1 00:00:03,480 --> 00:00:09,360 Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning. 2 00:00:10,720 --> 00:00:16,320 Speaker 1: This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's 3 00:00:16,400 --> 00:00:22,200 Speaker 1: tip is to watch your vacation balance. Different kinds of 4 00:00:22,280 --> 00:00:26,400 Speaker 1: vacations serve different purposes, and it is wise to make 5 00:00:26,440 --> 00:00:31,000 Speaker 1: sure you have a little bit of different kinds. So 6 00:00:31,200 --> 00:00:33,640 Speaker 1: every August, my family goes to the beach for a 7 00:00:33,640 --> 00:00:37,280 Speaker 1: week or two. We drive there and it's only about 8 00:00:37,360 --> 00:00:40,880 Speaker 1: ninety minutes from my house. That means that I don't 9 00:00:40,920 --> 00:00:43,839 Speaker 1: need to spend a lot of time and effort packing carefully. 10 00:00:44,760 --> 00:00:47,199 Speaker 1: We go to the same town every year, and we 11 00:00:47,280 --> 00:00:53,840 Speaker 1: know what's there. This vacation is fairly relaxing. Of course, 12 00:00:53,880 --> 00:00:56,960 Speaker 1: we sometimes take other vacations through the year that involve 13 00:00:57,040 --> 00:01:01,960 Speaker 1: putting seven people on a plane somewhere, let's say Disney World. 14 00:01:02,680 --> 00:01:06,680 Speaker 1: Those vacations tend not to be so relaxing. They can 15 00:01:06,760 --> 00:01:14,039 Speaker 1: be fun, adventurous, exciting, memorable, but they are not relaxing, 16 00:01:15,160 --> 00:01:19,600 Speaker 1: and that is fine. A good vacation balance includes both. 17 00:01:19,959 --> 00:01:23,600 Speaker 1: Over the course of a year or so, vacations achieve 18 00:01:23,640 --> 00:01:26,559 Speaker 1: different goals, and it is good to know what those 19 00:01:26,560 --> 00:01:30,199 Speaker 1: goals are and to make sure that everyone is getting 20 00:01:30,200 --> 00:01:33,959 Speaker 1: what they need. So for instance, if you know you 21 00:01:34,000 --> 00:01:36,960 Speaker 1: will be taking a not too intense week at the 22 00:01:37,000 --> 00:01:40,040 Speaker 1: beach over the summer, maybe you can decide to do 23 00:01:40,080 --> 00:01:43,200 Speaker 1: something a little more intense, like hiking in the mountains 24 00:01:43,640 --> 00:01:47,320 Speaker 1: over spring break. If you'll be spending a low key 25 00:01:47,360 --> 00:01:50,920 Speaker 1: week at your sister's lake house over spring break, maybe 26 00:01:50,960 --> 00:01:53,520 Speaker 1: you decide to go to Europe and go sightseeing in 27 00:01:53,560 --> 00:01:58,440 Speaker 1: the summer. This concept of balance extends to other facets 28 00:01:58,440 --> 00:02:03,760 Speaker 1: of vacations too. Some are more expensive than others. Borrowing 29 00:02:03,800 --> 00:02:06,200 Speaker 1: a friend's mountain cabin for a week is going to 30 00:02:06,200 --> 00:02:10,080 Speaker 1: be cheaper than flying to the Caribbean. But if you 31 00:02:10,160 --> 00:02:14,040 Speaker 1: are having one cheaper vacation, maybe you can then budget 32 00:02:14,400 --> 00:02:18,320 Speaker 1: for a more expensive one. This is a big part 33 00:02:18,360 --> 00:02:21,560 Speaker 1: of the reason I suggest people plan all their vacations 34 00:02:21,560 --> 00:02:25,000 Speaker 1: for the year at once. No, I don't mean you 35 00:02:25,160 --> 00:02:28,160 Speaker 1: actually need to book everything at once. That could be 36 00:02:28,200 --> 00:02:33,160 Speaker 1: overwhelming and probably expensive. What I mean is that you 37 00:02:33,280 --> 00:02:36,480 Speaker 1: decide roughly when and what you are going to do 38 00:02:37,200 --> 00:02:40,240 Speaker 1: all at once, so that you can plan and budget 39 00:02:40,680 --> 00:02:44,840 Speaker 1: and everyone gets something to look forward to. The person 40 00:02:44,880 --> 00:02:48,160 Speaker 1: in your family who does not like to ski accepts 41 00:02:48,400 --> 00:02:51,400 Speaker 1: that you will go skiing over Christmas because you are 42 00:02:51,400 --> 00:02:54,280 Speaker 1: going to visit the rain forest in Costa Rica over 43 00:02:54,320 --> 00:02:57,560 Speaker 1: spring break, and you will just be doing cheap as 44 00:02:57,600 --> 00:03:00,919 Speaker 1: possible long weekends over the summer so you can afford 45 00:03:00,919 --> 00:03:05,560 Speaker 1: those other two trips. We often think about work life balance, 46 00:03:06,120 --> 00:03:09,359 Speaker 1: but there are all kinds of balances in life. There 47 00:03:09,440 --> 00:03:13,919 Speaker 1: is life life balance, time split between family and friends 48 00:03:13,919 --> 00:03:19,240 Speaker 1: and personal pursuits. In life administration, there is work work balance, 49 00:03:20,040 --> 00:03:24,000 Speaker 1: the time split between various projects in between execution and 50 00:03:24,080 --> 00:03:29,920 Speaker 1: drumming up new work. Vacation vacation balance deserves some thought too. 51 00:03:30,560 --> 00:03:33,400 Speaker 1: I am glad we are relaxing at the beach, but 52 00:03:33,480 --> 00:03:36,640 Speaker 1: I am also looking forward to some more adventurous trips 53 00:03:36,960 --> 00:03:41,520 Speaker 1: in the near future. It is good in life to 54 00:03:41,600 --> 00:03:47,880 Speaker 1: have both. In the meantime, this is Laura. Thanks for listening, 55 00:03:48,720 --> 00:03:58,400 Speaker 1: and here's to making the most of our time. Thanks 56 00:03:58,400 --> 00:04:02,559 Speaker 1: for listening to Before Breakfast. 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