Going For Something

A random chatty episode updating on the goings on of my life in January 2023. 

I am entering my 3rd trimester and winding down in business for the preparation of my birth.

Reflecting on the whole past year and all the changes in life.

This episode I welcome Andrea of Freak Flag Marketing on as a guest.

In this episode we talk all about Andrea's journey of leaving her day job to start her own marketing business (the success and failure around this and how they are so inseparably linked)

Andrea shares SO much wisdom from her experiences in this episode and I cannot wait for you to listen..

Guest Links:

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/freakflagmarketing
• Website: https://www.freakflagmarketing.com
• Flower Power Magazine: https://www.flowerpowermag.com

Where you can find me:-

my instagram - https://www.instagram.com/going_for_something/

my website - https://lauraferrara.co.uk/

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About Andrea::

Andrea Westerlund is a content creation junkie and owner of Freak Flag Marketing. She offers content strategy coaching and management to creative business owners who just want to be themselves online. After 12+ years creating content for organizations — from fundraising to animal rights to IT — she finally made the leap in 2022 to pursue her dream of being a full-time entrepreneur. In her “spare time” she’s also the founder and editor of a print magazine called Flower Power Magazine, in honor of her home city Rochester (aka the Flower City). She marches to the beat of her own drum and wants to help as many other women do the same. Be loud. Be proud. Be a freak!

What we talked about in this episode:

• Andreas move to leave her day job before she was ready
• Burnout as a sign of living in a mode that is not authentic to you
• realising that not all our thoughts are ‘the truth’
• perfectionism and its impact on Andrea
• acknowledging our own awesomeness
• self judgement
• failure, and all the processing around this
• the ‘right path’ and its variability for each of us
• how failure is tied to our success and one may not be present without the other
• what andrea is working on and stepping into right now

This is a random chatty episode where I simply talk about my life. I recorded this way back in August 2022 when I was 8 weeks pregnant.

If you’re interested to hear about whats going on with me in life and in business, then listen on.

Where you can find me:

my instagram 

my website

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Welcoming Rachel Noakes from Declutter your life on today as our guest.

In this episode we talk about Rachel’s journey from trying to become better with her money, through the decluttering path it has taken her.

Rachel has such an unusual mindset and clearly cultivates a very no-fuss attitute where she has released a lot of her attachment to failure.

I cant wait for you to listen!

Where you can find Rachel:

Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@declutter.your.life

blog: https://declutteryourlife.co.uk

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/declutter.your.life

Where you can find me:

my instagram - https://www.instagram.com/going_for_something/

my website - https://lauraferrara.co.uk/

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About Rachel:

My guest today is Rachel and she has spent the last 2 years decluttering her home, paying off debt and reducing her attachment to things. Decluttering and minimalism has really helped Rachel to carve a new pathway for a calm, happy and intentional life. she has been sharing her journey on Youtube, as well as the best tips she have learnt along the way.

What we talked about in this episode:

• Rachels accidental journey into decluttering
• what success means to Rachel (things not going to plan!)
• the affects of living in a situation where everything you own you really love and really enjoy…
• the affects of decluttering on Rachels mindset
• the process of decluttering her home
• Rachels self talk
• having a supportive network
• releasing control
• taking responsibility for your own life and goals
• breaking goals down for success
• Rachels (unusual) attitudes to failure and lessons she’s processed.
• What Rachels working on right now…

so many of my goals, at the point at which I set them, sounded SO FUN. Yet when i started working towards them, the feelings that came up were the OPPOSITE of that! (sound familiar?)

This episode is about the very real struggle that a lot of women have, myself included sometimes, to have fun on our journey....

Touching upon the societal conditioning of women to always be productive (hindering our ability to have fun) and of course talking about my own journey and struggles with bringing fun into my life more…

Where you can find me:

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my website  

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Trying a new format today with a very short episode on self talk.

listen, re-listen as you need

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Today we welcome our first guest ever: Maggie.

We talk about what perfectionism is, Maggie's successes through this perfectionist lense, a haunting failure & what she's working on at the moment.

I had such a blast recording with maggie and cannot wait for you to listen too.

Maggie:

https://www.instagram.com/coachingbymags/

https://reflectionsbymags.com

free tools to stop procrastinating

Me:

https://www.instagram.com/going_for_something/

https://www.lauraferrara.co.uk/

the lucky dip newsletter

About Maggie:

Maggie is a scientist turned perfectionism expert, who's passion is helping others stop letting perfectionism rule their lives.  For years she let perfectionism rule her own life, by pursuing endless degrees because that's what others expected her to do, by always being the most helpful friend and employee because her whole self-worth was driven by intense people pleasing, by feeling like she wasn't good enough yet and had to keep proving herself.  Then she realized that all these thoughts, feelings and behaviours were driven by her perfectionist mindset, and that was something she could work on.  She became obsessed with learning about tools and strategies to shift away from a perfectionism-driven mindset into one that would help her live a more authentic, enjoyable life.  And now she helps other women do the same.  Through sharing her journey on social media, providing free resources specifically for perfectionists to offering private coaching and courses customized to her clients needs, Maggie helps other overachieving perfectionists take back the reins, and stop letting perfectionism rule their lives.

What we talked about in this episode:

- what is perfectionism & what drives it?

- the hustle, burnout & then flip to avoid/procrastination tendency

- good things about being a perfectionist

- Maggie’s successes & how being a perfectionist shaped this: 

people pleasing & living life based on others expectations
growth mindset
internal experience vs external outcomes
realisations around self love
beliefs, boundaries and authenticity
being a perfectionist about overcoming perfectionism!
moving away from ‘what others want’ & into ‘what i want’
resentment (& being taken advantage of)
allowing feelings & how to be vulnerable
finding your perfectionism tribe

- Maggie’s haunting failure:

how this affected her self identity & feeling ashamed
actions taken - internal & internal (avoidance, cancelling it out w. success, perfectionism)
being honest with yourself
never feeling success vs failing
repercussions of failure
resilience, motivation & moving forward
the effect of this on maggies fear of failure & what failure means about her

- What Maggie’s working on now:

her business & its shifts
self belief & belief work.
figuring life out without perfectionism
being supported by her work
how long she has been working on this
perfectionism coming up a new
doing it because she loves it
making peace with a healthy pace
celebrating success

- phases of overcoming each aspect of perfectionism & maggies future thoughts

- First steps for YOU to working out & overcoming your perfectionsim

I jumped on and recorded this episode after a wave of inspiration hit around an instagram story I shared (and the chats we had in the dms after on the topic)

I hope this episode opens your eyes to the power of your identity and why in cases where you find yourself unable to make a change, take up a habit or reach a goal - identity could be at play and pulling you back.

if you loved this episode or want to chat more, please do get in touch!

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