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2941: [Part 1] Simple Living Tips for the Stressed Out or Recovering Perfectionist by Krista O'Reilly-Davi-Digui of A Life in Progress

Oct 18, 2023

Guest Krista O'Reilly-Davi-Digui, a Joyful Living Educator, shares tips for simple living and self-compassion, including choosing 'good enough,' embracing imperfections, and creating before consuming. They also discuss losing sight of values and motivation when taking on new projects and emphasize the importance of acceptance and choosing 'good enough' instead of perfection.

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Krista O'Reilly-Davi-Digui

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Quick takeaways

Lowering standards and embracing imperfections can alleviate stress and foster creativity and joy.

Avoid comparison, prioritize self-compassion, and infuse life with humor to simplify and live intentionally.

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Choose Good Enough and Make Peace with Some Mess

The podcast episode discusses the importance of choosing 'good enough' and lowering one's standards. It emphasizes that striving for perfection and constantly seeking improvement can lead to stress and exhaustion. The speaker encourages listeners to make peace with some mess and create space for creativity and joy in their lives. Instead of focusing on achieving a perfectly balanced and ordered life, it's more important to prioritize rest, play, and alignment with one's bigger values and goals.

Introduction

3min

Simple Living Tips for the Stressed Out or Recovering Perfectionist

2min

Tips for Simple Living and Self-Compassion

3min

Losing Sight of Values and Motivation

2min

Krista O'Reilly-Davi-Digui of A Life In Progress shares simple living tips for the stressed out or recovering perfectionist. This is part 1 of 2.

Episode 2941: [Part 1] Simple Living Tips for the Stressed Out or Recovering Perfectionist by Krista O'Reilly-Davi-Digui of A Life in Progress

Krista O'Reilly-Davi-Digui's mission as a Joyful Living Educator is to help messy humans like herself quiet the noise of perfectionism, comparison and fear to show up fully to their imperfect and beautiful lives and/or businesses. Her message can be summed up in 3 sentences: You're imperfect; Life is messy; Show up anyway. Krista will help you figure out how. She has a new Seasonal Mindfulness Journal available here: https://www.alifeinprogress.ca/52-mondays/

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