WEBVTT - Take time to reflect

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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 take time to reflect on important parts

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<v Speaker 1>of your day and on your life in general. It's

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<v Speaker 1>easy to go from one thing to another and not

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<v Speaker 1>process your experiences, but by reflecting you can learn what

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<v Speaker 1>you like and what you don't like, and make thoughtful

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<v Speaker 1>choices for the future. In previous episodes of Before Breakfast,

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<v Speaker 1>I've suggested taking time after each work meeting or networking

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<v Speaker 1>event or conference to follow up. By taking a moment

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<v Speaker 1>to understand what happened and what needs to happen after

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<v Speaker 1>each meeting, you avoid wasting people's time time with conferences

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<v Speaker 1>in networking, you are more likely to get your money's

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<v Speaker 1>worth if you make connections before people forget what happened

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<v Speaker 1>and move on to the next thing. But this isn't

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<v Speaker 1>just about efficient meetings and networking. Taking a little time

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<v Speaker 1>to reflect can make all our experiences more meaningful. For instance,

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<v Speaker 1>after you get together with a friend, you might consciously

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<v Speaker 1>take a few minutes to reflect on how the friend

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<v Speaker 1>is doing and what you are grateful for about the relationship.

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<v Speaker 1>Make a note to yourself if there's anything going on

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<v Speaker 1>in the other person's life that you want to be

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<v Speaker 1>aware of. For example, when our kids are at camp,

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<v Speaker 1>so you can suggest going out one night while they're gone,

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<v Speaker 1>or a job she interviewed for that you want to

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<v Speaker 1>ask about the next time you see each other. Also

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<v Speaker 1>consider scheduling that next get together, or making a reminder

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<v Speaker 1>to yourself for a future date to schedule something that.

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<v Speaker 1>It's great to reflect on your travels too, after you

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<v Speaker 1>get home from a trip, or on each day while

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<v Speaker 1>you're away, make notes about places you enjoyed, special experiences,

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<v Speaker 1>and anything else you want to remember. Once you get home,

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<v Speaker 1>look through your photos decide which ones you'd like to

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<v Speaker 1>highlight in some way. If anyone made recommendations that you

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<v Speaker 1>followed on your trip and you enjoyed, let the person

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<v Speaker 1>who recommended it no. Think of this wrap up from

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<v Speaker 1>a trip as an additional way to savor it. Plus,

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<v Speaker 1>it makes going home more pleasant than just focusing on

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<v Speaker 1>the laundry. You can do something similar after any adventure.

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<v Speaker 1>If you visit, let's say, the Brandywine River Museum, which

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<v Speaker 1>is near me, you may fall in love with the

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<v Speaker 1>paintings of the Wyath family when you reflect after your visit,

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<v Speaker 1>you might decide to get Andrew Wyas's autobiography from the

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<v Speaker 1>library and make a note to visit the wythe paintings

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<v Speaker 1>at the Farnsworth when you're in Main next summer. If

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<v Speaker 1>you enjoyed a circ Desolet show, you might take a

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<v Speaker 1>moment to remember the coolest spectacles and then take a

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<v Speaker 1>look at their upcoming schedule. Next thing you know, you're

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<v Speaker 1>taking in one of their shows when you're at a

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<v Speaker 1>conference in Las Vegas. That's more fun than sitting in

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<v Speaker 1>your room at night watching TV, because that you can

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<v Speaker 1>do anywhere. By taking just a little time after an

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<v Speaker 1>important experience to reflect on it, you'll be able to

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<v Speaker 1>soak up all you can and chart a course for

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<v Speaker 1>more meaningful experiences in the future too. That's a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of upside for a few minutes, so why not make

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<v Speaker 1>it a habit in the meantime. This is Laura, Thanks

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<v Speaker 1>for listening, and here's to making the most of our time.

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks for listening to Before Breakfast. If you've got questions, ideas,

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<v Speaker 1>or feedback, you can reach me at Laura at Laura

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