Episode 135: Keeping Challenges Easy

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 • Selecting challenges you want, not those you think you should do • Janine's progress on her personal 50-books-a-year challenge • How these challenges are a great way to get started on a new habit • Avoiding perfectionism: How even a little progress is beneficial with these challenges • Creating a range of goals within a challenge • Keeping it easy by figuring out what counts (and being really kind in your criteria) • The hiatus Shannon has taken in cartooning and how doing a challenge might help her resume it (if she decides she wants to) • The key to success with a challenge: Keep it doable, be kind to yourself, have fun! • The power of community • The 100-day dress challenge Janine recently took on