Free webinar : Letting go of overpreparing

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the idea of letting go.

I was coaching a senior manager recently who was spending a huge amount of time preparing for meetings – he was worried about a situation coming up that he wouldn’t be able to handle.

The cost? Worry, stress, overwork – and precious headspace he needed for other priorities.

As I reflected on our conversation, I came up against an uncomfortable truth: I have a tendency to overprepare too – and it’s holding me back.

My kryptonite is webinars.

Not only do I script them to within an inch of their life, but I’ve also spent hours sourcing complementary images and building slides to create the “perfect” webinar.

Essentially, I’ve been using perfectionism to try to head off judgement and criticism, because I’m worried about my reputation.

The funny thing? I do this just as much for free webinars as I do for paid gigs.

The result is that I hold myself back from running them, because they take up a disproportionate amount of time.

And that means I’m sitting on ideas and insights that could help people, while missing opportunities to connect.

Many of the senior managers and leaders I coach struggle with overpreparing in some form, whether presentations, board reports, or important meetings.

And overpreparing becomes more of an issue as you become more senior because you have so many more demands on your time.

So, I’ve decided to lean into my discomfort and run a webinar on letting go of overpreparing, with the intention not to overprepare myself.

Join me on Friday 11 July at 11am as I endeavour to practise what I preach.

We’ll explore why we overprepare, what it costs us, and how we can start doing things differently so we can achieve more with greater ease.  And I’ll share my own learnings and experience in real time.

Sign up for the webinar here >>

Here’s to worrying less and trusting ourselves more.

 

I’m Alison Reid, an Executive Coach specialising in helping newly promoted leaders feel calm, confident and equipped to lead with impact. I’m also the author of Unleash Your Leadership : How to Worry Less and Achieve More. Download your complimentary copy.

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