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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 174: Christine Platt

Getting to Good Enough ·

2021/09/23

This week, Janine and Shannon are thrilled to present an interview Christine Platt, author of The Afrominimalist's Guide to Living with Less. Christine offers all sorts of great insights on the benefits of living with less, along with some ideas for getting there. (And we're offering a giveaway of her excellent book!) Discussion topics include: • Christine's relationship with perfectionism and how it was changed by motherhood • The envy that perfectionists sometimes feel toward those who embrace

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Episode 173: Keeping Commitments to Yourself

Getting to Good Enough ·

2021/09/16

When we don't keep the commitments we make to ourselves, we may stop trusting ourselves, which can have devastating consequences. In this episode, Shannon and Janine discuss some strategies for keeping the commitments we make and trusting ourselves again. Discussion topics include: • Feeling icky when we let ourselves down • Case in point: Janine's daily yoga practice, which has been faltering • Shannon's sage advice: Get in touch with why the commitment is important • Thinking about the easiest

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Episode 172: Happy Creativity

Getting to Good Enough ·

2021/09/09

Those of us who do creative projects do them because they make us happy. But sometimes we get frustrated instead. In this episode, Janine and Shannon discuss how to stay happily creative. Discussion topics include: • Shannon's unhappily stalled creativity • The illustrated story-telling event that Shannon is participating in • How practicing creativity less frequently can make it less enjoyable • Shannon's regret that she didn't keep up her visual diary through the pandemic • Creating parameters

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Episode 171: Next Steps

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2021/09/02

It's September and that often gives accomplishing projects more urgency. The week, Shannon and Janine discuss some strategies for taking next steps toward your goals. (Spoiler alert: Getting in touch with what's important to you is a big part of it!) Discussion topics include: • How September makes us want to get busy and focused • Revisiting the goals for the year in an effort to restart working toward them • Thinking about goals in smaller chunks and bigger chunks • How it's so easy to feel

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Episode 170: Give Yourself Credit

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2021/08/26

Who doesn't like a nice pat on the back? It can be especially valuable when that credit comes from within. This week, Janine and Shannon talk about giving yourself credit and focusing on what you've accomplished rather than what you still have left to do. Discussion topics include: • Deep cleaning a basement (or not) • The weird unwritten rule that can prevent us from appreciating our successes until our projects are completed • The value of looking back on your successes periodically • Setting up

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Episode 169: Make a Bad Day Better

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2021/08/19

Everyone has a bad day some time. On the day we recorded this episode, Janine was experiencing a bad day that left a dark cloud hanging over her head. Shannon was able to make suggestions that helped her (and can help you) make a bad day better. Discussion topics include: • How it's possible to reset bad day • Janine's terrible, horrible, no good very bad day • Taking a step back during a bad day and looking on the bright side • Wallowing vs trying to snap out of it • "Yes, and..." • The

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Episode 168: Fear of Missing Out (FOMO)

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2021/08/12

We've all felt the Fear of Missing Out. It can prompt us to do things that might not be in our best interest. In this episode, Janine and Shannon discuss FOMO and some strategies for not falling prey to it. Discussion topics include: • Janine's love for her Wool& wool dresses (despite the summer heat) • How a fear of missing out may have prompted the purchase of her sixth wool dress • Shannon's desire for Janine to get a seventh wool dress and embroider the days of the week on them • Shannon's

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0:37:19

Episode 167: Letting Go (Redux)

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2021/08/05

Letting go (of things like negative emotions, beliefs and physical stuff) is a recurring theme in the podcast, especially in recent weeks. So we decided to re-run this episode on letting go, recorded in January 2019. Spoiler alert: It was during this episode that we decided to change our tag line! Janine and Shannon are experts in letting go. Janine helps people with tangible stuff and Shannon helps them with intangible stuff. So we have a lot to say in this episode about the benefits and process

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Episode 166: The Problem with Balance

Getting to Good Enough ·

2021/07/29

Many of us yearn for balance in our lives. But perhaps that's not the healthiest thing to strive for. This week, Janine and Shannon discuss letting go of the urge for balance and instead looking toward adding harmony in our lives. Discussion topics include: • The elusive nature of "balance" • The pressure of feeling that everything has to be in balance • How trying to maintain balance can be paralyzing • Shifting to a goal of harmony, rather than balance • The ebb and flow of harmony and melody •

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Episode 165: The Power of Language

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2021/07/22

Words matter. This week Shannon and Janine discuss how shifting our language just a hair can shift our outcomes. Discussion topics include: • Shannon survived the Portland heat wave! • The value of shifting your language • Changing "should" or "need to" to "choose to" can be very powerful • How "need to" puts you into flight or fight mode • The calming effect of "choose to" • How digging into why some tasks are important can help you choose to do them • Reframing your language to shift you into

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Episode 164: Cut Yourself Some Slack

Getting to Good Enough ·

2021/07/15

Times are tough these days--just ask Shannon who was on the cusp of a record-breaking heat wave when we recorded this episode at the end of June 2021. In this episode, Janine and Shannon discuss the need to cut ourselves some slack during difficult times, as well as some suggestions for how to do that. Discussion topics include: • Janine's abiding love for wool, even in summer • The heat wave that was about to (and did) hit Portland when we recorded this episode at the end of June • How extreme

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0:39:54

Episode 163: How Do You Relax? (Redux)

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2021/07/08

In 2019, in Episode 46, Shannon and Janine discussed the importance of taking time to relax and not letting perfectionism get in the way. Fast forward two years and the topic seems more relevant than ever, so we're re-running the episode. Relaxing is so important. Even during our busiest times, taking time to relax can keep us more productive. This week, Janine and Shannon talk about the importance of relaxation, how they relax and how perfectionism can get in the way of relaxing. Discussion

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Episode 162: Competing Priorities - Part 2

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2021/07/01

In Episode 161, Janine and Shannon discussed some of the principles surrounding navigating competing priorities. In this follow-up episode we talk about some specific ways to choose between competing priorities. Discussion topics include: • Janine's "pull my finger method" of deciding between competing options (also known as muscle testing) • How anticipating a response to muscle testing or flipping a coin--as well as how you feel when you get the result--can be revealing • Tapping your

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Episode 161: Competing Priorities - Part 1

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2021/06/24

Choosing among competing priorities can be difficult under the best of circumstances. This week Shannon and Janine discuss the challenge of figuring out which things deserve your energy, particularly when you're trying to get back on track after a crisis of some sort. Discussion topics include: • A hilarious meme about people getting their words mixed up • How competing priorities are made more challenging by the summer and the opening up after the pandemic • Dealing with the back-burner items

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Episode 160: Three Pillars for Three Years

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2021/06/18

We're celebrating our podcast's third anniversary! This week, in honor of their three years of podcasting, Janine and Shannon discuss the three pillars that underlie Getting to Good Enough. Discussion topics include: • The podcast's third anniversary! • How the podcast has helped us (and, we hope, others) • How far we've come, when it comes to letting go of perfectionism, thanks to the podcast • The three pillars of getting to good enough: • Pillar One: Done is better than perfect • Pillar Two:

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Episode 159: Relinquishing Control

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2021/06/10

It can be so frustrating when you don't have control over things in your life. This week Shannon and Janine discuss relinquishing your desire for control over things you can't control. It's a recipe for living with more satisfaction and less frustration. Discussion topics include: • The frustration we can feel about not having control over things • Focusing on the things we do have control over • The feeling of control over our money that YNAB gives us • How feeling you're not in control can be

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Episode 158: Function vs Beauty

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2021/06/03

Is it more important for something to be beautiful or functional? This week Janine and Shannon (recording together in person!) discuss this important question. While sometimes you can have both function and beauty, we agree that focusing on function can help you get past perfectionism so you can actually create the solution you're seeking for a problem. Discussion topics include: • Our giddiness over podcasting together in the same room • The inspiration for this episode: Shannon's new laundry

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Episode 157: Bright Shiny Object Syndrome (Redux)

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2021/05/27

Back in 2019, Shannon and Janine had a discussion of how to stop being taken off-course by bright shiny objects. The subject is as relevant as ever, so we thought we'd run it again in case you missed it the first time! Like the dog in the movie Up who shouts "Squirrel!", we can so easily get distracted by new and exciting things. This week Janine and Shannon discuss Bright Shiny Object Syndrome and some strategies for resisting it, as well as for harnessing it for good. Discussion topics

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Episode 156: Feeling Good About Good Enough

Getting to Good Enough ·

2021/05/20

Getting comfortable with stopping at good enough (rather than pursuing perfection) can be tough for some people. But it can also be really beneficial. This week Janine and Shannon talk about how and why to feel good about good enough. Discussion topics include: • Embracing the goodness of "good enough" • Rejecting the negative connotations of "good enough" and "taking the easy way out" •The journey of getting comfortable with good enough • How Shannon was able to get more comfortable with good

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Episode 155: Financial Wellness

Getting to Good Enough ·

2021/05/13

Ariel Nathanson, a financial coach and owner of Finances for Feminists, is this week's special guest. Shannon and Janine talk with Ariel about women, financial awareness and getting past perfectionism when it comes to your money. • Our excitement over our special guest, Ariel Nathanson, who is both Janine's friend and Shannon's client • How Ariel helps women attain clarity around their finances as a financial coach with Finances for Feminists • How women in particular tend to be reluctant to talk

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