WEBVTT - Second Cup: Time is what you make of it

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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 time is what you make of it.

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<v Speaker 1>When you know how you are spending your time, now,

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<v Speaker 1>you can take steps to spend more time on what

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<v Speaker 1>you want and less on what you don't. Longtime listeners

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<v Speaker 1>know that I host regular time tracking challenges. If you

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<v Speaker 1>follow my blog Laura vandercam dot com, you can see

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<v Speaker 1>how I am spending my time this week, all one

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<v Speaker 1>hundred and sixty eight hours starting Monday morning to Sunday.

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<v Speaker 1>If you'd like, you can track along with me. I

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<v Speaker 1>know some people find it more motivating to do something

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<v Speaker 1>when others are doing it too. If you have never

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<v Speaker 1>tracked your time before, I encourage you to try it.

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<v Speaker 1>And if you have tried before, why not try again.

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<v Speaker 1>Life isn't static, and September is always a time of change.

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<v Speaker 1>New schedules require new strategies or at least recommitting to

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<v Speaker 1>the old ones. All you have to do is check

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<v Speaker 1>in three to four times per day and write down

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<v Speaker 1>what you did since the last check in. You can

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<v Speaker 1>use a spreadsheet like I do, or a time tracking

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<v Speaker 1>app or just write things down in a little notebook.

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<v Speaker 1>Just go with whatever is easiest for you and whatever

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<v Speaker 1>you think you will stick with. As you are doing this,

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<v Speaker 1>you can start reflecting on your time. One of the

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<v Speaker 1>things I see most clearly in every time log is

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<v Speaker 1>how much control I have over my time. Now. Granted,

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<v Speaker 1>I work for myself, so it makes sense that the

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<v Speaker 1>work hours will reflect some of that autonomy. But even

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<v Speaker 1>when it comes to the time I am spending with

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<v Speaker 1>my family and dealing with the schedules and needs of

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<v Speaker 1>five kids, there is choice. If I want to do

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<v Speaker 1>something fun in the evening, I can make a plan

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<v Speaker 1>and rally some of the younger kids to do it.

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<v Speaker 1>If I want to create some adventure on the weekend,

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<v Speaker 1>I have the power to make that come to be.

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<v Speaker 1>Even during constrained time, like when I am sitting with

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<v Speaker 1>a kid at an activity, I could be bored and

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<v Speaker 1>staring at my phone, or I could have been proactive

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<v Speaker 1>and gotten something fascinating from the library. Then I could

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<v Speaker 1>spend an hour reading that. During low energy times at night,

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<v Speaker 1>I can putter around the house, or I can think

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<v Speaker 1>about what might be rejuvenating, like sitting on the hammock

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<v Speaker 1>outside and looking at the stars or taking a bubble bath,

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<v Speaker 1>or doing a puzzle, or choose some combination of those things.

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<v Speaker 1>Time is what we make of it. Even within the

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<v Speaker 1>very real limits of life as it is, we have

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<v Speaker 1>the power to shift a lot. If a time log

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<v Speaker 1>shows that life is all work and family responsibilities, that

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<v Speaker 1>can be a nudge to text a friend and schedule

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<v Speaker 1>a get together. If life feels like all chores, that

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<v Speaker 1>can be a nudge to schedule in an hour of

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<v Speaker 1>reading and simply do that first on the weekend before

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<v Speaker 1>cleaning anything up at work. A day could be nothing

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<v Speaker 1>but emails and boring meetings that should have been emails.

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<v Speaker 1>Or maybe there can be a twenty minute coffee with

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<v Speaker 1>that young person that you are thrilled to Mentor we

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<v Speaker 1>can build the lives we want in the time that

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<v Speaker 1>we've got. So why not see where your time is

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<v Speaker 1>going now so you can figure out what to celebrate

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<v Speaker 1>and what to change. This week is a good week

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<v Speaker 1>to track, but any week is a good week to track.

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<v Speaker 1>Time is what we make of it, and I promise

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<v Speaker 1>that it is possible to make something really cool in

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

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<v Speaker 1>to making the most of our time. Hey everybody, I'd

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<v Speaker 1>love to hear from you. You can send me your tips,

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<v Speaker 1>your questions, or anything else. Just connect with me on Twitter,

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks so much. Should I look forward to staying in touch.

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