{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2Fb871c3f2-40d1-4490-9820-9d9e2c6c562f","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"","title":"Episode 116: Marginal Value","description":"Our lives these days are shrouded in uncertainty. This week Janine and Shannon discuss building in some margin to make life--and decision-making--a little easier.\n\nDiscussion topics include:\n\n\u2022 Creating a margin in your life so you have some flexibility\n\u2022 How this is particularly important during times of uncertainty (like now)\n\u2022 What we mean by margin\n\u2022 How things often don\u2019t go as planned, even if (or especially if) they\u2019re planned to the detail\n\u2022 The value of building margins in travel\n\u2022 The margin Shannon built into planning her low-stress wedding\n\u2022 A great example of imperfection: Shannon and Mike celebrated their wedding anniversary on the wrong day this year\n\u2022 Basing decisions on those things that you can be certain about\n\u2022 How giving yourself margin provides flexibility to deal with circumstances that do arise\n\u2022 Remember: Not making a decision is making a decision\n\u2022 Janine\u2019s challenge in trying to plan a trip to Washington state for her father\u2019s 90th birthday in September\n\u2022 The mental and emotional bandwidth taken up by living in a global pandemic during a time of social unrest and economic and political uncertainty\u2014and the benefit of building in a margin for our own mental health\n\u2022 An important reminder: Keep cutting yourself slack!\n\nVisit www.gettingtogoodenough.com for show notes and links","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/cd2e0d56-1e2f-481a-8571-c4663350c6a6/648i5bBT0OJL-jqDq5kKTfH1.png"}