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The Motivation Mindset with Risa WilliamsAuthor: Risa Williams
The Motivation Mindset is an award-winning practical time management podcast hosted by Risa Williams, therapist and the book author of Get Stuff Done Without the Stress, The Ultimate Time Management Toolkit and The Procrastination Playbook. The MM Podcast provides practical tools from experts to help you get stuff done without all the stress. Tune up your daily mindset with these motivating coffee-break sized episodes. Frequent co-hosts include: Erica Curtis, Trevor Stockwell, Ryan Muldoon, and Stevon Lewis.**Winner of The Positive Change Podcast Award: Psychology**(All tools discussed on the show are meant for educational purposes only and not as a replacement for medical care or psychotherapy). Language: en-us Genres: Health & Fitness, Mental Health, Science, Social Sciences Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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The Motivation Mindset with Risa Williams: The Good Enough Zone - Stephanie Van Schaick
Episode 119
Tuesday, 17 March, 2026
Send a textDo you ever feel like your work is never quite “good enough,” so you keep pushing yourself until you’re completely burned out? Do perfectionistic tendencies sometimes make it hard to relax or try new things without worrying about mistakes? If so, this episode is for you. Risa Williams sits down with mental health counselor and DBT specialist Stephanie Van Schaick to talk about perfectionism and how to find the “Good Enough Zone” when approaching the tasks and projects in your life.They discuss:-Risa's tool: "The Good Enough Zone" from The Ultimate Time Management Toolkit and how to find what that is for you-Stephanie's "70% Rule" and how to remind yourself when you've reached this marker and let things go afterwards-How perfectionism is tied into self-esteem and self-talk about what we're doing-The DBT tool: "Building Mastery" where we allow ourselves to be beginners at things we're doing and build our skills slowly over time-How perfectionism affects our energy management and often takes our energy away from things that really need our focus and energy to manage-How perfectionism is often a really sneaky form of procrastination (as discussed in Risa's book, The Procrastination Playbook)!**NEW EVENT: Risa will be returning to The Huddle/Google Campus in Mountain View on April 12th at noon to do another FIND YOUR CALM: FAMILY WORKSHOP! She will read a copy of her new kids' book: What Calms You Down? and she'll guide kids through a "calm treasure box" art activity, and then, teach grownups her Tiny Wins Practice for tracking tiny wins towards goals. First 25 people receive a custom tote bag with two free books by Risa inside! Visit @risawilliamstherapy and @visitgoogle to RSVP. It's a free event!****NEW KIDS BOOK: What Calms You Down? Written and illustrated by Risa Williams, this early-learner picture book is great for teaching young ones calming down skills: https://www.amazon.com/What-Calms-Down-Risa-Williams/dp/B0GQZ896L9**Host: Risa Williams, risawilliams.com, @risawilliamstherapyGuest: Stephanie Van Schaick, StateOfBalanceMentalHealthCounseling.com, @stateofbalanceforlifeSupport the showFor info on books, workshops, guests, and future episodes, please visit: risawilliams.com.*All tools discussed on the show are meant for educational purposes only and not as a replacement for therapy or medical advice.
