WEBVTT - When were you last there?

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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 are trying to regain a

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<v Speaker 1>past level of performance, consider when you were last there.

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<v Speaker 1>If it has been a minute, consider whether the goal

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<v Speaker 1>is still attainable. It might be if you recreate those conditions,

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<v Speaker 1>or you might need to adjust it, but either way

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<v Speaker 1>that is good to know. So oftentimes people set goals

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<v Speaker 1>to do something that they used to be able to do.

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<v Speaker 1>For instance, someone who used to run and who's been

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<v Speaker 1>out of running for a while might set a goal

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<v Speaker 1>to run a five k again. Or perhaps the goal

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<v Speaker 1>is even more ambitious, the person wants to run a

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<v Speaker 1>twenty five minute five k, which is their own personal best.

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<v Speaker 1>You might have put on a few pounds and want

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<v Speaker 1>to get back to what you think of yourself as weighing.

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<v Speaker 1>You might feel perpetually behind on life management tasks, and

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<v Speaker 1>you recall that a few years ago you seem to

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<v Speaker 1>have good systems for all these things. If you are

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<v Speaker 1>thinking about any of these goals, it is wise to

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<v Speaker 1>ask when you were last there. If you achieved something

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<v Speaker 1>in the past, what did life look like then, did

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<v Speaker 1>you last weigh one hundred and thirty pounds six years

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<v Speaker 1>and three children ago. Did you last feel caught up

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<v Speaker 1>with a particular set of systems three years ago before

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<v Speaker 1>your big promotion? Have you run at your goal rate

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<v Speaker 1>since you tore your meniscus a few years ago. It's

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<v Speaker 1>easy to assume that if you met a goal once,

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<v Speaker 1>you can meet it again. And I do think it's

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<v Speaker 1>likely that a skill or activity you used to do

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<v Speaker 1>faithfully is one you can get back into if you

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<v Speaker 1>recreate the conditions. I have been thrilled to see that

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<v Speaker 1>I've been able to get back into singing like I

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<v Speaker 1>did in college by practicing as much now as I

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<v Speaker 1>did in college. I may even be better at sight

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<v Speaker 1>reading than I used to be, since I have more

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<v Speaker 1>years of experience now. But the key here is that

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<v Speaker 1>I am practicing as much as I was then. I

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<v Speaker 1>sang in a choir for two hours three times a

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<v Speaker 1>week in college, and I now sing on Monday nights,

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<v Speaker 1>Thursday nights, and Sunday mornings with various groups, plus other

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<v Speaker 1>time practicing on my own. Now. That would not have

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<v Speaker 1>been possible when my kids were littler. It would not

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<v Speaker 1>have been realistic to have a goal to do as

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<v Speaker 1>much singing back. Then. Likewise, when you think about when

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<v Speaker 1>you last hit a goal, you may see that it

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<v Speaker 1>would be wiser to modify the goal, or perhaps set

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<v Speaker 1>a different one. I mean, could still be a cool goal.

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<v Speaker 1>You might set a goal to win an age group

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<v Speaker 1>award in a local five k, but if you are

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<v Speaker 1>forty nine years old, you are probably not going to

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<v Speaker 1>win the race outright, even if you could have done

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<v Speaker 1>it when you are twenty five. Best to set a

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<v Speaker 1>goal that is achievable in life as it is, and

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<v Speaker 1>if the goal is going to require time, think about

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<v Speaker 1>how much time you actually have. Can you replicate the

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<v Speaker 1>amount of time you put into your goal in a

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<v Speaker 1>different phase of life, you might get there again. Lots

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<v Speaker 1>of people rediscover hobbies once their kids are in school

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<v Speaker 1>or are able to entertain themselves or perhaps even stay

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<v Speaker 1>home by themselves. Time starts to open up. Not all

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<v Speaker 1>goals need to be relics of the past, but it's

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<v Speaker 1>important to know which ones are and which ones aren't.

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<v Speaker 1>In the meantime, this is Laura. Thanks for listening, and

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<v Speaker 1>here's to making the most of our time. Thanks for

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<v Speaker 1>listening to before breakfast, You've got questions, ideas, or feedback.

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<v Speaker 1>You can reach me at Laura at Laura vandercam dot com.

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