the death of perfection is the birth of your momentum

The Yoga Inspired Life

Shayla Quinn

Self-love, Self Worth, Mindfulness, Self-empowerment, Health, Wellness, Awareness, Education, Alternative Health, Yoga, Meditation, The Yoga Inspired Life, Health & Fitness, Religion & Spirituality, Spirituality, Self-improvement, Self-discovery, Shayla Quinn, Fitness, Self-care, Yoga Teacher, Habits, Positivity

5.0 • 558 Ratings

🗓️ 4 November 2025

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Episode 275: the death of perfection is the birth of your momentum | Perfection might feel safe, but it’s the very thing holding you back. In this episode, Shayla dives deep into how letting go of the need to do things “just right” is what actually creates momentum, flow and alignment. She explores the hidden fear behind perfectionism, the difference between striving for excellence and staying stuck in paralysis, and why true confidence and clarity come after you start... not before. If you’v...

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Yoga Inspired Life podcast. I'm your host, Shayla Quinn, and together we'll go on a journey of self-discovery as we explore all of the inner workings of what it means to live in inspired life. Join me for solo episodes and conversations with special guests for real, authentic deep dives into all things yoga, wellness, self-love,
0:23.7	mindfulness, and everything in between. If you're ready to get inspired, learn, grow,
0:29.5	evolve, to connect, and up-level your life, then you've come to the right place. I am beyond
0:34.4	excited that you're here. So let's dive in.
0:40.3	Hi, my love.
0:43.2	Welcome back to the yoga inspired life podcast.
0:52.4	I'm so happy that you're here today because we're going to talk about something that I feel like so many of us, myself included, need to be reminded of on repeat.
0:54.0	And that is this. The death of perfection is the birth
0:56.5	of your momentum. And I actually saw a TikTok recently. I wish I could remember the creator's name.
1:01.7	I usually am so good about saving these like types of videos. For some reason, I have looked all
1:06.6	through my TikTok and I cannot find it. But this guy was talking about essentially how perfection
1:11.3	kills progress. And the second you let go of needing things to be perfect, you actually start
1:16.5	to build real momentum. And it just hit me so deeply in the moment, but it also kind of came up for me
1:22.3	this morning when I was journaling because it's just something that has come up for me over and over
1:27.4	and over again in my own life.
1:29.1	Like, I can think back to so many times in my life where I waited to start something because
1:33.5	I wanted it to be perfect.
1:34.9	Or I was scared to do something because I was afraid of being judged because I wasn't perfect.
1:39.9	Or maybe you can think of a time when you've sat on an idea for a long time because it's not
1:44.9	fully flashed out yet. Or you're scared of how it'll be received or perceived or you're afraid
1:49.3	of looking messy or making the wrong move. And it's like the irony is the thing that actually
1:54.7	gets you to perfect, I'm using air quotes, or at least your version of great, is starting.
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