1 00:00:03,440 --> 00:00:06,680 Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio. 2 00:00:09,119 --> 00:00:14,160 Speaker 1: Good Morning, This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. 3 00:00:14,880 --> 00:00:17,640 Speaker 1: Today's tip is about what to do when you're feeling 4 00:00:17,680 --> 00:00:21,840 Speaker 1: frazzled or dissatisfied with some part of your life. Find 5 00:00:21,840 --> 00:00:26,200 Speaker 1: a starting point for improvement and go from there. Many 6 00:00:26,239 --> 00:00:28,720 Speaker 1: of us have had our routines disrupted over the past 7 00:00:28,800 --> 00:00:31,920 Speaker 1: few months. That regiment of healthy eating has been hard 8 00:00:31,960 --> 00:00:34,960 Speaker 1: to maintain when you're working five feet from your snack 9 00:00:35,040 --> 00:00:38,720 Speaker 1: stocked pantry. You worked hard to establish a three times 10 00:00:38,720 --> 00:00:42,160 Speaker 1: a week jim habit, and then you're gym closed. Even 11 00:00:42,159 --> 00:00:46,080 Speaker 1: in the best of times, circumstances are ever changing, and 12 00:00:46,120 --> 00:00:50,559 Speaker 1: what worked in the past doesn't anymore. We find ourselves 13 00:00:50,560 --> 00:00:53,760 Speaker 1: feeling overwhelmed and feeling like big chunks of our lives 14 00:00:54,000 --> 00:00:57,200 Speaker 1: need to make over. When that happens, it's easy to 15 00:00:57,240 --> 00:01:01,360 Speaker 1: identify endless overhauls and then feel paralyzed because there's so 16 00:01:01,440 --> 00:01:06,000 Speaker 1: much we could do. The best approach overcome the paralysis 17 00:01:06,319 --> 00:01:10,520 Speaker 1: by finding one starting point and getting to work. Choose 18 00:01:10,520 --> 00:01:12,800 Speaker 1: one thing in your life that's not working right now 19 00:01:13,240 --> 00:01:16,920 Speaker 1: and find the specific way to start improving it. Sure, 20 00:01:16,959 --> 00:01:19,679 Speaker 1: there are tons of issues and tons of ways to 21 00:01:19,720 --> 00:01:24,360 Speaker 1: address each issue, but just pick one to start, ideally, 22 00:01:24,360 --> 00:01:27,240 Speaker 1: one that feels doable and that's likely to yield at 23 00:01:27,319 --> 00:01:30,880 Speaker 1: least some results. For example, if you're not eating as 24 00:01:30,920 --> 00:01:34,880 Speaker 1: healthfully as you'd like, and trust me, I sympathize, you 25 00:01:34,959 --> 00:01:38,080 Speaker 1: might decide that you're going to start by winning at breakfast. 26 00:01:38,840 --> 00:01:40,880 Speaker 1: Maybe you decide you'll have a scrambled egg and fruit 27 00:01:40,920 --> 00:01:44,160 Speaker 1: every morning. Don't worry about lunch or snacks or dinner 28 00:01:44,200 --> 00:01:47,160 Speaker 1: for a while. Just keep up your mindless but healthy 29 00:01:47,200 --> 00:01:52,320 Speaker 1: breakfast routine until it becomes easy. Then, once you're consistently 30 00:01:52,680 --> 00:01:55,520 Speaker 1: winning at breakfast, maybe you decide you'll have a salad 31 00:01:55,520 --> 00:01:58,880 Speaker 1: with dinner every night. The point is to do something, 32 00:01:59,320 --> 00:02:03,919 Speaker 1: even something small, and start noticing improvement, rather than getting 33 00:02:03,920 --> 00:02:07,520 Speaker 1: stuck ruminating over all the changes you could make without 34 00:02:07,560 --> 00:02:11,160 Speaker 1: making any of them. The same thought process works for 35 00:02:11,200 --> 00:02:15,120 Speaker 1: any frustration we're experiencing. For instance, a normally neat home 36 00:02:15,160 --> 00:02:19,519 Speaker 1: becomes less neat with seven people living in it. There 37 00:02:19,600 --> 00:02:22,840 Speaker 1: is no getting around this. But rather than spend hours 38 00:02:22,880 --> 00:02:26,480 Speaker 1: in fruitless tidying, maybe choose one space to clear up 39 00:02:26,639 --> 00:02:30,520 Speaker 1: that will deliver a big mental and organizational payoff. I 40 00:02:30,680 --> 00:02:33,840 Speaker 1: like a clear kitchen island. The rest of the house 41 00:02:33,880 --> 00:02:37,680 Speaker 1: can fall apart. But if that looks clear, life feels doable. 42 00:02:38,320 --> 00:02:41,320 Speaker 1: So that's the starting point. Maybe the male pile will 43 00:02:41,360 --> 00:02:44,560 Speaker 1: sort itself in the future, but for now, oh well. 44 00:02:45,760 --> 00:02:48,640 Speaker 1: I love a whole life makeover, our whole house makeover 45 00:02:48,680 --> 00:02:51,560 Speaker 1: as much as the next person. But the mistake isn't 46 00:02:51,560 --> 00:02:53,960 Speaker 1: waiting until all of that can be tackled to make 47 00:02:54,000 --> 00:02:57,600 Speaker 1: any improvements. Don't let the perfect be the enemy of 48 00:02:57,600 --> 00:03:01,040 Speaker 1: the good. When you're faced with a huge challenge, don't 49 00:03:01,080 --> 00:03:04,280 Speaker 1: worry about the master plan. Just find a starting point, 50 00:03:04,800 --> 00:03:08,799 Speaker 1: make some progress, maintain that progress, and go from there. 51 00:03:09,919 --> 00:03:12,480 Speaker 1: Do you have a nagging issue that you want to address, 52 00:03:12,919 --> 00:03:15,520 Speaker 1: What will your starting point be? You can tell me 53 00:03:15,560 --> 00:03:20,400 Speaker 1: about it at Before Breakfast Podcast at iHeart media dot com. 54 00:03:20,440 --> 00:03:24,760 Speaker 1: In the meantime, this is Laura. 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