Episode 70: Releasing the Pressure to Be Perfect in Business | Eleanor Beaton
Would you describe yourself as ambitious? That’s not a bad thing, especially if you’re an ambitious woman who’s building a successful, meaningful business.
But ambition can become a bad thing if you pressure yourself to be perfect and never give yourself permission to fail.
Today I’m talking with Eleanor Beaton, founder of SafiMedia, an education and coaching company for ambitious women entrepreneurs. She’s also the host of the Power + Presence + Position podcast. In this episode, which is part of my Invest In Your Staff series, Eleanor opens up about how she caused stress in her life by overworking herself and trying to be perfect.
Eleanor went from being perfectionistic, competitive, and burned out to being kind to herself, practicing self-care, and choosing collaboration over competition. Now she coaches female entrepreneurs to make high profits without the stressful hustle.
Here are the main points of the episode:
(2:58) Why Eleanor started having self-care time for two hours every morning and the effect it’s had on her
(5:43) Eleanor shares how she used to pressure herself to do “all the things” and then forgave herself for not being perfect
(15:51) “We get so used to tolerating discomfort…” Eleanor describes the “grit quandary” many entrepreneurs get into and how to do a pain audit to discover the problem
(21:22) Eleanor explains why it’s necessary to eliminate things in order to make room for better things
(25:23) Eleanor talks about the purpose of SafiMedia and how it helps women build 7-figure businesses
(28:33) The game-changing lesson Eleanor learned about why collaboration is better than competition
It’s possible to achieve big goals in business without putting unhealthy pressure on yourself. After you listen to this episode, you’ll be inspired to reach for your highest goals in a sustainable, healthy way!
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