WEBVTT - Never waste a transition

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio.

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<v Speaker 2>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 never waste a transition. When there is

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<v Speaker 1>a change happening in your life, consider whether there are

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<v Speaker 1>any other changes you'd like.

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<v Speaker 2>To bundle with it. So I heard this story about

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<v Speaker 2>advice given to a couple preparing for marriage. They were

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<v Speaker 2>anticipating several moves in the early years of their life together.

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<v Speaker 2>Rather than wasting these transitions, they were advised to be

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<v Speaker 2>intentional about how they wanted to shape their life together

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<v Speaker 2>by reflecting on their norms and routines with each move.

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<v Speaker 2>I think that is great advice, not just for newlyweds,

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<v Speaker 2>but in lots of contexts. Transitions create fresh starts, and

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<v Speaker 2>that makes it easier to start new habits. For instance,

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<v Speaker 2>the start of a new school year or the first

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<v Speaker 2>day of a new job can both be great times

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<v Speaker 2>to take on a new morning routine. Maybe you're getting

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<v Speaker 2>up at a different time now and the morning is

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<v Speaker 2>already ordered differently, so it might not be quite so

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<v Speaker 2>strange to add five minutes of yoga to the mix.

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<v Speaker 2>Transitions also create natural opportunities for ending routines or breaking

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<v Speaker 2>habits that aren't serving you any more. Maybe a weekly

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<v Speaker 2>coffee shop date with your aunt was life giving when

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<v Speaker 2>your daughter was a new born, but feels stressful now

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<v Speaker 2>that your daughter is an active toddler. If you're moving

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<v Speaker 2>to a new apartment in a different neighborhood, this could

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<v Speaker 2>be a natural time to find a new way to

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<v Speaker 2>connect with your aunt. Or perhaps this snooze button has

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<v Speaker 2>been an ingrained habit for years, even if you know

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<v Speaker 2>it doesn't do you much good. The transition to a

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<v Speaker 2>new job, with its new morning routines could create a

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<v Speaker 2>great occasion to swear off the snooze button too. In

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<v Speaker 2>addition to being great times to start, stop, or change habits,

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<v Speaker 2>transitions create ideal occasions for reflection. What do you want

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<v Speaker 2>your life to be like? What are your hopes and goals?

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<v Speaker 2>Maybe when you start going into an office three days

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<v Speaker 2>a week, you become more intentional about taking breaks with

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<v Speaker 2>colleagues in order to build in social time because you

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<v Speaker 2>have reflected on the importance of professional relationships. The truth is,

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<v Speaker 2>transitions don't even need to be huge to nudge some

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<v Speaker 2>sort of changes. If you buy a new kitchen tape

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<v Speaker 2>that can be a reason to rethink your family dinner routine.

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<v Speaker 2>So try to recognize any sort of transition when it

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<v Speaker 2>is happening, then decide not to waste it. Anything can

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<v Speaker 2>be an occasion for building good habits or changing something

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<v Speaker 2>that isn't working. Making the most of transitions can help

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<v Speaker 2>us build the lives we want In the meantime, This

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<v Speaker 2>is Laura. Thanks for listening, and here's to making the

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<v Speaker 2>most of our times. Thanks for listening to Before Breakfast.

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