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 take time to reflect on important parts
Speaker 1: of your day and on your life in general. It's
Speaker 1: easy to go from one thing to another and not
Speaker 1: process your experiences, but by reflecting you can learn what
Speaker 1: you like and what you don't like, and make thoughtful
Speaker 1: choices for the future. In previous episodes of Before Breakfast,
Speaker 1: I've suggested taking time after each work meeting or networking
Speaker 1: event or conference to follow up. By taking a moment
Speaker 1: to understand what happened and what needs to happen after
Speaker 1: each meeting, you avoid wasting people's time time with conferences
Speaker 1: in networking, you are more likely to get your money's
Speaker 1: worth if you make connections before people forget what happened
Speaker 1: and move on to the next thing. But this isn't
Speaker 1: just about efficient meetings and networking. Taking a little time
Speaker 1: to reflect can make all our experiences more meaningful. For instance,
Speaker 1: after you get together with a friend, you might consciously
Speaker 1: take a few minutes to reflect on how the friend
Speaker 1: is doing and what you are grateful for about the relationship.
Speaker 1: Make a note to yourself if there's anything going on
Speaker 1: in the other person's life that you want to be
Speaker 1: aware of. For example, when our kids are at camp,
Speaker 1: so you can suggest going out one night while they're gone,
Speaker 1: or a job she interviewed for that you want to
Speaker 1: ask about the next time you see each other. Also
Speaker 1: consider scheduling that next get together, or making a reminder
Speaker 1: to yourself for a future date to schedule something that.
Speaker 1: It's great to reflect on your travels too, after you
Speaker 1: get home from a trip, or on each day while
Speaker 1: you're away, make notes about places you enjoyed, special experiences,
Speaker 1: and anything else you want to remember. Once you get home,
Speaker 1: look through your photos decide which ones you'd like to
Speaker 1: highlight in some way. If anyone made recommendations that you
Speaker 1: followed on your trip and you enjoyed, let the person
Speaker 1: who recommended it no. Think of this wrap up from
Speaker 1: a trip as an additional way to savor it. Plus,
Speaker 1: it makes going home more pleasant than just focusing on
Speaker 1: the laundry. You can do something similar after any adventure.
Speaker 1: If you visit, let's say, the Brandywine River Museum, which
Speaker 1: is near me, you may fall in love with the
Speaker 1: paintings of the Wyath family when you reflect after your visit,
Speaker 1: you might decide to get Andrew Wyas's autobiography from the
Speaker 1: library and make a note to visit the wythe paintings
Speaker 1: at the Farnsworth when you're in Main next summer. If
Speaker 1: you enjoyed a circ Desolet show, you might take a
Speaker 1: moment to remember the coolest spectacles and then take a
Speaker 1: look at their upcoming schedule. Next thing you know, you're
Speaker 1: taking in one of their shows when you're at a
Speaker 1: conference in Las Vegas. That's more fun than sitting in
Speaker 1: your room at night watching TV, because that you can
Speaker 1: do anywhere. By taking just a little time after an
Speaker 1: important experience to reflect on it, you'll be able to
Speaker 1: soak up all you can and chart a course for
Speaker 1: more meaningful experiences in the future too. That's a lot
Speaker 1: of upside for a few minutes, so why not make
Speaker 1: it a habit in the meantime. This is Laura, Thanks
Speaker 1: for listening, and here's to making the most of our time.
Speaker 1: Thanks for listening to Before Breakfast. If you've got questions, ideas,
Speaker 1: or feedback, you can reach me at Laura at Laura
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