WEBVTT - It's time for a September reset

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning.

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<v Speaker 1>This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's episode,

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<v Speaker 1>on like most Wednesdays, is going to be a shorter episode,

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<v Speaker 1>but that's because it's going to be just me talking.

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<v Speaker 1>Don't worry. We'll be back to interviews with fascinating people

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<v Speaker 1>next week, learning how they take their days from great

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<v Speaker 1>to awesome and any advice they have for the rest

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<v Speaker 1>of us. But today, I want to talk about how

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<v Speaker 1>you can take your days from great to awesome. As

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<v Speaker 1>the new season starts, this episode is first airing right

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<v Speaker 1>around the beginning of September. September tends to be a

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<v Speaker 1>time of new beginnings. If you have school aged kids

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<v Speaker 1>here in the US at least, then they might be

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<v Speaker 1>starting new grades or even new schools. Maybe you are

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<v Speaker 1>going back to school yourself. But even if you're not,

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<v Speaker 1>summer is ending and fall is starting, and so daily

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<v Speaker 1>rhythms are changing. Whenever daily life changes, it can be

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<v Speaker 1>a great opportunity for a fresh start. Handled right, this

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<v Speaker 1>can be an opportunity to view your schedule intentionally and

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<v Speaker 1>think about what you would like it to look like.

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<v Speaker 1>I have five kids, and three of them are starting

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<v Speaker 1>new schools this fall. My oldest just moved to Boston

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<v Speaker 1>for his freshman year of college. So exciting. I have

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<v Speaker 1>a tenth grader and an eighth grader, and then my

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<v Speaker 1>fifth grader is just starting middle school. My little guy, yep,

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<v Speaker 1>my baby is starting kindergarten this fall. It's all so

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<v Speaker 1>exciting to buy school supplies and backpacks and see them

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<v Speaker 1>think about classes and activities and which teachers their friends

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<v Speaker 1>have too. I am spending time thinking through the family

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<v Speaker 1>schedule and thinking through my schedule. I'm thinking about when

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<v Speaker 1>it makes sense to do more focused work and when

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<v Speaker 1>I need to be more flexible because of kids being

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<v Speaker 1>around in the various driving requirements. I am thinking about

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<v Speaker 1>my own choir rehearsals I'm definitely still doing those and

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<v Speaker 1>how those will fit in. And I am thinking about

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<v Speaker 1>when I might be able to run. I am thinking

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<v Speaker 1>of any habits I want to develop. Perhaps you are

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<v Speaker 1>thinking of these things too. If so, I invite you

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<v Speaker 1>to join me for what I am calling the September Reset.

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<v Speaker 1>This is a project I am running for about two

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<v Speaker 1>weeks in September where lots of us will rethink our

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<v Speaker 1>schedules and habits together. Don't worry. It's totally free. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>not selling anything here. I just like doing this and

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<v Speaker 1>I think it will be useful for others too. Here's

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<v Speaker 1>how this works. You can sign up up for the

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<v Speaker 1>September Reset on my website, which is Laura Vandercam dot com.

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<v Speaker 1>Just my name, you can enter your email address and

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<v Speaker 1>you will start getting emails from me about the project.

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<v Speaker 1>This project, the September Reset, will run for about two

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<v Speaker 1>weeks in the middle of September. For the first week,

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<v Speaker 1>we will all track our time together. We will figure

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<v Speaker 1>out exactly where the time goes for one hundred and

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<v Speaker 1>sixty eight hours, that is one week. If you have

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<v Speaker 1>never tracked your time before, I think you will find

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<v Speaker 1>this fascinating. We often tell ourselves stories about our time,

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<v Speaker 1>but we don't have any actual data. How much time

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<v Speaker 1>do you sleep, work, spend with family, spend in transit,

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<v Speaker 1>spend on housework, or have for leisure pursuits. I don't know.

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<v Speaker 1>But when we do know, we can make smarter choices.

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<v Speaker 1>We can add or subtract to get closer to the

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<v Speaker 1>lives we want. I will be providing support as you

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<v Speaker 1>track your time for a week. Then during that week,

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<v Speaker 1>I will start sending notes about some of my favorite

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<v Speaker 1>time management tips. These strategies are about building smart habits,

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<v Speaker 1>those that allow you to feel in charge of your life,

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<v Speaker 1>however busy it is, and to make space for fun.

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<v Speaker 1>I know that Before Breakfast listeners are all productive and

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<v Speaker 1>efficient people. I also want you to enjoy life, and

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<v Speaker 1>many of my favorite time management tips are aimed at that.

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<v Speaker 1>Those tips will keep coming via email through late September.

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<v Speaker 1>In that time, you will also have a chance to

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<v Speaker 1>use my September Reset online portal to learn more about

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<v Speaker 1>each strategy and to answer questions about how you might

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<v Speaker 1>implement the strategy in your life. You will then be

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<v Speaker 1>able to refer a few days later on how each

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<v Speaker 1>strategy worked or anything you'd like to change in the future.

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<v Speaker 1>These answers will all be kept completely anonymous, I can

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<v Speaker 1>promise that, but I would love to use some of

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<v Speaker 1>them for my future content as I share how people

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<v Speaker 1>spend their time and the steps they take to spend

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<v Speaker 1>their time better. In other words, they might make future

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<v Speaker 1>Before Breakfast episodes. I am so excited about this new season.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm excited to think about new routines. For instance, I

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<v Speaker 1>will be thinking about my evening routine. Even though sometimes

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<v Speaker 1>we don't finish with activities until later in the evening,

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<v Speaker 1>it is still possible to have some downtime. I'm also

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<v Speaker 1>thinking through when the kids need to be in their rooms,

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<v Speaker 1>reading or working on homework. When do we all need

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<v Speaker 1>to be asleep in order to be well rested for

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<v Speaker 1>the next day. I have been writing down when everyone's

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<v Speaker 1>activities are meeting and how many drivers we will need

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<v Speaker 1>to get people where they are going. A big family

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<v Speaker 1>can sometimes be like a circus. But while a circus

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<v Speaker 1>has lots of moving parts, it is also quite orderly.

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<v Speaker 1>I know we will eventually figure it all out, and

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<v Speaker 1>so will you, So please join me for the September reset.

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<v Speaker 1>Just go to Laura vandercam dot com and enter your

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<v Speaker 1>email address and we'll get started together. I hope we

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<v Speaker 1>can make this September and the new season one of

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<v Speaker 1>our best yet. In the meantime, this is Laura. Thanks

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<v Speaker 1>for listening, and here's to making the most of our time.

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks for listening to Before Breakfast. If you've got questions, ideas,

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<v Speaker 1>or feedback, you can reach me at Laura at Laura

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<v Speaker 1>vandercam dot com. Before Breakfast is a production of iHeartMedia.

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