WEBVTT - Budget time for transitions

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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 budget time for transitions. Transitions almost always

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<v Speaker 1>require money, but they also require a lot of time too,

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<v Speaker 1>so you are wise to be prepared for both possibilities.

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<v Speaker 1>Life is full of transitions. People move, people have new babies,

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<v Speaker 1>people get new jobs. There might be smaller transitions between

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<v Speaker 1>these as wells, such as a job becoming more in

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<v Speaker 1>person and less remote, or children starting new schools. Often,

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<v Speaker 1>transitions take time and money. People often think about the

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<v Speaker 1>money part, particularly for big transitions, but you want to

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<v Speaker 1>be sure to budget for both so life doesn't feel frantic.

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<v Speaker 1>In many cases, the financial costs of transitions are fairly obvious,

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<v Speaker 1>like if you are looking at the costs of moving

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<v Speaker 1>to a new house or apartment. There might be deposits

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<v Speaker 1>or down payments and payments to brokers or real estate agents.

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<v Speaker 1>Hiring movers takes money, as does dealing with whatever necessary

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<v Speaker 1>fixes got missed or got bumped to you. Perhaps you

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<v Speaker 1>need new furniture, but it also takes a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>time to move. Sometimes people are less likely to consider

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<v Speaker 1>the time costs of transitions like this, but they are substantial.

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<v Speaker 1>You'll need to supervise the movers and move smaller things

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<v Speaker 1>yourself and unpack at least some of the things. On

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<v Speaker 1>the other end, you'll need to change your address and

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<v Speaker 1>possibly your driver's license and other documents like that. You

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<v Speaker 1>will need to supervise whatevern have to happen. Figuring out

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<v Speaker 1>new schedules and new routines and how new things work

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<v Speaker 1>all take time. You will need to build this into

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<v Speaker 1>your life. If you don't, you will feel rushed and

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<v Speaker 1>frantic after the move. If you do, things will go

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<v Speaker 1>more smoothly. This is also true for transitions like a

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<v Speaker 1>child going off to college. When my first went off

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<v Speaker 1>to college last fall, I knew we would be paying

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<v Speaker 1>tuition and we prepared for that, but I hadn't quite

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<v Speaker 1>anticipated that there would be a multi day orientation that

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<v Speaker 1>parents would come to in midsummer. I didn't know we

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<v Speaker 1>would be given a small move and window on a

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<v Speaker 1>day in August, and we wouldn't know what day that

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<v Speaker 1>was until about a month before then. There was parents

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<v Speaker 1>Weekend about two months after school started. All of this

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<v Speaker 1>can be a lot of fun, of course, but it

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<v Speaker 1>does take time, so it is best to plan for it.

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<v Speaker 1>I know now for my next kids to very lightly

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<v Speaker 1>schedule the weeks before school starts. Changing jobs definitely takes time.

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<v Speaker 1>You will need to figure out your new schedule and

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<v Speaker 1>new routines. You will need to meet with people at

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<v Speaker 1>your new organization. You will need to be trained on

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<v Speaker 1>whatever policies and technologies are part of the new place. Indeed,

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<v Speaker 1>onboarding new employees takes so much time and managerial energy

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<v Speaker 1>that anything organizations do to reduce turnover tends to go

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<v Speaker 1>straight to the bottom line. But if you are starting

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<v Speaker 1>something new, it's pointless to pretend that anyone truly hits

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<v Speaker 1>the ground running. Everything requires some transition time. You will

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<v Speaker 1>need to plan for that and for all the little

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<v Speaker 1>things like updating your information on LinkedIn or in your

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<v Speaker 1>alumni directory or with any professional associations. You will want

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<v Speaker 1>to reach out to your professional network and let them

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<v Speaker 1>know about the new job. This all takes time. When

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<v Speaker 1>you understand that transitions take time, then you can be

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<v Speaker 1>a bit more patient with yourself and with the world

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<v Speaker 1>when things do not run at one hundred percent of

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<v Speaker 1>their previous efficiency immediately. If you expect one hundred percent efficiency,

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<v Speaker 1>then you probably need to limit the number of transitions

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<v Speaker 1>in your life, but if you plan to make them,

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<v Speaker 1>then plan for them to take time. Make sure your

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<v Speaker 1>schedule can accommodate them. You might need to limit other

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<v Speaker 1>commitments or outsource some routine household tasks in order to

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<v Speaker 1>free up time. If you do, though, then you will

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<v Speaker 1>be happier and you will be able to make the

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<v Speaker 1>transition happen more smoothly than if you are constantly borrowing

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<v Speaker 1>time from, say sleep, to make it all work. In

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

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<v Speaker 1>to making the most of our time. Thanks for listening

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<v Speaker 1>to Before Breakfast. If you've got questions, ideas, or feedback,

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<v Speaker 1>you can reach me at Laura at Laura vandercam dot com.

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