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Getting to Good Enough
A podcast to help you let go of perfectionism so you can live life with more ease, less stress and a lot more laughter. 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 worry less about perfection and…
Episodes
- Getting to Good Enough
Small Wins, Steady Progress
Janine has a new idea of fun: learning every country in the world. She can now locate every country in Africa, has Europe down to Russia, is working on South…
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Where Did the Time Go?
Shannon thought she had two hours before recording. Then freshly out of the shower, she realized she had just five minutes before they were supposed to start…
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Letting Good Enough Be Good Enough
An opening exchange that once might have earned a do-over stays in. Noise from the other room is ignored, in spite of that one review that complained about the…
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The Little Connections That Fill Your Cup
There’s something delightful about a competition where everyone is genuinely cheering for everyone else—and something decidedly less delightful about a reality…
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The Beauty of a Good Checklist
There’s something very satisfying about a good checklist—right up until you forget to use it and arrive on an overnight trip without your chargers. Shannon is…
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Getting Unstuck After a Mistake
Janine’s new car seems not to have been a mistake—even if maintenance may someday require a trip to Chicago. That gets us talking about the very different…
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Finding Freedom in Good Enough
Is stopping because something is good enough the same thing as being lazy? Janine’s first answer to herself was basically yes—until she caught the…
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What it Takes to Take a Break
There’s a small problem with taking a carefully planned podcast break: apparently you have to do a whole lot of work first! You were on break from GTGE in…
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We’re Taking a Summer Break
We’re taking a summer break! When we brought Getting to Good Enough back last year, we decided that building in some time off would help keep the podcast fun…
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Getting Past Disappointment
Disappointment comes in all sizes. Sometimes it’s losing your AirPods somewhere in your apartment and having to fall back on an old wired pair. Sometimes it’s…
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That Awkward Thing You Still Think About
You know the one. That awkward goodbye. The thing you said that came out wrong. The gift giving you wish had unfolded just a little differently. Everyone else…
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The Challenge of Changing Gears
Some days the hardest part of any task isn't doing it—it's stopping what you're doing so you can do the next thing. That shows up everywhere: going for a run…
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De-Ickifying Your Self-Talk
The way we talk to ourselves is easy to ignore because it's happening all the time. Most of us don't stop to wonder whether that little voice is actually…
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Celebrating People, Not a Plan
Celebrating the People, Not the Plan From a college graduation in 97-degree heat, a wedding planner making questionable choices, and a refrigerator stocked…
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Where Is That Photo?
Forty thousand photos. That's how many photos both Shannon and Janine discovered they have on their phones, give or take a couple hundred. The discovery…
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300 Episodes Later
Our three hundredth episode feels like a good excuse to look back. Sitting together in the same room for a change, Shannon and Janine find themselves…
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Creating the Summer You Want (and Avoiding the Summer You Don't)
Summer has a way of sneaking up on us. One minute it's Memorial Day, and the next it's Labor Day and we're wondering where the time went. Most of us have at…
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Changing Your Perspective on Overwhelm
Sometimes the hardest part of getting things done isn't the list itself—it's how the list feels. When a project, task list, or responsibility starts to feel…
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Tiny Decisions, Big Energy Drains
Some decisions really matter. Many of them… probably don’t. And yet somehow it’s often the tiny daily choices that eat up the most energy. What do you wear…
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Learning New Things (Even When You’re Bad at Them)
Learning something new can be humbling, especially when something that used to take 15 seconds suddenly takes 45 minutes. This week, Shannon and Janine talk…
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Two-Minute Resets for Overwhelm, Procrastination, and Getting Back on Track
Ever find yourself scrolling social media even while a part of your brain is begging you to stop? Or staring at your to-do list so long that suddenly…
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When Planning Becomes Procrastination (and What Actually Helps)
Ever find yourself “planning to plan”… and somehow never actually starting? In this episode, Shannon and Janine talk about how perfectionism sneaks into…
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Financial Perfectionism (and Why It Keeps You Stuck)
Most of us don’t sit around chatting about money for fun. Usually, if money comes up, it’s because something feels off—stress, a mistake, that vague sense that…
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What Is Enough? A Different Way to Decide
You sit down to send a quick email—and somehow 15 minutes later, you’re still tweaking it. If you’ve ever wondered why some things feel weirdly hard to finish…
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Making Things Easier Isn’t Cheating
You know those little things that make life easier—but somehow feel like you shouldn’t need them? Maybe it’s using a tool, asking for help, or doing something…
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When Things Don’t Go as Planned and How to Get Back on Track
You start with the best intentions… and then something throws everything off. A text, a distraction, a schedule shift—and suddenly the plan you meant to follow…
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Rethinking Expectations So Life Feels Better
You know that feeling when something doesn’t go the way you thought it would—and it hits harder than you'd like? In this episode, we’re talking about…
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Imposter Syndrome: Why It Happens (and What Actually Helps)
Imposter syndrome can show up when we’re comparing ourselves to other people, trying to be perfect, or worrying we’ll be judged and “found out.” In this…
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Imperfect Fitness: How Goals Make Exercise Easier
In this episode, we’re talking about imperfect fitness—the kind where you don’t have to do it perfectly to keep going. We share why having a clear goal can…
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Stop Tolerating the Little Things: Tiny Fixes That Make Life Easier
Do you have a tiny annoyance you keep living with—like gunk on your iPad screen, dirty glasses, or something around the house that almost works but not quite?…
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Rest First, Then Do the Thing: Breaking the Postponed-Joy Cycle
Do you ever tell yourself you’ll relax after you finish one more thing—then somehow you don’t relax and you don’t finish the thing? In this episode, we talk…
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When Your Productivity System Stops Working: Shake It Up
Sometimes a productivity system can be great… until it suddenly isn’t. In this episode, we talk about what to do when your usual way of getting things done…
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Small Wins, Big Boost: How Celebrating Helps Us Keep Going
When life feels tight or difficult, it’s easy to focus on what’s not going right. In this episode, we talk about how celebrating small wins—even the silly…
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Keep Hobbies Fun – Even When Perfectionism Shows Up
What if your hobbies could be the one place you don’t have to optimize, be productive, or “do it right”? In this episode, we talk about keeping hobbies…
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Multitasking vs. Single-Tasking: A Simple Way to Feel Less Scattered
Multitasking sounds like a superpower, but most of the time it’s really task switching—jumping back and forth so fast we don’t notice the cost. In this…
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Staying Engaged Without Getting Consumed
If you’ve been feeling overwhelmed lately, you’re not alone. In this episode, we talk about what it’s like when what’s happening in the world takes up more of…
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What If You’re Not Behind? (Challenging the Urge to Rush)
This week we’re getting real about that all-too-familiar feeling behind—whether it’s your to-do list, New Year’s intentions, or just life in general. We talk…
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Choose: A Word of the Year for Easier Decision-Making
Happy New Year! If decision-making tends to turn into overthinking, you’re not alone. In this episode, we share a good-enough approach to easier…
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Meal Planning Isn’t the Problem—Decision Fatigue Is
It’s the end of the day, you’re tired and hungry, and you’re standing in front of the refrigerator hoping it will offer a suggestion...again. In this episode…
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Four Productivity Blocks That Lead to Procrastination (and How to Take Action Anyway)
We kick this episode off with a very real-life moment: Janine opened the refrigerator right before recording and realized it was past time for the dreaded…
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The Discomfort Dividend: Small Habits That Make Life Easier
What if the “secret to happiness” is…doing a small, slightly uncomfortable thing now—so tomorrow (and next week… and tax season) feels easier? In this episode…
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The Myth of Catching Up: Letting Go of the Endless To-Do List
Have you ever finished a big task and felt that rush of relief—like, ahhh, I’m finally caught up—and then… immediately noticed ten more things waiting for you?…
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Ready or Not: Embracing Imperfect Beginnings
Ever catch yourself waiting for the “perfect” moment before you start something new? In this episode, Shannon and Janine break down how embracing imperfection…
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What We’re Enjoying These Days: Comfort TV, Crafts, Books & Simple Joys
From the Great British Bake Off to quirky comedies and riveting thrillers, creative crafts, and lots of reading, we’re diving into all the things that have…
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Saying No Without Guilt: Boundaries That Work
Struggling to say no without feeling guilty? You're not alone. In this honest conversation about setting boundaries, Shannon and Janine share why "no" really…
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The Communication Pattern That's Secretly Sabotaging Your Conversations
Ever suggest dinner plans only to hear an immediate "no" from your partner? Or find yourself automatically disagreeing with suggestions before you've even…
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Living in the Gap Between Hope and Fear: Navigating Uncertainty with Grace
Ever feel stuck between hoping for the best and preparing for the worst? When you're facing medical uncertainty—or any kind of unknown outcome—that gap between…
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When Recovery Means Redefining "Good Enough" Every Single Day
What happens when life throws you the exact curveball you were trying to avoid? We reconnect after more than a month apart to talk about navigating shoulder…
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How to Make a Bad Day Better: 5 Self-Compassion Strategies (Best of GTGE)
Originally aired: August 19, 2021 We've all been there—when everything seems to go wrong and you're stuck in a spiral of frustration. But what if you could…
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How to Work With Your Natural Energy Rhythms (Not Against Them)
What if you're not bad at productivity—you're just using the wrong system for your brain? In this episode about finding your peak productivity hours, Shannon…
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The Good Enough Host - Hosting Without the Stress
How to Host Guests Without Perfectionism Taking Over What if the secret to being a great host has nothing to do with having a perfect home? Join Shannon and…
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How to Enjoy Social Media Again
Remember when you used to post everything on social media? The ER visit at 3am, the sunrise photos, even that video of swifts swirling into a church chimney?…
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Creative Freedom and Structure: Finding Your Flow
Is your creative space too messy to work in, or are you spending so much time organizing that you never actually create anything? Today we're diving into that…
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Backsliding Happens (And That's Totally Okay)
Ever find yourself sitting in workout clothes for three hours without actually working out? Or maybe you've had a perfect streak going and then... life…
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Morning Routines That Actually Stick (Even When They Don't)
We're diving into the messy world of morning routines—those perfectly planned sequences that work great until life happens and you're three hours into your day…
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Behind the Mic - Our Journey to Good Enough Together
After a two-year hiatus, Shannon and Janine realized their new listeners might not know who they are! In this fun episode, we share the friendship origin story…
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Two Friends, One Podcast, Zero Pressure - Getting to Good Enough is Back!
Welcome (back) to Getting to Good Enough! After two years away, Shannon and Janine are reconnecting and beginning the podcast again. In this podcast relaunch…
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Financial Peace: How Smart Money Strategies and YNAB End Financial Stress (Best of GTGE)
Money stress affects so many of us, but it doesn't have to be that way. In this Best of episode from our archives, Janine and Shannon dive deep into the…
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Closet Curation - How to Build a Wardrobe You Actually Love (Best of GTGE)
Learn how to curate a closet you love with practical decluttering tips, Project 333 insights, and strategies to end decision fatigue when getting dressed…
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Best of GTGE: Self-Care
Self-Care Without Perfectionism: Key Takeaways Struggling with self-care because it never feels "perfect enough"? This episode from our Getting to Good Enough…