WEBVTT - Visualize a specific date

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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 if you want to see particular changes

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<v Speaker 1>in your life, visualize yourself at a specific date when

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<v Speaker 1>those changes have taken place. So I recently heard it

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<v Speaker 1>said that everybody struggles to lose weight except for brides.

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<v Speaker 1>Because brides are motivated by visualizing the way they want

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<v Speaker 1>to look on their wedding day. With a clear vision

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<v Speaker 1>for the day, they do what is needed to make

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<v Speaker 1>the vision a reality. As longtime listeners know by now,

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<v Speaker 1>weight loss is definitely not something we hype a lot

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<v Speaker 1>on this podcast, but I think the insight about visualizing

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<v Speaker 1>yourself on a specific date is relevant for all nins

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<v Speaker 1>of contexts and goals. Brides to be are focused on

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<v Speaker 1>a particular date, their wedding day, and they have a

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<v Speaker 1>clear vision for that day. The vision of how they

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<v Speaker 1>will look motivates choices between now and then, and even

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<v Speaker 1>for those of us not getting married anytime soon, there's

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<v Speaker 1>a lot to be said for picking a specific date

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<v Speaker 1>in the future and visualizing ourselves on that day with

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<v Speaker 1>particular changes in place. Maybe you visualize yourself running a

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<v Speaker 1>turkey trot with your daughter on Thanksgiving Day. Suddenly you

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<v Speaker 1>have an authentic deadline for being able to run three

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<v Speaker 1>miles Thanksgiving Day. That makes it a lot easier to

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<v Speaker 1>come up with a training plan and get yourself out

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<v Speaker 1>the door to run, even on days when you'd rather

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<v Speaker 1>stay on the couch. I suppose your house is feeling

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<v Speaker 1>a little frumpy. You could pick a date a few

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<v Speaker 1>months in the future and imagine opening the door to

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<v Speaker 1>welcome friends to your home for a cup of coffee.

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<v Speaker 1>You feel proud that your home is inviting. You don't

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<v Speaker 1>feel like the need to explain why there are no

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<v Speaker 1>pictures on the wall, and you don't apologize for the

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<v Speaker 1>bag of stuff bound for goodwill that has been sitting

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<v Speaker 1>by the door for a month. You don't wonder where

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<v Speaker 1>you can suggest they sit, because you have a perfect

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<v Speaker 1>spot in mind for conversation. You might be unhappy in

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<v Speaker 1>your job and know the first step to prepare for

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<v Speaker 1>a job search is to create a new resume, but

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<v Speaker 1>you feel intimidated by the blank page. You could decide

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<v Speaker 1>that you'll use the day off on Memorial Day to

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<v Speaker 1>launch your job search. You imagine yourself having a resume

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<v Speaker 1>in hand on Memorial Day that you feel confident in

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<v Speaker 1>knowing that it conveys your strengths and experiences. Whether the

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<v Speaker 1>change in your life you're envisioning is a professional project,

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<v Speaker 1>a personal project, a home project, or anything else, try

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<v Speaker 1>visualizing yourself on a specific date, having the vision to life.

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<v Speaker 1>You could even write a paragraph or two about your

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<v Speaker 1>life on that date, or make a sketch or collage

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<v Speaker 1>to reflect your vision. When you set a vision and

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<v Speaker 1>keep returning to it, you will find yourself more motivated

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<v Speaker 1>so the vision becomes reality. 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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<v Speaker 1>Laura at Laura vandercam dot com. Before Breakfast is a

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