{"id":1771,"date":"2020-09-04T16:21:23","date_gmt":"2020-09-04T14:21:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sweetsmilingsoul.com\/?p=1771"},"modified":"2020-10-02T21:37:02","modified_gmt":"2020-10-02T19:37:02","slug":"2-things-to-let-go-of","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sweetsmilingsoul.com\/2-things-to-let-go-of\/","title":{"rendered":"2 Things To Let Go Of…"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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There are two major things that I’ve been able to let go of this year and I believe it allowed me to fully step into my business and my authentic self.<\/em><\/p>

Thing number 1: Perfectionism<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/h3>

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I chose to actively become aware of when I’m fussing about, taking longer than necessary and creating road blocks.<\/p>

Most of the time, I’m fussing about because there is this desire that everything needs to be perfect. The spelling, the grammar, the border and alignment of the graphics I make.<\/p>

It must be accurate before I can move on with the next task.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>

Not only in my business, but in my everyday life perfectionism can show up.<\/p>

The clothes must be hung out on the clothes rack evenly so that they dry in all the places (any overlap or crease is unacceptable). The bed must be made everyday, pillows must be fluffed and the throw blanket must be spread out evenly. When folding the washing, I fold and then refold the towels if they’re not neat enough.<\/p>

I know it’s only human to have little quirks such as the above. However, at the beginning of the year, I noticed that the reason why I was only taking small steps in my business, was because I was so caught up on perfectionism.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>

I wouldn’t allow myself to share my creations or thoughts with the world at the level that I deeply wanted because none of it was “perfect” yet.<\/strong> Ego lead the way, telling me all the reasons why I wasn’t ready and that I wasn’t good enough.<\/p>

Once I became aware of this, I decided to challenge perfectionism every time I noticed myself fussing about and taking way longer than needed.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>

I’d ask myself:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>

“Do I actually need to stress about this right now?”<\/em><\/p>

or<\/em><\/p>

“Is this task light and easy or am I making in difficult by focusing too much on the unnecessary details?”<\/em><\/p>

I’d lift myself up and say:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>

“It’s fine Lauren, as long as they get the message!”<\/em><\/p>

or<\/em><\/p>

“They probably won’t even notice the things that you’re obsessing over anyway\u2026”<\/em><\/p>

So now that I’ve released this perfectionism (it’s an ongoing practice of awareness really), I’ve learned that:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>