104 - How to Choose Progress Over Perfection with Peloton Instructor Ally Love

The Verywell Mind Podcast

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Health & Fitness, Self-improvement, Mental Health, Education

5 • 703 Ratings

🗓️ 13 September 2021

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

Ally Love is the in-arena host of the Brooklyn Nets, and she’s a Peloton instructor. She’s also the founder and CEO of Love Squad, a fitness and lifestyle website that empowers women. Ally’s successful career path has taught her that it’s important to value progress over perfection. She acknowledges that she’s often put too much pressure on herself to be perfect and to be liked by other people. But she’s working on learning how to cut herself some slack. It’s a message she teaches the people she works with as well. You don’t have to be perfect, but you can still take a step in the right direction today. Some of the things she discusses in this episode are how to deal with criticism, how to cut yourself some slack, and how to rebound when you make a mistake. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Very Well Mind podcast. We've interviewed over 100 authors, experts, entrepreneurs, athletes, musicians, and others to help you learn strategies to care for your mental health.
0:22.9	This episode is hosted by psychotherapist and bestselling author Amy Morin. Now let's get into the episode.
0:45.5	Okay. My guest today is Allie Love.
0:48.8	Allie has performed as a dancer for the New York Knicks.
0:54.5	She's toured with a ballet company and modeled in ads for companies like Victoria's Secret.
1:00.6	She currently works as a fitness instructor for Peloton. She's also the founder and CEO of Love Squad, a fitness and lifestyle website that empowers women in business, fitness, and life.
1:06.7	On today's show, she's talking about an important lesson she's learned and continues to practice.
1:12.1	How to focus on progress over perfection. This is important in terms of fitness, business,
1:17.5	relationships, and just about every aspect of life. Some of the things Allie talks about are how to
1:23.6	deal with criticism, how to handle mistakes, and how to deal with frustration when you've
1:28.7	drifted far away from your goals. Make sure to stick around until the end of the episode for
1:33.4	the therapist's take. This is the part of the show where I'll break down Allie's mental
1:37.4	strength building strategies and talk about how you can apply them to your own life. So here's
1:42.5	Allie Love on how focusing on progress over perfection
1:45.9	can help you grow mentally stronger. Allie Love, welcome to the very well-mind podcast.
1:52.1	Thank you so much for having me. I'm excited to be here. Well, I'm excited to talk to you about so much
1:57.4	stuff, but one of the things I really want to talk about is your idea about
2:01.9	progress over perfection. I think it's something that so many of us struggle with. We set a goal.
2:07.1	And then if we don't meet it, we think that we're not good enough or we make a mistake and we
2:11.9	look at it as evidence that somehow we're not going to get there. How did you come up with
2:16.3	this idea to just start talking about this subject? Well, Amy, I have to be there. How did you come up with this idea to just start talking about
2:17.6	this subject? Well, Amy, I have to be honest. I didn't come up with this notion. I've something that I've
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