{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2F816a539d-d948-48fe-aba9-9ed839768462","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"","title":"Episode 135: Keeping Challenges Easy","description":"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.\n\nDiscussion topics include:\n\n\u2022 One of our favorite challenges: Yoga with Adriene's annual 30 day yoga journey\n\u2022 Janine's 30 x 30 challenge on her genealogy blog\n\u2022 National Novel Writing Month (write a novel in 30 days)\n\u2022 Keeping the stakes low, but interesting enough that you care to do it\n\u2022 Selecting challenges you want, not those you think you should do\n\u2022 Janine's progress on her personal 50-books-a-year challenge\n\u2022 How these challenges are a great way to get started on a new habit\n\u2022 Avoiding perfectionism: How even a little progress is beneficial with these challenges\n\u2022 Creating a range of goals within a challenge\n\u2022 Keeping it easy by figuring out what counts (and being really kind in your criteria)\n\u2022 The hiatus Shannon has taken in cartooning and how doing a challenge might help her resume it (if she decides she wants to)\n\u2022 The key to success with a challenge: Keep it doable, be kind to yourself, have fun!\n\u2022 The power of community\n\u2022 The 100-day dress challenge Janine recently took on","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/cd2e0d56-1e2f-481a-8571-c4663350c6a6/648i5bBT0OJL-jqDq5kKTfH1.png"}