Breaking Free from Perfection

𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀. 🐉

When I joined Alyona Brivkina aka Aly Breathe on her Brave Enough to Win podcast, I thought I’d be talking about leading as an entrepreneur.

Instead, I found myself face-to-face with one of my oldest dragons: 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗺.
Aly saw straight through the strategies and stories I’ve used to protect myself — and helped me see how I still try to suppress and ignore the version of me who believes she has to earn her worth through flawless performance.

That part of me still whispers:
“Don’t speak yet, it’s not ready.”
“Fix it again.”
“Be better. Be perfect.”

And that part still sometimes wins… especially when fear and perfection-seeking tag-team to keep me from taking bold action.

But in that conversation, I remembered something powerful:
✨ I have my own Dragon Playbook.
✨ I know how to name, befriend, and disarm those dragons.
✨ I can choose not to let fear drive – by listening to it differently.

𝗕𝘆 𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗳𝗲𝗮𝗿, 𝗜 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝘀𝗸 𝗺𝘆𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜’𝗺 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜’𝗺 𝗮𝘃𝗼𝗶𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗜 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗵 𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝘁 𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗻𝗼 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗶𝘁𝘀. 𝗠𝘆 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝘂𝗹𝗲 𝗺𝘆 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲.

Aly helped me imagine my 2028 self, thriving on a well-earned vacation to Costa Rica. Surrounded by beauty, community, and clarity. Free to just be.

That version of me isn’t obsessed with proving. She’s at peace.
And today, I’m one breath, one choice closer to becoming her.

🎧 If perfectionism has ever kept you stuck, I hope this episode offers you a way through: https://lnkd.in/ggpcyAVc

💌 Thank you, Aly, for your insight, your heart, and for helping me remember who I am — dragons and all.

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