Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning.
Speaker 1: This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's
Speaker 1: tip is to never waste a transition. When there is
Speaker 1: a change happening in your life, consider whether there are
Speaker 1: any other changes you'd like to bundle with it. So
Speaker 1: I heard this story about advice given to a couple
Speaker 1: preparing for marriage. They were anticipating several moves in the
Speaker 1: early years of their life together. Rather than wasting these transitions,
Speaker 1: they were advised to be intentional about how they wanted
Speaker 1: to shape their life together by reflecting on their norms
Speaker 1: and routines with each move. I think that is great advice,
Speaker 1: not just for newlyweds, but in lots of contexts. Transitions
Speaker 1: create fresh starts, and that makes it easier to start
Speaker 1: new habits. For instance, the start of a new school
Speaker 1: year or the first day of a new job can
Speaker 1: both be great times to take on a new morning routine.
Speaker 1: Maybe you're getting up at a different time now and
Speaker 1: the morning is already ordered differently, so it might not
Speaker 1: be quite so strange to add five minutes of yoga
Speaker 1: to the mix. Transitions also create natural opportunities for ending
Speaker 1: routines or breaking habits that aren't serving you any more.
Speaker 1: Maybe a weekly coffee shop date with your aunt was
Speaker 1: life giving when your daughter was a new born, but
Speaker 1: feels stressful now that your daughter is an active toddler.
Speaker 1: If you're moving to a new apartment in a different neighborhood,
Speaker 1: this could be a natural time to find a new
Speaker 1: way to connect with your aunt. Or perhaps this snooze
Speaker 1: button has been an ingrained habit for years, even if
Speaker 1: you know it doesn't do you much good. The transition
Speaker 1: to a new job, with its new morning routines could
Speaker 1: create a great occasion to swear off the snooze button too.
Speaker 1: In addition to being great times to start, stop, or
Speaker 1: change habits, transitions create ideal occasions for reflection. What do
Speaker 1: you want your life to be like? What are your
Speaker 1: hopes and goals? Maybe when you start going into an
Speaker 1: office three days a week, you become more intentional about
Speaker 1: taking breaks with colleagues in order to build in social
Speaker 1: time because you have reflected on the importance of professional relationships.
Speaker 1: The truth is, transitions don't even need to be huge
Speaker 1: to nudge some sort of changes. If you buy a
Speaker 1: new kitchen tape that can be a reason to rethink
Speaker 1: your family dinner routine. So try to recognize any sort
Speaker 1: of transition when it is happening, then decide not to
Speaker 1: waste it. Anything can be an occasion for building good
Speaker 1: habits or changing something that isn't working. Making the most
Speaker 1: of transitions can help us build the lives we want
Speaker 1: In the meantime, this is Laura. Thanks for listening, and
Speaker 1: here's to making the most of our time. Thanks for
Speaker 1: listening to Before Breakfast. If you've got questions, ideas, or feedback,
Speaker 1: you can reach me at Laura at Laura vandercam dot com.
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