The Rewriters

This week is Rewrite’s 6th Birthday! To celebrate, I’m sharing what I’ve got right and what I got wrong in ‘How to Start Your Small Business’.Today’s episode will be broken down as follows:The Origin Story: The back story and what led me to starting my own business.The 5 Things I Got Right (and recommend you do too if you’re starting your own thing).The 5 Things I Got Wrong (so you don’t have to make the same unnecessary mistakes).5 Steps to Starting Your Own Small Business. Work with Monique:Join 'The Rewriters Community'. Explore here: https://www.rewriterewrite.com/becomeamemberExplore ‘Rewrite Your Brand Story’: https://www.rewriterewrite.com/rewrite-your-brand-story Visit: www.rewriterewrite.com For more tips, tools and stories, subscribe to The Rewrite Newsletter: https://www.rewriterewrite.com/get-the-weekly-rewrite Get in touch with Monique Shaw:Web: www.rewriterewrite.com/contactInstagram: @the_rewritersLinkedIn: Monique Shaw The Rewriters is written, produced and presented by Monique Shaw. Original music by DJ Cinnamon.

In this episode I’m talking about perfectionism and it’s very cosy bedfellow procrastination.I work primarily with objectively successful professional women (I work with men too, but over 90% of my clients are women who hold senior positions in their company or run their own businesses – sometimes both) – and a trait that comes up time and time again for these women is perfectionism – their constant and relentless pursuit of perfection. It can be a loud and urgent pursuit, but it can also be a low and constant hum.So many incredible, talented and ambitious women are shackled by their perfectionism because more often than not, it’s not helping them to reach greater heights, it’s holding them back. It’s keeping them smaller and more muted than their talents, passions and skills deserve to be.So today I want to tackle it and provide some ways you can finally break free from the perfectionism/procrastination cycle.The episode is broken down as follows:The Perfectionism-Procrastination Cycle explained – what perfectionism is, what procrastination is and how the two are linked.We’ll unpack The myths, lies, harms and excuses of perfectionism We’ll get practical and explore how to move From perfectionism into action – including The Intentional Procrastination Method Self-Coaching Questions for you to interrogate your own relationship with perfectionism and procrastination Resources referenced:‘How the Modern Epidemic of Perfectionism is Impacting Our Health with Will Storr’ on The Feel Better, Live More podcast by Rangan Chaterjee: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/feel-better-live-more-with-dr-rangan-chatterjee/id1333552422?i=1000648081242‘Children with ADHD Avoid Failure and Punishment More Than Others, Study Says’ by Devon Frye on AttitudeMag: https://www.additudemag.com/children-with-adhd-avoid-failure-punishment/‘Why procrastination isn’t laziness – it’s rigid thinking that your brain can unlearn’ by Annemieke Apergis-Schoute on The Conversation: https://theconversation.com/why-procrastination-isnt-laziness-its-rigid-thinking-that-your-brain-can-unlearn-270838 'How to Befriend Your Inner Critic' by Monique Shaw on The Rewriters podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/s3-ep-4-how-to-befriend-your-inner-critic/id1538589146?i=1000743388781 Further ReadingPerfectionism is adaptive and maladaptive, but what is the combined effect?' by Joachim Stober, Daniel J Madigan, Lazaros Gonidis on Science Direct: https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/psychology/perfectionism ‘Perfectionism’ (no author) on Psychology Today: https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/basics/perfectionism#:~:text=Perfectionists%20set%20unrealistically%20high%20expectations,life%20for%20approval%20and%20validation. Work with Monique:Join 'The Rewriters Community'. Explore here: https://www.rewriterewrite.com/becomeamember Visit: www.rewriterewrite.com For more tips, tools and stories, subscribe to The Rewrite Newsletter: https://www.rewriterewrite.com/get-the-weekly-rewrite Get in touch with Monique Shaw:Web: www.rewriterewrite.com/contactInstagram: @the_rewritersLinkedIn: Monique Shaw The Rewriters is written, researched, produced and presented by Monique Shaw. Original music by DJ Cinnamon. 

In this episode, we’ll explore why the common advice to "silence" or "erase" your inner critic is destined to fail. Instead, we’ll dive into the transformative power of listening to, learning from, befriending – and ultimately transcending – that critical inner voice. Whether you're struggling with confidence, imposter syndrome or negative self-talk, this episode provides guidance and techniques to turn your harshest critic into your greatest ally.You'll learn:The psychology of the inner critic: What it actually is and why it’s trying to protect you.Identifying limiting beliefs: How to spot the hidden assumptions holding you back.Actionable tools & techniques: Methods for managing the inner critic in-the-moment and longer-term.A deep-dive case study: A real-life look at someone’s personal experience with their inner critic.Self-coaching framework: Questions to help you befriend and move beyond your critic, starting today.Stop fighting your mind and start leading it. Resources referenced:‘Decoding the inner critic’s origins and purpose’ by Dr. Nelda Andersone: https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/human-inner-dynamics/202312/decoding-the-inner-critics-origins-and-purposeDr Kristin Neff’s exercise for changing your critical self-talk: https://self-compassion.org/exercises/exercise-5-changing-your-critical-self-talk/The Rewriters Podcast - 'Grow confidence and overcome imposter syndrome’: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/re-release-how-to-grow-confidence-and-overcome/id1538589146?i=1000720570445Work with Monique:·     Join 'The Rewriters Community'. Explore here: https://www.rewriterewrite.com/becomeamember·     Visit: www.rewriterewrite.com ·     For more tips, tools and stories, subscribe to The Rewrite Newsletter Get in touch with Monique Shaw:·     Web: www.rewriterewrite.com/contact·     Instagram: @the_rewriters·     LinkedIn: Monique Shaw The Rewriters is written, produced and presented by Monique Shaw. Original music by DJ Cinnamon.

Welcome to HOW TO SURVIVE REDUNDANCY…Like any big career transition – redundancy may end up being the most transformative thing that has ever happened in your career.In this episode I aim to provide clarity and support for those experiencing redundancy. I share a 4-point framework for not just surviving redundancy but thriving after it.The episode is broken up into the 4 points of the framework:FORTIFYING – What does it mean to fortify during redundancy?CONTROL – Controlling the controllableCONNECT –The importance of sharing the loadACT – Taking some time to breath and then taking ACTION!Resources referenced:In the UK, seek support and legal advice from your local Citizen’s Advice Bureau as well as ACAS: https://www.acas.org.uk/If you’re pregnant or post-partum in the UK, you can seek support form https://pregnantthenscrewed.com/ Work with Monique:·     Join 'The Rewriters Community'. Explore here: https://www.rewriterewrite.com/becomeamember·     Visit: www.rewriterewrite.com ·     For more tips, tools and stories, subscribe to The Rewrite Newsletter Get in touch with Monique Shaw:·     Web: www.rewriterewrite.com/contact·     Instagram: @the_rewriters·     LinkedIn: Monique Shaw The Rewriters is written, produced and presented by Monique Shaw. Original music by DJ Cinnamon.

Welcome to this episode – HOW TO DEAL WITH JERKS AT WORKKey episode discussion points:Different Types of Jerks at Work – the 3 jerk ‘archetypes’Tools for Dealing with Jerks at WorkDifferent Jerks Scenarios – What to do when your boss, client or colleague is a jerkThe episode also includes some self-coaching questions to help you navigate a jerk or jerky situation you might be dealing with at work. Resources referenced:Monique Shaw article ~ HOW TO INFLUENCE WITH INTEGRITYCoaching programme ~ Rewrite Your Career StoryTransactional Analysis ~ A brief overview Work with Monique:·     Join 'The Rewriters Community'. Explore here: https://www.rewriterewrite.com/becomeamember·     Visit: www.rewriterewrite.com ·     For more tips, tools and stories, subscribe to The Rewrite Newsletter Get in touch with Monique Shaw:·     Web: www.rewriterewrite.com/contact·     Instagram: @the_rewriters·     LinkedIn: Monique Shaw The Rewriters is written, produced and presented by Monique Shaw. Original music by DJ Cinnamon.

Welcome to this brand new season of The Rewriters podcast, beginning with this episode ~ HOW TO QUIT YOUR JOB. Key episode discussion points: How to know if you SHOULD quit your job?Is it a YOU thing or a THEM thing?When is it the right TIME to quit?If you quit, what NEXT?I also introduce my ‘Quit Your Job’ Quadrant ~ a framework for mapping out if and when you should quit. Download your Quit Your Job Quadrant HEREResources referenced: The Rewrite ‘Quit Your Job’ Quadrant: Download HereThe Rewriters Podcast ~ OWNING YOUR PERSONAL BRAND AT WORKThe Rewriters Podcast ~ CREATING A VALUES-LED CAREERCoaching programme: Rewrite Your Career Story  Work with Monique:·     Join 'The Rewriters Community'. Explore here: https://www.rewriterewrite.com/becomeamember·     Visit: www.rewriterewrite.com ·     For more tips, tools and stories, subscribe to The Rewrite Newsletter Get in touch with Monique Shaw:·     Web: www.rewriterewrite.com/contact·     Instagram: @the_rewriters·     LinkedIn: Monique Shaw The Rewriters is written, produced and presented by Monique Shaw. Original music by DJ Cinnamon.