WEBVTT - Hip hip hoorays

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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 find your favorite ways of saying hip,

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<v Speaker 1>hip hooray. Just like cheerleaders, teachers, and camp counselors all

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<v Speaker 1>have a repertoire of cheers, we need ready little ways

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<v Speaker 1>to celebrate the good things in our lives. Today's tip

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<v Speaker 1>comes from Ingrid Fatel Lee, author of the book Joyful

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<v Speaker 1>and blogger at esthetics of joy dot com. It is

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<v Speaker 1>no secret that burnout has been on the rise of late.

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<v Speaker 1>Many folks have focused on reducing the stresses that lead

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<v Speaker 1>to burnout, which is a good idea, but sometimes we

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<v Speaker 1>can't change things immediately, so Lee points out that creating

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<v Speaker 1>what she calls micro moments of joy can also help.

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<v Speaker 1>If you are experiencing more joy, even about little things,

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<v Speaker 1>burnout may become less of a threat. In order to notice, savor,

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<v Speaker 1>and extend the good feelings from these micro moments of joy,

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<v Speaker 1>Lee suggests building a repertoire of what she calls hip

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<v Speaker 1>hip hoor rays. These are little things you can easily

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<v Speaker 1>do to celebrate good news or good moments. So, for instance,

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<v Speaker 1>you can make a habit of taking a selfie when

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<v Speaker 1>you get good news. Then you can share this selfie

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<v Speaker 1>and reap more comments from supporters in your life. You

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<v Speaker 1>can let the person who has good news to share

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<v Speaker 1>choose what's for dinner. If the person is part of

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<v Speaker 1>your family, of course, you can go out for ice cream.

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<v Speaker 1>You can have a happy dance that you do. If

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<v Speaker 1>your coworker is sharing good news, you could decorate her

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<v Speaker 1>desk with a glittery garland. You can play a happy song.

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<v Speaker 1>You can text or email someone who loves you and

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<v Speaker 1>we'll share in your celebration. Indeed, you might even form

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<v Speaker 1>a group text of folks who will share winds and

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<v Speaker 1>cheer for each other. You can start a hip hip

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<v Speaker 1>parade journal to record your successes and good news. You

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<v Speaker 1>can spell out the good news and magnet letters on

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<v Speaker 1>your fridge. You can do an elaborate series of high

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<v Speaker 1>fives that your family develops. You can toast with whatever

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<v Speaker 1>you are drinking. Juice and water are totally fine. The

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<v Speaker 1>point is to mark whatever good moments we can. It

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<v Speaker 1>is so easy for something good to happen and then

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<v Speaker 1>to blow past it on the way to the next thing.

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<v Speaker 1>We noticed the bad stuff, because the bad stuff tends

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<v Speaker 1>to force us to set up and pay attention. People

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<v Speaker 1>tend not to notice how wonderful it is that a

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<v Speaker 1>table for four opened up just as you walked into

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<v Speaker 1>that busy restaurant, or that your neighbor has the exact

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<v Speaker 1>piece of equipment you need to borrow, or that your

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<v Speaker 1>boss mentioned something positive about you in that last meeting.

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<v Speaker 1>But all of that is definitely worth noticing. Savoring good

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<v Speaker 1>news cannot only make us feel great, it can fortify

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<v Speaker 1>us against all the bad stuff. So figure out your

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<v Speaker 1>list of hip hip raise. When something good happens, you

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<v Speaker 1>will know what to do, so you will mark the

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<v Speaker 1>occasion as it deserves to be marked. In the meantime,

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

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