Overcoming Perfectionism: A Filmmaker’s Journey | Anna Summers

Full Confidence Ahead

Join host Katie Ann Powell as she interviews documentary maker and filmmaker Anna Summers on the latest episode of Full Confidence Ahead. This episode is all about embracing imperfection and the power of failure. Anna shares her personal journey with tics and perfectionism, revealing her struggles with authenticity and societal expectations. She discusses how she was able to overcome these hurdles and find success in a new role within filmmaking. Anna’s advice for listeners is to embrace failures as opportunities to learn and grow and to be their authentic selves. Katie Ann and Anna also discuss the importance of being flexible and open to change in life. Don't miss out on this refreshing and authentic conversation that will inspire you to let go of perfectionism and embrace your imperfections. Thank you to our sponsors for making this episode possible!

Time Stamps:

[00:00:00] Perfectionism in Filmmaking and Personal Life

[00:03:50] Learning to Embrace Tics

[00:07:39] Breaking Free from Perfectionism

[00:11:29] Embracing Differences in Filmmaking

[00:15:25] Overcoming Perfectionism: Embracing Authenticity

[00:19:25] Embracing failure to combat perfectionism

Quotes:

[00:05:51] I had a really hard time accepting myself for who I am because this was completely new. I didn't know how to control it. It was just completely out of my control

[00:08:33] That helped me see that for the first time in my life that I don't have to wear a mask of perfectionism, In fact, it's better that I don't because then people get to see the real me, and I get to be comfortable with who I am

[00:10:28] And that's something we can all unify. It's because we're all not perfect human beings and we're all trying our best, and that's some that's just a unifying thing to have across humanity