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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 74: Be Kind to Yourself

Getting to Good Enough ·

2019/10/24

Perfectionists can be really hard on themselves. But there's an easier way to live. Being kind to yourself is not only more pleasant than being hard on yourself, it's more effective. This week, Shannon and Janine discuss the importance of being kind to yourself--and various ways to do it. Discussion topics include: • Janine’s overeating of potstickers on her recent trip • How overeating something you enjoy may feel like a treat but actually isn’t a kind way to treat yourself • Rewards versus

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Episode 73: Too Many Choices

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2019/10/17

Every day you're bombarded by choices, often from the time you get up to the time you go to bed. And that can add stress to your life. This week Janine and Shannon discuss how they make their lives easier by limiting the choices they have to make on a regular basis. Discussion topics include: • The joy of limitations • How having fewer clothes makes getting dressed easier. • Shannon’s strategy for limiting choices during a renovation (she recently built a house from scratch!) • Harnessing the

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Episode 72: NaNoWriMo Preview

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2019/10/10

November is National Novel Writing Month, affectionately known as NaNoWriMo. In this month-long challenge, participants commit to writing a 50,000-word novel in a month. Shannon and Janine have participated in the past and in Episode 62 we decided to take it on agin this year. (Janine has done this every five years since 2004, so this is her fourth NaNoWriMo novel.) In this episode, we talk about our past NaNoWriMo challenges, how its lessons can apply to all sorts of things (like getting past

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Episode 71: Reframing

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2019/10/03

If you're feeling stuck or find yourself putting things off or resenting what others say, we have what might be a simple solution: Reframing! This week, Janine and Shannon discuss the power of changing the words you use to describe something. Discussion topics include: • Janine’s excitement over the American Ninja Warrior season finale • Changing what words mean to change your experience with them • “Have to” versus “Get to” or “Choose to” • Reframing annoying or hurtful things people say to you

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Episode 70: {GEIP} Personal Progress Update

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2019/09/26

Over the course of this podcast, Shannon and Janine have made some commitments to changing various things in their lives, inspired by insights in various episodes. In this episode, we update you on how (or whether) we've managed to do the things we thought we'd do. Discussion topics include: • A tornado in Portland! • Our (new) commitment to keeping a list of these commitments so we don’t forget about them • Janine’s re-energized knitting and Shannon’s happy t-shirt drawer • How it’s okay to

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Episode 69: Social Media

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2019/09/19

For many people social media can be a source of stress (even depression), rather than enjoyment, when it triggers perfectionistic tendencies. But it's within your power to make your social media feed a source of happiness and fun, not feelings of inadequacy or envy. In this episode, Janine and Shannon discuss strategies for making social media more enjoyable and productive. Discussion topics include: • One of our superfans, Shannon’s husband Mike, and how he implemented one of our suggestions •

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Episode 68: What's Wrong with Perfectionism?

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2019/09/12

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 Chicago to see the musical Hamilton • Our working definition of perfectionism: Spending more time on something than it deserves • The problem with the effort of it takes to go from good enough to perfect •

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Episode 67: Dealing with Distraction

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2019/09/05

Every day, we're bombarded by constant distraction and it can really get in the way of productivity. This week, Janine and Shannon talk about the challenges presented by distraction and some strategies for dealing with it. Discussion topics include: • The toll distractions take on our productivity • Janine’s distracting quest for birthday-gift suggestions • Fun subscription boxes • Open loops and how they can be distracting • How to close those open loops • Stopping mid-sentence to prompt yourself

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Episode 66: Daily Habits

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2019/08/29

Creating daily habits can be the most powerful way to make your life easier. But establishing them can sometimes be tricky. This week, Shannon and Janine discuss the value of daily habits, some strategies for creating them and the importance of cutting yourself some slack if you miss a day. Discussions topics include: • Our love of daily habits • Shannon’s quest for a daily exercise routine now that she’s been cleared to exercise • The benefits of starting small in creating a new habit • Janine’s

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Episode 65: Restarting

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2019/08/22

Sometimes it can be hard to restart a stalled or dropped project out of feelings of perfectionism or the pain of looking at past mistakes. This week, Janine and Shannon discuss how Janine recently faced down her many abandoned knitting projects and how rejuvenated she was by the process. She's excited to get back to regular knitting after letting go of less-than-fulfilling works in progress liberated her to restart. Discussion topics include: • Janine’s adventure in revisiting her knitting

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Episode 64: Setting Yourself Up for Success

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2019/08/15

We can all use a little help in succeeding. And you're the best person to provide that help! This week, Shannon and Janine discuss simple ways to set yourself up for success and how easy fixes can sometimes get rid of barriers to starting. We also talk about the importance knowing what success means to you and creating different levels of success for yourself. Discussion topics include: • A recap of Shannon’s Alaskan cruise • How making something just a bit easier can allow you to get started on

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Episode 63: Tolerations

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2019/08/08

What are tolerations? They're those little things you put up with that bug you. The squeaky hinge. The dirty eyeglasses. You get the idea. This week, Janine and Shannon discuss tolerations and why we should think about addressing them (without letting perfectionism get in the way). Discussion topics include: • Janine’s wine- and potsticker-centric vacation • Some examples of tolerations • A classic toleration: Shannon’s squeaky dishwasher • How tolerations can be big or small • Janine’s

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Episode 62: Getting Comfortable with Discomfort

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2019/08/01

It can feel uncomfortable to let something be good enough, particularly if you have a tendency toward perfectionism. This week, Janine and Shannon talk about how getting comfortable with that discomfort can improve your life. We discuss various strategies for getting past the discomfort and we even invite you to join us in writing a novel this November! The varied discussion topics include: • Getting comfortable with our discomfort around imperfection • A working definition of perfectionism •

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Episode 61: You're Not Behind

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2019/07/25

Do you stress about feeling behind? This week, Shannon and Janine discuss how feeling behind isn't productive--it can be stressful and lead to mistakes. We talk about how rather than stressing you, feeling behind can serve as a prompt to step back and rethink how you're doing things. Discussion topics include: • How feeling behind tends to lead to mistakes • How when you feel behind it's a good time to step back and think about what needs to happen to get you where you want to go. • How feeling

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Episode 60: The Problem with Labels

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2019/07/18

Labels on bins are great. Labels we give ourselves can be limiting. This week, Janine and Shannon talk about the problem with negative labels we apply to ourselves, along with the benefits of positive labels. We also discuss some of the labels we're trying to shed in our own lives. Discussion topics include: • Words matter: By talking tendencies, not labels, we allow ourselves room for change • How Janine, who is naturally good at good enough, sometimes acts in a perfectionistic way • What should

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Episode 59: Travel

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2019/07/11

It's summer in the U.S. and both Shannon and Janine are traveling. Janine has just returned from a genealogy research trip to Kentucky and Shannon is anticipating an Alaskan cruise. In this episode we discuss some "good enough" strategies to make travel more enjoyable and less stressful. Discussion topics include: • How Janine let her recent genealogy research trip be easy • The benefit of building flexibility into the research trip • The beauty of a simplified wardrobe when you’re traveling • The

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Episode 58: Geralin Thomas

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2019/07/04

This week Shannon and Janine sit down with Geralin Thomas of Metropolitan Organizing in Cary, N.C., a rock star in the organizing world. She's not only famous for many appearances on the Hoarders tv show, she's known for her generosity in sharing her business acumen with other organizers (including Janine). Geralin is a business coach for entrepreneurs, particularly professional organizers, and in this episode we talk with Geralin about the challenges people face when starting a business. And, yes,

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Episode 57: The Myth of Right

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2019/06/27

Do you think there's a right way to some things? And that all the other options are the wrong way? That thinking might be holding you back. This week Shannon and Janine discuss how moving away from the right-way or wrong-way thinking can help you let go of perfectionism. It's liberating! Discussion topics include: • How right-way thinking fuels perfectionism • That the more we can get away from thinking about right and wrong the easier we it will be to let go of the perfectionistic ideals that

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Episode 56: Letting Go & Moving Forward

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2019/06/20

Change can be hard, especially if we hang on to regret or wistfulness about the way things used to be. This week Janine and Shannon discuss letting go of emotions surround the past so that you can move forward to a better future. Discussion topics include: • Poodle encounters in Portland • The value of looking to the future rather than spending time regretting the past • How this applies to moving house • Focusing on the positive of a new situation when you have to make a change • How knowing

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Episode 55: Letting it be easy

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2019/06/13

Janine's four favorite words are "Let it be easy" and she says them to anyone who will listen (including, frequently, Shannon). This week, Shannon and Janine discuss the value of that mantra and how we try to let things be easy in our lives. And, as usual, we discover that it all boils down to knowing what's important to you. Discussion topics include: • How Shannon and Janine spent time together in Portland this week, but didn’t manage to record a podcast • How her mantra, “Let it be easy”

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