WEBVTT - Celebrate how far you've come

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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 celebrate how far you've come in adulthood.

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<v Speaker 1>Other people aren't necessarily going to notice and celebrate your accomplishments,

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<v Speaker 1>particularly as more people try working for themselves, so we

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<v Speaker 1>need to be our own cheering sections to stay motivated

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<v Speaker 1>and on course. Over the past few decades, it has

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<v Speaker 1>become easier and easier to start your own business. Technology

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<v Speaker 1>lets us work from anywhere. We can advertise our services

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<v Speaker 1>on the web and reach people all over the world.

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<v Speaker 1>Covid has accelerated this trend, with many people deciding that

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<v Speaker 1>they simply don't want to commute to regular offices anymore

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<v Speaker 1>after they've experienced remote and more flexible work. There are

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<v Speaker 1>a great many upsides to this. I love the freedom

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<v Speaker 1>of running my own business. On the other hand, there

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<v Speaker 1>are certain things that you do miss out on. Good

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<v Speaker 1>Managers are always looking for ways to recognize their people.

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<v Speaker 1>Some of this is kind of silly that it works,

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<v Speaker 1>like really a plaque with your name on it, a

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<v Speaker 1>T shirt about that project that you just finished, being

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<v Speaker 1>taken out to dinner, to mollify you about the month

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<v Speaker 1>of late nights. Rationally, no one should feel better about

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<v Speaker 1>working late for a month just because their boss bought

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<v Speaker 1>them a thirty dollar steak. And yet on the margins,

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<v Speaker 1>it does indeed make people feel better, and those plaques

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<v Speaker 1>do indeed make people feel celebrated and happy. When you

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<v Speaker 1>work for yourself, no one is going to give you

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<v Speaker 1>a plaque, and let's be honest, you probably don't need

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<v Speaker 1>the clutter, though if it would make you feel better.

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<v Speaker 1>There are all sorts of companies that make reward products

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<v Speaker 1>and they will hook you up with however big a

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<v Speaker 1>plaque you want. Instead, you are probably better off keeping

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<v Speaker 1>the cash and thinking about other ways you can celebrate yourself.

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<v Speaker 1>In particular, think about how far you've come since your

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<v Speaker 1>professional journey started. Sometimes it is hard to see differences

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<v Speaker 1>in day to day operations, but if you look back,

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<v Speaker 1>you'll notice how much better things are than they were.

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<v Speaker 1>If you've got any particular numbers, those would be great

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<v Speaker 1>to write up and then share with the people in

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<v Speaker 1>your life who will applaud you. So For instance, if

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<v Speaker 1>you've really been hustling for the past two years, but

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<v Speaker 1>you just signed your first major contract with a repeat

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<v Speaker 1>customer who came back to you great. No pitching was involved.

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<v Speaker 1>Note this, congratulate yourself, send a note to your mom,

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<v Speaker 1>tell your mastermind group, or heck, tell the other parent

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<v Speaker 1>you talked to at the playground. Or let's say that

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<v Speaker 1>you managed to complete a project in less time than

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<v Speaker 1>you planned. No, you don't need to make a project

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<v Speaker 1>T shirt, but you should definitely give yourself some time

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<v Speaker 1>off as a reward for your newly developed efficiency. Take

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<v Speaker 1>yourself out to lunch. You're better yet, go somewhere like

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<v Speaker 1>a museum or for a hike in the middle of

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<v Speaker 1>the day. You'll feel happy, and as a bonus, the

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<v Speaker 1>memories don't take space in your closet. And if you

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<v Speaker 1>do something big, feel free to throw yourself a party.

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<v Speaker 1>Probably no one else is going to, so if you're

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<v Speaker 1>waiting around for that to happen, you're going to be

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<v Speaker 1>waiting for a long time. So set yourself a big

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<v Speaker 1>goal and then have a celebratory dinner when you hit it.

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<v Speaker 1>Look at how far you've come. You know, the milestones.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean doing a certain amount of revenue in business,

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<v Speaker 1>publishing that book, landing that keynote at a big conference,

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<v Speaker 1>landing your first international client. I'm sure you can come

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<v Speaker 1>up with a reason to have a party, and frankly,

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<v Speaker 1>these days we could use some more celebrating. So take

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<v Speaker 1>a look back on your professional journey. Celebrate how far

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<v Speaker 1>you have come. I'm going to be hitting the seven

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<v Speaker 1>unique episode of Before Breakfast soon, so I'm pondering how

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<v Speaker 1>I will celebrate that. What will you celebrate? I'd love

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<v Speaker 1>to hear about it. You can let me know at

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<v Speaker 1>Laura at Laura Vanderkamp dot com. In the meantime, this

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<v Speaker 1>is Laura. Thanks for listening, and here's to making the

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<v Speaker 1>most of our time. Hey everybody, I'd love to hear

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