Overcoming Perfectionism, Accepting Help and Leading With Vision
Andy Dunn | Overcoming perfectionism, accepting help and leading with vision
As the creative-minded entrepreneur behind Creators Club, Andy Dunn has been an inspiration and coach to thousands of creators over the past 8 years. With humour, wisdom and lessons you can apply in your own business, Andy shares the philosophy behind Creators Club’s growing success, his 9.3 theory and what he learned making hats on a train.
“Make your mission other people’s mission.”
Key Highlights
2:00 Open your mind to the fact that people like to help people. This is a skill that can be cultivated. Making your mission other people’s mission.
5:20 Confidence is perceived (witnessed).
10:00 Working with freelancers and other creators do make his book better.
11:00 Impact vs extra financial gain. Volvo created the seatbelt. Instead of patenting it they shared it and it’s have saved millions of lives since.
12:00 Balancing the money desire with the social impact desire.
12:20 Story of the sticky note - responded to the process/journey. Don’t be too attached to your end goal. It can make your project even better!
14:30 Anxiety or stress are indicators that you may going down the wrong path. There may be a better way.
15:20 People get stuck in the early phase of making a business because there’re scared to ask people if they want to buy a product.
19:00 Perfectionism and 9.3 metaphor. Have a scale in your mind. Sometimes it’s quantity over quality.
21:00 E.g. blog worse quality branding than his website but got way more work from that than his website. Don’t listen to your inner critic.
23:00 Deadlines, keep yourself accountable by connecting to your mission. Think about how this thing you’re making will help others.
“Anxiety or stress are indicators that you may be going down the wrong path. There may be a better way”
💡 Key Lessons
Invite collaborators and partners to help you get to where you want to be. People will want to help and enjoy helping, utilise other people’s skills and willingness to help.
Allow people to discover you and your business by making your work visible. Sometimes this means lettings go of perfectionism and prioritising the long-term mission.
Respond to the process that’s happening and the feeling arising within you. As you’re creating and building, opportunities will arise that you didn’t expect if you’re open to receiving.
💭 Coaching Questions
What is one project or part of your business you could get help with?
How could you make your passion, mission, or service more visible to the world?
Are you responding to what’s arising within you and the opportunities available to you?