WEBVTT - We get what we get

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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 that we don't always get the perfect resources

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<v Speaker 1>for jobs we need to do. Sometimes we can figure

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<v Speaker 1>out how to get what we need. Other times, though,

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<v Speaker 1>we get what we get, and as the saying goes,

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<v Speaker 1>we don't get upset, or at least, there is no

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<v Speaker 1>point in getting upset when there is a job that

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<v Speaker 1>needs to be done. So we have probably all faced

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<v Speaker 1>projects where the resources were less than ideal. Maybe you

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<v Speaker 1>are filling in for a colleague who is unexpectedly out

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<v Speaker 1>and we'll have to miss a big client meeting, but

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<v Speaker 1>all you have to go on is a vague meeting

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<v Speaker 1>agenda and de meandering voicemail from the colleague that doesn't

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<v Speaker 1>really shed light on anything. Maybe you signed up to

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<v Speaker 1>lead the team preparing food at a community kitchen one night,

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<v Speaker 1>and you were told there would be other volunteers, But

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<v Speaker 1>when you arrive, your volunteer team is a Brownie troop

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<v Speaker 1>with lots of enthusiasm, but they are also seven years old.

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<v Speaker 1>Time to make dinner for dozens of people. It would

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<v Speaker 1>be easy to get upset in these scenarios you simply

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<v Speaker 1>do not have the resources that would allow you to

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<v Speaker 1>do your best work. But being indignant isn't going to

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<v Speaker 1>help soothe things over with clients who are no doubt

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<v Speaker 1>unhappy as well, even if they are sympathetic with your

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<v Speaker 1>colleaguess emergency, and even if you didn't plan to supervise

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<v Speaker 1>children in the kitchen. People are relying on the community

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<v Speaker 1>kitchen to eat. We get what we get and we

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<v Speaker 1>don't get upset. A lot of unhappiness in life comes

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<v Speaker 1>from butting our heads up against reality. Reality is unlikely

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<v Speaker 1>to change, but it is quite possible to hold multiple

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<v Speaker 1>thoughts in mind. Sure a scenario is non ideal, and

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<v Speaker 1>maybe in the future you can figure out a way

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<v Speaker 1>to ensure better resources. You can also make the best

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<v Speaker 1>of a situation without adequate resources. We get what we

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<v Speaker 1>get and we don't get upset. Indeed, this resourcefulness can

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<v Speaker 1>often wind up creating good feelings and a sense of accomplishment.

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<v Speaker 1>If you are filling in for a colleague and you

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<v Speaker 1>really have no idea what is going on, you can

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<v Speaker 1>show up as a humble listener and take lots of

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<v Speaker 1>notes and ask people to describe to you any challenges

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<v Speaker 1>and updates and assure them that you will make sure

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<v Speaker 1>those problems are solved. You can figure out which of

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<v Speaker 1>your seven year old chefs has helped in the kitchen,

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<v Speaker 1>give them simple tasks and have others do things like

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<v Speaker 1>color the place mats. The folks visiting the community kitchen

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<v Speaker 1>may be happy to hang out with a bunch of

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<v Speaker 1>cheerful seven year olds. In any case, even if the

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<v Speaker 1>carrots aren't all cut neatly, we get what we get

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<v Speaker 1>and we don't get upset in the long run. It

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<v Speaker 1>is good to advocate for what we need and want.

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<v Speaker 1>In the short run, sometimes we have to run with

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<v Speaker 1>it and we buy a lot of goodwill by just

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<v Speaker 1>letting everything go as it goes. In the meantime, this

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

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<v Speaker 1>most of our time. Thanks for listening to Before Breakfast.

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<v Speaker 1>If you've got questions, ideas, or feedback, you can reach

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<v Speaker 1>me at Laura at Laura vandercam dot com. Before Breakfast

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