I'm hooked on a new podcast -- Jon Acuff's All It Takes is a Goal. It's a newbie -- maybe 30 episodes. Most are about 20 minutes. I listen to (all but one) podcasts on 1-1/2 speed so this feels extra quick. Jon is a funny guy and has interesting insight.
Of course, bought his latest book, Soundtracks. It's the thought work stuff that Brooke Castillo teaches a little bit reimagined. I'm not sure if this will be totally redundant from the podcast, but I was interested enough to pull the trigger. Stay tuned ...
Anyway, lots of good stuff. He keeps info simple and then gives a bunch of stories that explain his point. It's funny and quick.
That leads me to an interesting tidbit from the podcast that's helping me with Spanish learning. Jon interviewed Greg McKeown and they discussed a goal having a lower limit and an upper limit. Lower limit to get you to do something (write one sentence in your journal daily) AND an upper limit to prevent burnout (write no more than 2 pages).
The lower limit is a Brooke Castillo concept too -- minimum baseline, but she never talks of an upper limit. It's easy to feel you need to do more and more, especially on a big goal. This leads to burnout or overwhelm and you can end up giving up.
Greg McKeown suggests a manageable upper limit. If the habit becomes a true habit with no chance of burnout, let the upper limit go. Until then, stick to it as strictly as you do the lower limit. He used swimming as an example. He hadn't been in a pool in years and wanted to get back in swimming shape. He put an upper limit on laps so he didn't burnout. Once he was back in shape, he let the upper limit go.
I'm using this for Spanish. It's easy for me to think every little free minute should be Spanish vocabulary study and I will absolutely burnout. This goal is BIG and LONG -- marathon of goals and I need to pace myself. Especially at first when this is so foreign to me and I don't have my study brain in shape.
For now. I love this idea. It's freeing. And while it seems like VERY LITTLE, it's what will get me started for this long game. "Little by little, a little becomes a lot."
Good stuff between Brooke Castillo's coaching calls and Jon Acuff's new podcast. On a side note, iPhone updated and I don't like the podcast organization now. Why do they change what works??? Anyway, have a great day and stay well. Later gators.
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| Sitting on the porch during a rainstorm watching a live coaching call with Brooke Castillo. Love this cuddle bug (!!) |
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