DIY Without the Overwhelm: Perfectionism, Planning, and Just Starting
Started a DIY project and hit a wall? Learn the four most common stuck points, from “I don’t know enough” to “the results suck,” and how to move through each one.
Started a DIY project in your home or your business and now you’re stuck? Whether you’re stuck planning, chasing perfect, or hating the process but can’t afford to hire it out, you’re not alone. Learn how to move through the four most common DIY stuck points, from “I don’t know enough” to “the results suck,” so you can keep going without the overwhelm.
Meet Your Host: Ellen Line
Ellen Line is a trauma therapist, potter, and artist in Baltimore, Maryland. She is a compulsive DIYer who is renovating her 100-year-old house nearly entirely on her own, and she loves helping other DIYers get unstuck, in their homes and in their businesses.
In This Workshop:
Beat Perfectionism and Overwhelm in Your DIY Projects
0:01 Introduction & Background
2:38 Strengths of DIY-ers
4:35 Common Stuck Points: Imposter Syndrome & Perfectionism
10:31 Skills for DIY Success: Self-Compassion & Patience
11:54 Q&A: ADHD, Procrastination & Just Starting
