1 00:00:03,000 --> 00:00:09,360 Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning, 2 00:00:10,920 --> 00:00:16,960 Speaker 1: This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's 3 00:00:16,960 --> 00:00:24,520 Speaker 1: tip is to budget time for transitions. Transitions almost always 4 00:00:24,560 --> 00:00:28,320 Speaker 1: require money, but they also require a lot of time too, 5 00:00:29,480 --> 00:00:33,760 Speaker 1: so you are wise to be prepared for both possibilities. 6 00:00:36,080 --> 00:00:41,879 Speaker 1: Life is full of transitions. People move, people have new babies, 7 00:00:42,720 --> 00:00:46,760 Speaker 1: people get new jobs. There might be smaller transitions between 8 00:00:46,760 --> 00:00:49,400 Speaker 1: these as wells, such as a job becoming more in 9 00:00:49,479 --> 00:00:54,760 Speaker 1: person and less remote, or children starting new schools. Often, 10 00:00:55,000 --> 00:00:59,040 Speaker 1: transitions take time and money. People often think about the 11 00:00:59,080 --> 00:01:03,200 Speaker 1: money part, particularly for big transitions, but you want to 12 00:01:03,240 --> 00:01:08,119 Speaker 1: be sure to budget for both so life doesn't feel frantic. 13 00:01:10,160 --> 00:01:14,360 Speaker 1: In many cases, the financial costs of transitions are fairly obvious, 14 00:01:15,240 --> 00:01:17,240 Speaker 1: like if you are looking at the costs of moving 15 00:01:17,240 --> 00:01:20,679 Speaker 1: to a new house or apartment. There might be deposits 16 00:01:20,800 --> 00:01:24,400 Speaker 1: or down payments and payments to brokers or real estate agents. 17 00:01:25,160 --> 00:01:28,440 Speaker 1: Hiring movers takes money, as does dealing with whatever necessary 18 00:01:28,480 --> 00:01:32,080 Speaker 1: fixes got missed or got bumped to you. Perhaps you 19 00:01:32,160 --> 00:01:35,560 Speaker 1: need new furniture, but it also takes a lot of 20 00:01:36,040 --> 00:01:40,520 Speaker 1: time to move. Sometimes people are less likely to consider 21 00:01:40,560 --> 00:01:45,280 Speaker 1: the time costs of transitions like this, but they are substantial. 22 00:01:46,280 --> 00:01:49,360 Speaker 1: You'll need to supervise the movers and move smaller things 23 00:01:49,360 --> 00:01:51,600 Speaker 1: yourself and unpack at least some of the things. On 24 00:01:51,640 --> 00:01:54,640 Speaker 1: the other end, you'll need to change your address and 25 00:01:54,680 --> 00:01:58,320 Speaker 1: possibly your driver's license and other documents like that. You 26 00:01:58,320 --> 00:02:02,640 Speaker 1: will need to supervise whatevern have to happen. Figuring out 27 00:02:02,640 --> 00:02:05,360 Speaker 1: new schedules and new routines and how new things work 28 00:02:05,800 --> 00:02:09,000 Speaker 1: all take time. You will need to build this into 29 00:02:09,000 --> 00:02:13,040 Speaker 1: your life. If you don't, you will feel rushed and 30 00:02:13,120 --> 00:02:17,360 Speaker 1: frantic after the move. If you do, things will go 31 00:02:17,480 --> 00:02:21,840 Speaker 1: more smoothly. This is also true for transitions like a 32 00:02:21,919 --> 00:02:25,120 Speaker 1: child going off to college. When my first went off 33 00:02:25,160 --> 00:02:27,440 Speaker 1: to college last fall, I knew we would be paying 34 00:02:27,480 --> 00:02:31,200 Speaker 1: tuition and we prepared for that, but I hadn't quite 35 00:02:31,280 --> 00:02:35,000 Speaker 1: anticipated that there would be a multi day orientation that 36 00:02:35,080 --> 00:02:38,360 Speaker 1: parents would come to in midsummer. I didn't know we 37 00:02:38,360 --> 00:02:40,400 Speaker 1: would be given a small move and window on a 38 00:02:40,440 --> 00:02:42,920 Speaker 1: day in August, and we wouldn't know what day that 39 00:02:43,160 --> 00:02:47,000 Speaker 1: was until about a month before then. There was parents 40 00:02:47,080 --> 00:02:50,680 Speaker 1: Weekend about two months after school started. All of this 41 00:02:50,800 --> 00:02:53,120 Speaker 1: can be a lot of fun, of course, but it 42 00:02:53,160 --> 00:02:56,320 Speaker 1: does take time, so it is best to plan for it. 43 00:02:57,760 --> 00:03:00,960 Speaker 1: I know now for my next kids to very lightly 44 00:03:00,960 --> 00:03:07,400 Speaker 1: schedule the weeks before school starts. Changing jobs definitely takes time. 45 00:03:08,400 --> 00:03:10,400 Speaker 1: You will need to figure out your new schedule and 46 00:03:10,440 --> 00:03:13,400 Speaker 1: new routines. You will need to meet with people at 47 00:03:13,440 --> 00:03:16,760 Speaker 1: your new organization. You will need to be trained on 48 00:03:16,880 --> 00:03:21,280 Speaker 1: whatever policies and technologies are part of the new place. Indeed, 49 00:03:21,919 --> 00:03:27,320 Speaker 1: onboarding new employees takes so much time and managerial energy 50 00:03:27,360 --> 00:03:31,640 Speaker 1: that anything organizations do to reduce turnover tends to go 51 00:03:31,720 --> 00:03:35,800 Speaker 1: straight to the bottom line. But if you are starting 52 00:03:35,840 --> 00:03:39,320 Speaker 1: something new, it's pointless to pretend that anyone truly hits 53 00:03:39,320 --> 00:03:45,160 Speaker 1: the ground running. Everything requires some transition time. You will 54 00:03:45,200 --> 00:03:48,120 Speaker 1: need to plan for that and for all the little 55 00:03:48,160 --> 00:03:52,480 Speaker 1: things like updating your information on LinkedIn or in your 56 00:03:52,520 --> 00:03:58,000 Speaker 1: alumni directory or with any professional associations. You will want 57 00:03:58,000 --> 00:04:00,760 Speaker 1: to reach out to your professional network and let them 58 00:04:00,800 --> 00:04:06,240 Speaker 1: know about the new job. This all takes time. When 59 00:04:06,280 --> 00:04:08,920 Speaker 1: you understand that transitions take time, then you can be 60 00:04:08,960 --> 00:04:12,240 Speaker 1: a bit more patient with yourself and with the world 61 00:04:12,960 --> 00:04:15,320 Speaker 1: when things do not run at one hundred percent of 62 00:04:15,360 --> 00:04:21,360 Speaker 1: their previous efficiency immediately. If you expect one hundred percent efficiency, 63 00:04:22,120 --> 00:04:25,680 Speaker 1: then you probably need to limit the number of transitions 64 00:04:26,080 --> 00:04:29,599 Speaker 1: in your life, but if you plan to make them, 65 00:04:30,600 --> 00:04:34,880 Speaker 1: then plan for them to take time. Make sure your 66 00:04:34,920 --> 00:04:38,440 Speaker 1: schedule can accommodate them. You might need to limit other 67 00:04:38,480 --> 00:04:43,240 Speaker 1: commitments or outsource some routine household tasks in order to 68 00:04:43,279 --> 00:04:47,680 Speaker 1: free up time. If you do, though, then you will 69 00:04:47,720 --> 00:04:50,359 Speaker 1: be happier and you will be able to make the 70 00:04:50,400 --> 00:04:54,799 Speaker 1: transition happen more smoothly than if you are constantly borrowing 71 00:04:54,880 --> 00:05:00,599 Speaker 1: time from, say sleep, to make it all work. In 72 00:05:00,640 --> 00:05:06,560 Speaker 1: the meantime, this is Laura. Thanks for listening, and here's 73 00:05:06,600 --> 00:05:16,480 Speaker 1: to making the most of our time. Thanks for listening 74 00:05:16,480 --> 00:05:20,880 Speaker 1: to Before Breakfast. If you've got questions, ideas, or feedback, 75 00:05:21,240 --> 00:05:30,560 Speaker 1: you can reach me at Laura at Laura vandercam dot com. 76 00:05:30,680 --> 00:05:34,720 Speaker 1: Before Breakfast is a production of iHeartMedia. For more podcasts 77 00:05:34,720 --> 00:05:39,359 Speaker 1: from iHeartMedia, please visit the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or 78 00:05:39,360 --> 00:05:41,240 Speaker 1: wherever you listen to your favorite shows.