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EPISODE · Nov 26, 2025 · 6 MIN

CPT #118: What Pro Athletes Know that Creative Perfectionists Need to Learn

from Follow Your Curiosity: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Creativity. · host Nancy Norbeck

Ever feel like your creative work has to be perfect every single time? In this episode of "Follow Your Curiosity," I share that elite athletes only succeed half the time—and why creative people should lower their expectations and embrace imperfection, too. Discover how shifting your mindset can help you get unstuck, trust the process, and keep going, even if you miss more "shots" than not. If you believe every project you start has to turn out well, this episode is for you. If watching your kids build a pillow fort makes you wonder where the heck that zany, wild, playful part of yourself went... the Stop Performing, Start Living Reset may be for you! It's a pilot offer with special pricing for the first 20 people who sign up. Contact me for more.

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