Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning,
Speaker 1: This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's
Speaker 1: tip is to get in the habit of asking what
Speaker 1: might I have forgotten? Every time you walk out the
Speaker 1: door or start a big new experience, you raise the
Speaker 1: chances of someone remembering something important and saving everyone a
Speaker 1: lot of trouble. So if you have been preparing for
Speaker 1: something for a while, like a big international trip, you
Speaker 1: might assume you would have everything, but it is amazing
Speaker 1: what we can still forget. You pack your kids warm
Speaker 1: ski socks, but not your own. You have all the
Speaker 1: sunscreen and medications, but not your toothbrush or underwear. Even
Speaker 1: just a quick trip can feature forgetfulness. Grocery stores in
Speaker 1: my area no longer give out plastic bags, and we
Speaker 1: have many reusable bags in the house and some in
Speaker 1: the car. But then sometimes they're not in the car
Speaker 1: when I need to stop by the store, and well,
Speaker 1: then I wind up purchasing even more reusable bags. So
Speaker 1: it's wise to get in the habit every time you
Speaker 1: are walking out the door of asking what am I forgetting?
Speaker 1: If you are leaving with a group, ask everyone now. Obviously,
Speaker 1: if you knew you were forgetting something, you wouldn't be
Speaker 1: forgetting it. So this question isn't fool proof. But by
Speaker 1: building in a few seconds to check your inventory, you
Speaker 1: force yourself to run through the list of what you
Speaker 1: might need one more time. Even if it's something you
Speaker 1: don't have in your active brain, someone else might mention it,
Speaker 1: or you might be prompted to think, oh, perhaps it
Speaker 1: could rain and you bring an umbrella for the car.
Speaker 1: You'll be glad you did that when it starts storming later.
Speaker 1: I find that this question, asked in a lighthearted way,
Speaker 1: can also feel more positive than other ways of well
Speaker 1: nagging people to remember stuff. I have definitely asked my
Speaker 1: kids did you remember your toothbrush? Or did you remember
Speaker 1: your lactate on the way out the door. But if
Speaker 1: you are working with a team a work team here,
Speaker 1: it is a bit off putting to ask a direct
Speaker 1: report if she remembered to print out the agenda for
Speaker 1: the meeting in case the client doesn't have it. But
Speaker 1: if you are all leaving the team room together simply
Speaker 1: asking what are we forgetting HM? The agenda backup of
Speaker 1: the slides puts this in a more problem solving tone,
Speaker 1: rather than an accusatory one. And who knows, your employees
Speaker 1: might remember something that you have completely forgotten and that
Speaker 1: would be a big win. So the next time you
Speaker 1: are heading out the door or preparing for something big,
Speaker 1: ask yourself and anyone with you what you might have forgotten.
Speaker 1: That simple question may help you avoid frustration and set
Speaker 1: yourself up for success. In the meantime, this is Laura.
Speaker 1: Thanks for listening, and here's to making the most of
Speaker 1: our time. Thanks for listening to Before Breakfast. If you've
Speaker 1: got questions, ideas, or feedback, you can reach me at
Speaker 1: la at Laura vandercam dot com. Before Breakfast is a
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