About Me
Hi, I’m Shannon, the creator of the Progress Over Perfection Project. With over 15 years of experience working in international education, I’ve supported youth, young adults, and professionals from around the world across both academic and recreational settings. Through this work, one truth has become clear: procrastination is not a personal failing – it is a shared human experience.
Across cultures and life stages, I’ve witnessed how often people struggle not because they lack discipline, but because they are navigating complexity, pressure, and emotional weight that rarely gets acknowledged. This project grew from a desire to bring clarity, language, and accessible tools to people who have felt confused or discouraged by their own patterns, and to create a space rooted in understanding rather than self-judgment.
As a self-proclaimed procrastinator, I’ve fallen in love with the process of self-discovery — exploring how resistance shows up, noticing what truly supports momentum, and learning to work with myself rather than against myself. I’m deeply passionate about creating thoughtful resources, experimenting with strategies, and sharing what I’ve learned in ways that feel authentic, accessible, and meaningful. This project offers a supportive space to explore your own patterns, build awareness, and move forward on your terms.
About the Progress Over Perfection Project
Procrastination is something almost everyone experiences. It’s the act of delaying tasks or decisions, even when we know it may create more stress later. From putting off studying for an exam to avoiding an important conversation, procrastination shows up across many areas of life and is often accompanied by guilt, shame, or frustration.
The Progress Over Perfection Project was created as both a reminder, to myself and others, that action, no matter how small, carries more power than perfection ever could. It exists to challenge the idea that progress or success must be dramatic, fully formed, or flawless.
One aim is to help destigmatize procrastination and reclaim it as a universal human experience, moving away from the belief that it is laziness or poor time management and toward a more compassionate understanding. More often, it signals something deeper, such as fear of failure, perfectionism, emotional exhaustion, or burnout. When tasks feel too large or expectations too rigid, it’s natural to hesitate or avoid what feels uncomfortable.
The Progress Over Perfection Project offers resources, education, and tools to help people on their journey to understanding procrastination without judgment. Instead of positioning it as a personal flaw, the project encourages curiosity and self-discovery, helping individuals identify the patterns and progress traps that slow your momentum and explore practical ways forward.
Growth isn’t about getting everything right the first time. It’s about showing up, learning through the process, and discovering what genuinely works for you. Progress doesn’t require perfection – only a willingness to begin.
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