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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio.

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<v Speaker 1>Good Morning, This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast.

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<v Speaker 1>Today's tip is to tell others about the progress you

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<v Speaker 1>intend to make. This can help ensure that the progress happens.

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<v Speaker 1>So if you are listening to this podcast, I am

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<v Speaker 1>sure you have all sorts of goals that you set

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<v Speaker 1>for yourself, and maybe you find it easy to stick

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<v Speaker 1>with things, but many people struggle with holding themselves accountable.

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<v Speaker 1>Good intentions might not be enough when life gets busy,

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<v Speaker 1>but fortunately there are ways to create a little more accountability.

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<v Speaker 1>A simple one. Use this phrase the next time you

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<v Speaker 1>see me to cast a vision of your future self.

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<v Speaker 1>Here's how it works. When you want to hold yourself

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<v Speaker 1>to doing something, mentioned to someone else that the next

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<v Speaker 1>time they see you, you will have done it. So,

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<v Speaker 1>for instance, if you know that you need to have

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<v Speaker 1>a financial heart to heart with your boss, you can

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<v Speaker 1>tell your partner in the morning that the next time

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<v Speaker 1>you see me, I will have asked for a raise.

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<v Speaker 1>The other person doesn't have to do anything, but you

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<v Speaker 1>will be a lot less likely to chicken out of

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<v Speaker 1>talking about the topic at the check in. You can

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<v Speaker 1>use this phrase for all sorts of things. Tell your

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<v Speaker 1>best friend the next time you see me, I will

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<v Speaker 1>have gone for a run. You'll be more likely to

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<v Speaker 1>do it. If you tell your sister the next time

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<v Speaker 1>you see me, I will have visited Grandpa, you will

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<v Speaker 1>probably be more likely to stop by his retirement home

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<v Speaker 1>before your next weekly get together. Now, to be sure,

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<v Speaker 1>you could always set up a formal accountability partnership for

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<v Speaker 1>any ongoing goals. Find someone else who wants to accomplish

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<v Speaker 1>something big and check in with each other regularly. You

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<v Speaker 1>could send each other emails every week, or have a

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<v Speaker 1>chat where you both say by the next time you

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<v Speaker 1>see me, and then list out your goals. But the

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<v Speaker 1>beauty of this little phrase is that you don't really

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<v Speaker 1>even need a formal accountability partnership. You can use this

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<v Speaker 1>phrase to hold yourself accountable and to create a deadline,

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<v Speaker 1>even if the other person isn't all that invested in

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<v Speaker 1>what you're doing. After all, you probably will see the

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<v Speaker 1>other person again, and likely pretty soon. By saying that

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<v Speaker 1>you will do something before then, you are creating accountability

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<v Speaker 1>for yourself without demanding anything of anyone else. It is

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<v Speaker 1>a public commitment, but it's a low key one and

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<v Speaker 1>articulating this vision for future. You can help bring it

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<v Speaker 1>to fruition. In the meantime, this is Laura. Thanks for

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

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<v Speaker 1>Hey everybody, I'd love to hear from you. You can

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks so much, I look forward to staying in touch.

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