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No F*cks Given Podcast

15. F*ck Being Perfect: You Do You!

No F*cks Given Podcast

Sarah Knight and Cadence13

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

4.6 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 4 May 2021

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

This is the second week of “you do you”-themed conversation, advice, and tips from New York Times bestselling author Sarah Knight, focusing on how to accept yourself for who you are, have confidence in what you want, and then go after it effectively. Sarah shares her personal story of being a “recovering perfectionist” and talks about why the well-intentioned mantra “Do your best” can be damaging. Plus she teaches you how to embrace being “difficult” and how to shift your mindset to turn your flaws (or what other people seem to think are your flaws…) into strengths with a trick she calls “mental redecorating.” And as always, stay tuned to the end for the NFG tip of the week! The No F*cks Given podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Radio.com, or wherever you get your podcasts. New episode every Tuesday. Today’s topics: Perfectionism and how to combat it 4 tips for cutting yourself some slack Why it’s okay to be “difficult”… and how to do it right 5 tips for getting what you want And 5 more for NOT getting stuck with what you DON’T want! “Mental redecorating” – how it works and why it helps NFG tip of the week: “Learn your ABCs” (Acceptance breeds confidence) Visit www.nofucksgivenguides.com for more information and to sign up for the No F*cks Given Newsletter. Follow on Instagram and Facebook @nofucksgivenguides and Twitter @nofucksgiven. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hello, you're listening to the No Fucks Given Podcast.

0:09.4

I'm your host Sarah Knight, author of The No Fucks Given Guides, a series of self-help

0:14.1

books for people like me who hate being told what to do.

0:18.0

Just like the books the podcast is fun, sweary, and full of tips and techniques for giving

0:22.5

fewer, better books and living your best life.

0:25.6

Let's get to it!

0:27.5

First, thank you so much for listening.

0:30.1

This podcast is exceeding all of my expectations for listenership and fans, and it's been so

0:35.6

amazing to see it climbing up the charts in just three short months that we've been on air,

0:40.6

and I really appreciate every single one of you who's tuning in every week who's subscribing,

0:45.1

is telling their friends, and especially leaving ratings and reviews.

0:49.6

So thank you very much and welcome to episode 15.

0:54.2

This is a continuation of last week's theme, if you're not doing you, you're screwing you.

1:00.4

So, as you probably know from listening last week, I wrote a book called You Do You,

1:06.6

which is all about building confidence in who you are and what you want out of life,

1:12.0

operating from the perspective that there's nothing wrong with you, and that whatever flaws other

1:17.2

people might feel the need to point out to you all the goddamn time, they're probably actually

1:23.2

strengths and unique characteristics that make you you, so we just need to learn how to wield them.

1:31.5

Last week was mostly about how to stop giving a fuck about what other people think,

1:35.5

because you can't control what other people think. You can only control you, your own behavior,

1:40.8

your own wants, needs, desires, and this week is more about working on that.

1:46.8

What you think, what you think about how you think, and building confidence in what makes you

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