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Getting to Good Enough

Getting to Good Enough

A podcast about overcoming perfectionism so you can do more of what you love. Your hosts are: Janine Adams, a Certified Professional Organizer, who is naturally good at good enough and Shannon Wilkinson, a Life Coach and recovering perfectionist who is learning to be better at good enough. Together they share tips, techniques and stories from their organizing and coaching practices, as well as their own lives, to help you find more peace, have less angst and take more action.

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Episode 154: Stepping Out of Your Comfort Zone

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2021/05/06

It can be hard to step out of your comfort zone, and sometimes perfectionism keeps us squarely in it. In this episode, Janine and Shannon discuss a project that has Janine stepping way out of her comfort zone and how she's trying hard to not let perfectionism get in the way. Discussion topics include: • How Janine is stepping out of her comfort zone with the publication and marketing of her new Orderly Roots genealogy guide • Shannon's attempts to help Janine reframe her thinking about sales • How

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Episode 153: Helping Your Future Self

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2021/04/29

Thinking about future you can help your present self get unstuck. In this episode Shannon and Janine discuss some strategies for letting go of perfectionism and taking action in ways that your future self will thank you for. Discussion topics include: • How decisions can become easier when we think about our future selves • Embracing good enough now so your future self will thank you • How Shannon let go of efficiency in favor of considering her future self by immediately processing any documents

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Episode 152: Practicing Being Present

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2021/04/22

It's so easy to live in the past and the future without really being in the present. This week, Janine and Shannon discuss how to practice being present. Shannon shares tips and techniques for practicing mindfulness, while Janine (who has been wanting to cultivate mindfulness) soaks it all in. Discussion topics include: • An update on Shannon's car-buying journey (Spoiler Alert: they bought a car!) • Janine's need to be more mindful • Remembering to be present • Shifting your attention toward

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Episode 151: Task Management Revisited

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2021/04/15

Shannon and Janine love talking about task management. In the past we have both used Todoist, then we both used Trello. Now Shannon's back to Todoist for her task management while Janine remains fervently loyal to Trello. In this episode, we talk about how success with task management isn't about the system you use, but more about knowing what you need. Discussion topics include: • Our love for our task management systems • Shannon's on-again-off-again-back-on-again relationship with Todoist for

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Episode 150: Creating Helpful Work Boundaries

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2021/04/08

In this, our 150th episode (!), Janine and Shannon discuss how easy it is to blur the boundaries between work and home life, particularly when working from home. We talk about strategies to help create helpful work boundaries to make our work and home lives more distinct (and more enjoyable). Discussion topics include: • Our 150th episode! • Janine's lament over the fact that she seems to be always working • Shannon's working beach trip that could have been improved with better boundaries • What

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Episode 149: Making Thoughtful Choices

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2021/04/01

It can be challenging to make thoughtful choices--whether they're large or small decisions. In this episode, Shannon shares a process that she uses to make decisions and how it helped she and her husband decide whether or not to buy a new car. (Spoiler alert: They decided not to!) This simple process can be helpful in all sorts of situations. Discussion topics include: • The two important questions that are basis of this process: (1) What problem are you trying to solve as you make a choice? and

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Episode 148: Living with Less

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2021/03/25

As the teachers of a class on decluttering, Janine and Shannon know that living with less leads to more ease. This week, they discuss how the pandemic has affected people's decluttering efforts and not letting perfectionism get in the way. Discussion topics include: • Happy birthday to Shannon! (Her second pandemic birthday.) • The pandemic's strange effect of making some people want to hang on to more tangible items because they've lost so many intangible things during the last year • The great

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Episode 147: Post-Pandemic Planning

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2021/03/18

Now that more and more of the U.S. population is getting vaccinated, it feels like the light is shining at the end of the tunnel. In this episode, recorded shortly after Janine got her first vaccination, Shannon and Janine talk about planning for how we want our lives to be once things feel more "normal." Discussion topics include: • Janine's elation over unexpectedly getting her first COVID vaccination • How the light seems to be shining at the end of pandemic tunnel • The impact of COVID

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Episode 146: Closet Curation (Redux)

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2021/03/11

Back in January 2019, Janine and Shannon had a long conversation about decluttering our wardrobes, with lots of advice on the how's and why's of the process. We're re-running it this week, as we anticipate our next session of Declutter Happy Hour, coming again in the month of April. If you enjoy this episode, please consider joining us for four live-on-Zoom sessions of the April Declutter Happy Hour! (Register at http://bit.ly/declutterhh.) Most people we meet have more clothes than they wear. When

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Episode 145: Making Imperfect Commitments

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2021/03/04

Commitments don't have to be all-or-nothing propositions. In fact, if you allow yourself to make imperfect commitments, it can be easier to commit yourself. This week, Shannon and Janine discuss the power of imperfect commitments (like our commitment to this podcast). Discussion topics include: • How committing to something can be easier if you allow yourself to make an imperfect commitment • A study that says that people who believe in soulmates struggle more in their relationships • Imperfect

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Episode 144: Stopping Shopping

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2021/02/25

It is so easy to shop online. And that's not a problem, unless it is a problem. This week, Janine and Shannon discuss some ideas for pressing pause on the urge to shop. Discussion topics include: • The online shopping Shannon's been doing, thanks to targeted Instagram ads, and how she's stepping it back • Creating a pause to stop online impulse shopping • How Janine has bought very little in recent months, thanks to the 100-day dress challenge she's participating in • Easing the urge to shop by

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Episode 143: Progress Not Perfection

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2021/02/18

Making progress, any progress, on a project is so much better than being paralyzed by perfectionism. This week Shannon and Janine discuss the many ways that it can benefit you to let go of perfectionism and make imperfect progress on those things you want to get done. Discussion topics include: • How seeking perfectionism can be paralyzing • How Janine is experiencing this right now as she struggles to make progress on a slide deck for a presentation she is going to make • The benefit of creating

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Episode 142: Getting ZZZZZs

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2021/02/11

A good night's sleep is very important, but, unfortunately, it can be elusive. This week, Janine and Shannon discuss our efforts to get a good night's sleep (including some solutions that have actually worked for us) and the benefit of letting go of perfectionism when trying to get a good night's sleep. Discussion topics include: • Spring flowers in Portland that are already blooming • The early birthday present that has helped Shannon sleep better: a weighted blanket • Temperature: The most

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Episode 141: Daily Ease

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2021/02/04

We all need a little ease, right? (In fact, "ease" is Janine's word of the year for 2021!) This week, Shannon and Janine discuss how daily effort makes creating ease all the easier. Discussion topics include: • Janine's revelation during her daily yoga practice about how doing it daily has made it so much easier • How daily action makes so many things easier, like keeping your desk clear • How Janine's financial life has been made infinitely better through daily interaction with You Need a Budget

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Episode 140: Hobbies (Redux)

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2021/01/28

Two years ago (almost to the day), we published an episode on hobbies, which has been one of our favorites. Hobbies are so important to self-care and so prone to falling prey to perfectionism that wanted to present it again. Perfectionism can get in the way of starting or enjoying hobbies. This week Shannon and Janine talk about their hobbies (and attempted hobbies) and share strategies for getting past perfectionism so you can enjoy your hobbies. Discussion topics include: • How every hobby

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Episode 139: Coping Imperfectly

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2021/01/21

We've all had a whole lot to cope with in the past year. Shannon's year was made even more difficult at the end of 2020 when her mother passed away. In this episode, Shannon and Janine discuss how to cope imperfectly during difficult times (big hint: grant yourself some kindness and grace). Discussion topics include: • The passing of Shannon's mother several weeks ago • The difficulty of going through the mourning process during a pandemic and all the other recent tragic events • How we've kept

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Episode 138: Starting a Good Enough Podcast

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2021/01/14

Way back in Episode 5, we published an episode entitled Good Enough In Practice, in which we discussed how we walked the walk and embraced good enough when we set up this podcast. We think it's full of useful information, so we've decided to publish it again! Janine and Shannon truly embraced the concept of “good enough” when creating this podcast. In this episode we talk about how we went from idea to launch in less than two months (with five episodes recorded!). It’s been a great lesson for us on

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Episode 137: Superpowers and Kryptonite

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2021/01/07

We all have superpowers and kryptonite. (You might call them strengths and weaknesses.) In this episode, Shannon and Janine discuss how the things that you struggle with can also be your superpowers and how your superpowers gone too far can turn into your kryptonite. Discussion topics include: • How personality traits can be on a continuum • Case in point: perfectionism can be paralyzing but it can also help you do things well • Similarly, a good-enough mentality may make life easier but it may

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0:31:39

Episode 136: What's Wrong with Perfectionism (Redux)

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2020/12/31

This week, we’re re-running Episode 68 from September 2019. The premise of our podcast is that we want to help you let go of perfectionism. We think this episode about why that's important bears repeating. Why is that we're so passionate about helping you let go of perfectionism? In this episode Shannon and Janine talk about how perfectionism can get in the way of happiness--and how striving for good enough can lead to a happier existence. Discussion topics include: • Janine’s impromptu visit to

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Episode 135: Keeping Challenges Easy

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2020/12/24

Both Shannon and Janine love taking on time-limited challenges they find on the internet. In this episode, they discuss some of their favorites while offering some advice on keeping these challenges easy. Discussion topics include: • One of our favorite challenges: Yoga with Adriene's annual 30 day yoga journey • Janine's 30 x 30 challenge on her genealogy blog • National Novel Writing Month (write a novel in 30 days) • Keeping the stakes low, but interesting enough that you care to do it •

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