30. Let Go of Perfectionism and Embrace Self-Compassion with Emily Ley

We all know that running your own business can be tough–and if you’ve done it by yourself for awhile, you may feel overwhelmed by the constant pressure to get. it. right. On this entrepreneurial journey you may find that no matter how hard you work, you're still falling short of the impossibly high standards you’ve set. The countless hours spent perfecting every detail, the endless revisions to your business plans, and the constant self-criticism are not the path to getting the results you want, and will likely manifest in personal stress and blockades to the life you really want to be living

Well, it's time to find a more grace-filled and balanced approach that allows for mistakes, growth, and self-compassion. Join Toa Green and Emily Ley as they discuss their own journeys of letting go of perfectionism and the freedom in believing you have everything you need within you to make your business thrive.

Our special guest today is the one and only entrepreneur & design guru, Emily Ley!

She is the founder of the brand phenomenon, Simplified, which has all the tools you could ever need to organize your life. Emily leads a community of women who believe in supporting each other through the messiness of life. She’s also a best selling author, host of the Simplified podcast, and a mom to three amazing kids. She also literally wrote a book on the very topic we’re discussing called “Grace Not Perfection,” which details how she tamed the perfectionist side of herself toward a more grace-filled life.

In this episode, you’ll learn to:

• Uncover how to temper perfectionism and build effective entrepreneurship instead

• Understand the crucial importance of self-awareness in distinguishing what truly matters 

• How to determine when you’re giving too much and what is enough

• How to give yourself grace when everything doesn’t always go according to plan 

 

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Resources Mentioned in Episode

• Check out the Lexington Edition of Monopoly 

• Pick up Emily’s book, “Grace Not Perfection”

• Listen to The Simplified Podcast

• Read Emily Ley’s book “The Simplified Life”

• Check out the new Simplified 2024 line of products

Quotable Moments From the Episode 

 

“There's just so much that calls on the hearts of women because we love so many things so deeply. It's so hard not to fall into the trap of trying to be perfectly good at all of it because we want to do a good job. But sometimes we have to learn that doing the thing is good enough and that sometimes perfectionism gets in the way of doing the good thing, doing the right thing.” - Emily Ley

 

“Over the years I've kind of learned to gut check myself. Like when I get really stretched thin, that's when my perfectionism gets the worst. And I don't know why that is. But I have to pause and ask myself, ‘Are you taking care of yourself? Are you drinking water? Are you eating lunch or are you skipping meals?’ I've been known to do that because I just get so busy, I forget…I think it's just like a level of self-awareness that I feel like I've developed over time, but just constantly reminding myself, like, ‘Hey, being perfect at this is not the goal.’” - Emily Ley

 

“I read “A Simplified Life” five years ago when I literally just had our first baby. We spent seven years going through fertility issues and our own fertility journey. I had gotten very sick, and had a very tough pregnancy.  And someone I followed recommended this book. I'm not a big reader, I'll admit. But I picked up your book and I read it. And within the first few chapters, it was almost like someone lifted a huge weight off my shoulders. It was like the universe said, ‘Guess what? You can breathe and you don't actually have to do it all.’” -Toa Green 

Connect with Emily Ley!
The Simplified Website

The Simplified Podcast

Emily Ley's Substack

Emily Ley's Instagram

 

Connect with Toa!
C&B Podcast website

C&B Ice Cream website

C&B Podcast's Instagram

C&B Substack

*Production by Four Eyes Media*