Episode 190: Feeling Satisfied (Redux)

This week, we're re-running an episode we originally recorded in January 2019. Despite all the changes that have happened since then, the message still rings true! Feeling satisfied--even when something isn't perfect--allows you to embrace a good-enough mentality. This week, Janine and Shannon discuss the importance of finding (and recognizing) satisfaction. Feeling satisfied doesn't lead to complacency--in fact, it's life enhancing. Discussion topics include: • Janine’s shocking (to Shannon) inability to tell a joke • How feeling satisfied is an important aspect of a good-enough mentality • Looking for places to feel satisfied without perfection • Paying attention to what you can do instead of what you can’t do (and feeling satisfied with that) • Shannon’s post-concussion challenges and how she is trying to feel satisfied with what she is able to do • Gratitude vs satisfaction • Setting yourself up to feel satisfied by putting the brakes on perfectionism • Applying this concept to your task list (hint: include tasks instead of projects on your list and keep the list short) • How being satisfied with less than perfect doesn’t make you complacent • The fact that feeling satisfied can actually enhance your productivity • How you can feel satisfied with something while also looking to improve it (which Janine is proving with her new yoga practice) • Cultivating the habit of finding satisfaction in where you are, rather than waiting for satisfaction to find you