WEBVTT - Seize the moment

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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

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<v Speaker 1>tip is to pay attention to the opportunities that particular

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<v Speaker 1>circumstances offer. Sometimes we can seize the chance to do

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<v Speaker 1>things with less friction than usual. Power outages can be miserable,

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<v Speaker 1>especially if you work from home. Extended power outages can

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<v Speaker 1>also mean losing the contents of your refrigerator. I hate waste,

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<v Speaker 1>but hearing from someone in this situation recently, I was

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<v Speaker 1>reminded of an upside to having to throw out everything

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<v Speaker 1>in your fridge. You have a prime opportunity to give

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<v Speaker 1>these shelves and drawers a thorough cleaning before you go

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<v Speaker 1>to the grocery store and restock. You can spend twenty

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<v Speaker 1>minutes cleaning the inside of your fridge. It is never

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<v Speaker 1>going to be easier to deep clean your fridge than

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<v Speaker 1>when it is mostly empty. You can seize the moment

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<v Speaker 1>that a power outage affords. Likewise, the easiest time to

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<v Speaker 1>clean your closet is in between seasons. After you put

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<v Speaker 1>away your summer clothes, sweep the floor and dust the

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<v Speaker 1>shelves while the closet is a lot more bare than usual.

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<v Speaker 1>If you are getting a new dining room table before

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<v Speaker 1>it's delivered, vacuum both sides of the rug and the pad,

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<v Speaker 1>and mop underneath where the rug goes. If you think

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<v Speaker 1>this isn't necessary, you might pull back the rug and

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<v Speaker 1>you may realize this is an opportunity you want to

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<v Speaker 1>make the most of. You can seize opportune moments at

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<v Speaker 1>work too. If you and your boss are in the

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<v Speaker 1>car on the way to a meeting, make the most

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<v Speaker 1>of the chance to ask any questions or talk through

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<v Speaker 1>any topics you want guidance on. Especially if your boss

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<v Speaker 1>tends to be hard to catch, seize the moment when

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<v Speaker 1>she is a captive audience in the car. You can

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<v Speaker 1>do something similar before and after meetings, whether in person

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<v Speaker 1>or over zoom er teams. These are great opportunities for

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<v Speaker 1>asking colleagues quick questions or following up on messages you

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<v Speaker 1>have sent them that haven't gotten a response. Maybe you

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<v Speaker 1>will be able to cancel a future meeting and that

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<v Speaker 1>would be a huge win. I also try to make

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<v Speaker 1>the most of time when I am in the car

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<v Speaker 1>with just one kid. This is especially valuable for teenagers

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<v Speaker 1>who can be hard to connect with you. Probably don't

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<v Speaker 1>want to force a conversation, but you can communicate that

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<v Speaker 1>you're open to talking. In other words, don't put on

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<v Speaker 1>an audio book before your kid has an opening to

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<v Speaker 1>bring up something that's on her mind. Allow some space

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<v Speaker 1>to seize the moment. I like to see these opportune

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<v Speaker 1>moments for Erand's too. If you are at a dentist

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<v Speaker 1>appointment far from work, but you're a trader Joe's stock

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<v Speaker 1>up on frozen rice or orange chicken or whatever else

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<v Speaker 1>you happen to like from there, pay attention to the

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<v Speaker 1>opportunities that particular circumstances offer. Life can be hard, but

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<v Speaker 1>when something that is usually hard doesn't have to be,

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<v Speaker 1>we can seize the moment. I am always a fan

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<v Speaker 1>of making life easier in the meantime. This is Laura.

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

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<v Speaker 1>our time. Thanks for listening to Before Breakfast. If you've

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<v Speaker 1>got questions, ideas, or feedback, you can reach me at

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<v Speaker 1>La at Laura vandercam dot com. Before Breakfast is a

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