Who Is Perfectionism For? Channeling Audacious Visions Into 3 Phases of Creative Business Development
For the Worldbuilders Ep. 065
Let us be clear: expertise as we know it is a lie. It is a colonial, classist construct that upholds exploitation and erases the voices of those living the most profound truths. Titles and degrees cannot capture the fullness of humanity. They were never meant to. We must dismantle these oppressive hierarchies and center the real experts...those whose knowledge cannot be bought, only lived.
— Patricia, @pat.radical.therapist
Dear Worldbuilder,
So who is perfectionism for?
What stops us from hitting publish or inviting folks into an offer?
Are we waiting for the somatic safety, self-trust, validation, or sense of belonging we’ll magically feel on the other side of a new title, degree, or wave of applause?
So often we stall, hesitate on pressing publish, resist releasing an offer we’ve already thought about so much we could design the entire thing in a weekend, because we want to project the patriarchal premise of expertise or “thought leadership”.
But what if we centered our lived experience instead?
Tune into the 65th episode “Who Is Perfectionism For? Channeling Audacious Visions Into 3 Phases of Creative Business Development” on the podcast For the Worldbuilders via Spotify or Apple Podcast.
Seeda School has served almost 150 worldbuilders and it all started with a risograph printed piece of paper.
I tell you this story to illustrate this core point: The best way to disrupt perfectionism is through taking iterative action — expanding your window of tolerance for uncertainty and transformation. You don’t need thousands of subscribers, you don’t need to be an expert, you don’t need to have a full view of the journey before you start walking. You just need to take one step after the next.
Let’s go together…
So be it, see to it, breathe through it,
Ayana
I deeply enjoyed this episode, Ayana. I just recently shared on my Substack that I am planning to write a book in 2025. I was able to put this dream out there because for two years, I have been writing in a public way and bringing others along with me. I have had to learn [and am still learning] to practice imperfection in public. In many ways, the Seeda School resources have felt like affirmations of the path I am already on and serve as affirmations for me when I begin to doubt myself.
Thank you so much for your work!
I was trying to create so much structure around what I wanted my newsletter to be, then I felt an urge to just say something and that birthed my first post. I’m still figuring out how I want to share my thoughts and work, but I’m glad to be doing that as I’m creating it rather than waiting for the “right” moment when everything is “ready”.