as a content and course creator

Just one more revision. Just one more fact check. Just one more chapter.

Then it will be ready to publish.

Or will it?

For content creators, perfectionism is a never-ending search for better, and the result is a backlog of content that’s never published. It’s never quite good enough.

How do you set aside your perfectionism and start putting content out in the world that serves your audience and helps your community achieve their goals? I’ve got four ideas for you in this episode of the Tiny Course Empire podcast.

Prefer a transcript? Here you go!

What you’ll learn in this episode:

• Three not-so-surprising causes of perfectionism
• Five signs you might be a perfectionist (personally, I check all these boxes)
• What we can learn about overcoming perfectionism by some of the most successful creators
• How to give yourself permission to be a beginner
• Understanding the point of dimishing returns
• How a well-known golf term helps me get past my own perfectionism
• How I use time blocking and deadlines to get past my perfectionistic tendencies

Resources mentioned:

• Six-Figure Systems
• Genetic and environmental contributions to perfectionism and its common factors
• Perfectionism and the Five-Factor Model of Personality: A Meta-Analytic Review