WEBVTT - Just one idea gets you started

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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 just one idea gets you started. While

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<v Speaker 1>it can be helpful to brainstorm a long list of

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<v Speaker 1>ideas of ways to spend your time, even just one

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<v Speaker 1>idea executed upon can be a proof of concept, and

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<v Speaker 1>then you will probably get more ideas as you do

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<v Speaker 1>your one. Today's tip was inspired by my recent September

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<v Speaker 1>Reset project. During the month of September, I had lots

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<v Speaker 1>of people track their time and then try some of

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<v Speaker 1>my favorite time management rules. As longtime listeners may have guessed,

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<v Speaker 1>one of those rules was to plan one big adventure

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<v Speaker 1>and one little adventure into life each week. Adventures make

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<v Speaker 1>life memorable and more fun. Planning in one big adventure

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<v Speaker 1>about half a weekend day and a little adventure, which

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<v Speaker 1>could be less than an hour, tends to be a

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<v Speaker 1>good cadence. It's enough to make the week feel different,

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<v Speaker 1>but not enough to upset the good routines that already exist.

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<v Speaker 1>Some people were intrigued by this concept and dove in,

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<v Speaker 1>but others were stumped. What would be interesting to do,

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<v Speaker 1>What kind of adventures would fit in life. Were they

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<v Speaker 1>supposed to come up with something new every week. Maybe

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<v Speaker 1>this sounded like just more work. I get it, and

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<v Speaker 1>I don't want to make anyone's mental lood heavier. I

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<v Speaker 1>do think that brainstorming adventures could be fun and can

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<v Speaker 1>be helpful, because when you have a long list, then

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<v Speaker 1>each week you can just pick one that feels fresh

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<v Speaker 1>or works based on the weather and time available. A

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<v Speaker 1>family with young kids might have a list that includes

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<v Speaker 1>the zoo, the aquarium, the children's museum, a farm with

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<v Speaker 1>hay rides, a science museum, doing scooters on a nearby trail,

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<v Speaker 1>visiting an indoor bouncy place, and so forth. For someone else,

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<v Speaker 1>adventures might include a longer hike or kayaking, or going

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<v Speaker 1>for a bike ride on a different trail somewhere a

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<v Speaker 1>little farther away, or trying a new cuisine or ice skating,

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<v Speaker 1>or going to a design museum one town over, or

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<v Speaker 1>anything like that. Now, maybe these ideas are getting you thinking.

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<v Speaker 1>But here's the thing. One idea gets you started. You

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<v Speaker 1>don't have to brainstorm twenty adventures you might like to

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<v Speaker 1>have over the next few months. If that sounds oppressive,

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<v Speaker 1>then just brainstorm one adventure you'd like to have this week.

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<v Speaker 1>Focus on making that one adventure actually see how it goes.

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<v Speaker 1>My guess is that you will probably enjoy yourself, and

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<v Speaker 1>in the course of having that adventure, you will start

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<v Speaker 1>to have a good sense of other adventures that could

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<v Speaker 1>work in your life. If you go drive to a

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<v Speaker 1>trail and go for a bike ride and enjoy it,

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<v Speaker 1>you'll look for other trails within an hour or so

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<v Speaker 1>of your house. Those could be adventures for other weekends.

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<v Speaker 1>Or maybe you'll drive through a little town on your

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<v Speaker 1>way to the trail and see a banner advertising a

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<v Speaker 1>carnival coming next weekend. That could be an upcoming adventure too.

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<v Speaker 1>Or you will stop at a little sandwich shop for

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<v Speaker 1>lunch and you'll realize that you haven't been to that

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<v Speaker 1>fondue place your family loves in over a year. Maybe

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<v Speaker 1>an adventure could be built around that some weekend as well.

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<v Speaker 1>Just one idea gets you started. You see what it's

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<v Speaker 1>like to do things, and you start to think of

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<v Speaker 1>other things that might be doable too. So if you

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<v Speaker 1>like lists, by all means, make a list. I like lists.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm brainstorming potential goals for next year. In items for

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<v Speaker 1>my holiday and winter fun lists and so forth. Right now,

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<v Speaker 1>but not everyone does like lists, and sometimes list making

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<v Speaker 1>feels like one more thing to do. So just come

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<v Speaker 1>up with one idea, do that one idea, see what happens.

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<v Speaker 1>My guess is it will generally be a positive thing

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<v Speaker 1>in your life and get you started on a lot

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<v Speaker 1>more fun things to come in the meantime. This is Laura.

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

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<v Speaker 1>our time. Thanks for listening to Before Breakfast. If you've

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<v Speaker 1>got questions, ideas, or feedback, you can reach me at

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