Episode 60: The Problem with Labels

Getting to Good Enough · Jul 18, 2019 · 42m

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 we call people who embrace good enough? (Good enoughers?)

• That positive labels can be helpful…