{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6502ec015032c7001167fc64/69f20005be5ab6849c4ffc1f?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Dare to set your expectations and the bar low enough: that's when the fun starts","description":"<p>In this week’s Dare Day episode, Michelle gets radically honest about perfectionism, pressure, and what it really takes to launch something new without burning out.</p><p>She shares the behind-the-scenes of launching&nbsp;Dare Club—not with a flawless 12‑month plan and perfect branding, but with&nbsp;zero expectations, messy action, and a focus on&nbsp;<em>who she wants to become</em>&nbsp;rather than how many spots she sells.</p><p>You’ll hear about:</p><ul><li>The “perfection prison”&nbsp;– how overplanning, tweaking, and “just one more change” keeps you safely stuck and never launching</li><li>Self-handicapping 101&nbsp;– why spending months in prep mode is actually a defence mechanism against vulnerability and potential failure</li><li>The science of low expectations&nbsp;– how high expectations can crash your dopamine and self-worth, and why lowering the bar protects your creative energy</li><li>Process over outcome&nbsp;– shifting your focus from “Will this sell out?” to “I’m the kind of person who launches things”</li><li>The “human startup” approach&nbsp;– launching before it’s perfect so real people can help you shape what it becomes</li></ul><p><br></p><p>At the end of the episode, Michelle gives you a simple but powerful dare:</p><blockquote>Pick one thing you’ve been polishing for too long—a newsletter, product, video, conversation, or post—and launch it as&nbsp;C‑minus work. The win is&nbsp;<em>doing the thing</em>, not the outcome.</blockquote><blockquote><br></blockquote><p>You’ll also hear what&nbsp;Dare Club&nbsp;is, who it’s for, and how it can help you become your most daring self inside a safe, supportive community—with guest sessions, hot seats, and space to realign who you are with who you want to be.</p><p>Dare of the Week:</p><p>Choose one project you’ve been overthinking and launch it with&nbsp;zero expectations. Let the win be that you showed up and did it.</p><p>Links &amp; Mentions:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Dare Club:&nbsp;a community to help you redefine who you are and become your most daring self www.shewhodareswins.com</li><li>She Who Dares Wins:&nbsp;clothing, podcast, live events and more – visit&nbsp;shewhodareswins.com</li></ul><p><br></p>","author_name":"Michelle Hands"}