Why do we wait? Why do we let perfectionism win? [152]

Why do we wait? Why do we wait until this and that are complete? Why do we wait until the funnel is done? Why do we wait until everything is perfect? Why do we let perfectionism win?

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It's November 2022, is not over yet. So ready to move. It doesn't mean we can't take a break. It doesn't mean we can't enjoy our holidays like what all is available are starting, ignite your visibility on Instagram, coming up on the 28th of November and that is going to help you streamline your Instagram experience, understand fully know what type of content to be putting on there and understand all the ins and outs real stories. He posts all the things so that you can create a raving fan audience there, make sure you check it out visibility queen.com I have an honest question that I want you to answer. You can drop it in the chat. Or you can also just like be real honest with yourself. Why are you waiting? Why are you waiting on everything to be perfect? Why are all those videos literally sitting in your draft because you feel like they're just not quite ready for the world to see them. That program is just not quite ready to be sold yet. Or that idea in the back of your mind you there's no way you can sell it. Because it's not. You don't have a funnel built. You don't have a checkout page, you don't have a sales page, you don't have PayPal set up, you don't have blah, blah, blah, all these things. We take our perfectionism to a new level, especially as business owners. One of the reasons that I didn't get on video for so long was because I was so worried that it wouldn't be perfect. I was so worried I'd say on way too much. I was so worried that my dog would bark I was so worried my kid would say something. I was so worried that my background didn't look good enough or my desk was dirty. We do this to ourselves and we are losing out on so much money, my friends, we are losing out on supporting and serving so many people. Because we are afraid to do something until everything is perfect. It's funny because I joke now that I never have had perfect live video. I've never had a perfect masterclass, I've never had a perfect workshop. And I can be okay with that. Because I know that Dan is better than perfect. I know that what I teach is to be relatable, right? I want to be relatable to my audience. I don't want to be perfect. I want you to hear that. I say I'm a frickin lot, sometimes way too much. I want you to know that I recorded that course. And there are some bumps in it, right? It's not perfect. All the time, every time that I have tried to create something and I've tried to be prepared, it's typically pretty much blown up in my face, and not been any thing close to perfect. When I have went out on a limb just recently, I was like, I'm gonna do a visibility bootcamp, I'm just gonna do it in telegram. I'm not creating a sales page, I'm just gonna tell people about it. I'm gonna send them a PayPal link, I'm just gonna do it. And I can't believe how many spots I've already sold. Like, when we just give up control sometimes when we just trust the process when we and not only for our students to do that, but we do that ourselves, right? We know what we bring to the table. Things go a lot smoother. I'll never forget that I wanted to launch this content creation course back in 2019. And I wanted to be perfect. And I was like, You know what, I'm just gonna sell it and see what happens. I sold it. Every video was live inside of a Facebook group. Was it perfect? No. Did I sell it out for 10 consecutive months? Yes, I did every single time. Because sometimes we put so much time energy and focus into the front end of everything that needs to happen. That we forget about seeing if our audience is even interested in it, that we forget. We lose our passion. Right through the process, we lose our passion and how the excitement because we're in we're like in it and we're down in front of our computer and we're our heads down working on getting all this stuff done. Anytime you want to create something, let me tell you start out with a PayPal link. Talking about it in your content and then create it in a Facebook group. It's easiest things to do the easiest thing to do. Yes eventually you can get it on a funnel platform. Yes eventually you can have a sales page. Yes eventually you can have all of these things but you are leaving money on the table because you are too afraid of it not being perfect. I'm calling out the younger me, the younger me who felt this way. I held back so many things because it wasn't perfect. I held back the video I held back putting myself out there I held that call myself an expert I held back so many things. Learn Learn from my mistakes. And don't do the same thing. Yes, yes, yes, yes. The thing that I actually learned is that people don't want to learn how to get on video and get visible from somebody who literally hopped out of the womb ready to be a superstar. They want to learn from the person who's got the struggles, they want to learn from the person who says, um, too much they want to learn from the person who's literally camera falls over sometimes. And they're like, Oops, sorry about that didn't mean for that to happen, or your dog barks. And the Amazon guy comes like, that's who people want to learn from. I'll never forget. And I talked about her all the time, my friend Megan, when she used to get on video, and the beginning, her kids were there. And her kids were like, Mom, I want to drink. It's really just one second honey, mommy's finishing her life, or she would take the live the camera and get their drink while she's talking. That is relatable, my friends. The things that we're typically embarrassed about are actually relatable to our audience. So if you have a draft folder full of videos and aren't perfect yet, if you have a course idea, that's not all out there and perfect yet, just do it. Just do it. You will can thank me later. But going with the process, see if this is even a viable product, seeing if people are even gonna buy is like, and while you have that excitement, while you have that passion, while you have all of this stamina, because you're so excited. Don't let that go away. Because you're too busy in the weeds trying to create everything and make it perfect, show up sell the thing. You can pre sell something for it's created. I do it all the time. Every monthly program that I launch is not created yet. I literally outline it a week before, but I know what I'm gonna talk about it. I'm an expert at it, because I've done it. I have a framework. And then I teach it live. And you know what teaching it live does. It also lets me see where I can improve. Because if people have questions, that means I didn't answer a question, right. So then I just add another module, and then boom, then I can put it on a course platform, then I can resell it for as an evergreen product. Stop being perfect, because perfection, which you're never going to be perfect anyhow, love you. You're perfect, just the way you are imperfectly. But you are allowing this to stop you from creating the income that you deserve. You are allowing this to stop you from creating the life that you get to design. Stop letting perfectionism stop you from the life, the business, and everything that you want your hopes and dreams can give you just do it. Just do it. Just push the go live button. Just push the Post button, just push the this is ready. I'm selling it. Here's Pay Pal, like it's all you need. And it's funny because I just reprove this to myself by doing this boot camp spur of the moment and all the people are back. Nobody's saying where's the sales page. They're like, Sure, I'm in. You've got this. I believe in you. If you struggle with any of this, I'm always here. Reach out to me. I can talk you through anything. Trust me. I am here to support you and serve you and help you make the living that you want. I hope you enjoyed this episode, feel free to share it on your favorite platform and tag me I love re sharing these and giving you a shout out as well. My goal is to always support you and help you see a transformation. Not only your business, but in your life. We will never outgrow our business. Remember that so we get to work on ourselves and see that transformation come through on both personal and business side. I would love to work with you and 2023 I have loads of opportunities that will fit the pricing and the budget that you have. Let's chat. I'm truly interested in creating an unforgettable experience for you to grow, transform and see how big your business can grow in 2023