WEBVTT - Schedule some low-key days

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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 to schedule some low key days. If you

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<v Speaker 1>can see that a stretch of time is going to

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<v Speaker 1>be busier than other stretches, try to keep a few

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<v Speaker 1>days relatively unscheduled. You might wind up needing the time,

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<v Speaker 1>but even if you don't, you will probably appreciate having it.

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<v Speaker 1>So mid February was a bit of a blur for me.

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<v Speaker 1>My husband was gone for a long weekend that wound

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<v Speaker 1>up being incredibly busy with kid stuff and with my stuff.

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<v Speaker 1>We then left shortly after that for a five day

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<v Speaker 1>family trip toy World. We came home and immediately had

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<v Speaker 1>a bunch of scheduled stuff like kid doctor appointments on

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<v Speaker 1>the next day. By the time I looked up after

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<v Speaker 1>this ten day stretch, I was feeling behind on everything.

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<v Speaker 1>I hadn't done an email triage in ages, so there

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<v Speaker 1>was all kinds of stuff lurking in my inbox. Calls

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<v Speaker 1>and meetings and life maintenance that had been punted forward

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<v Speaker 1>now had to be dealt with. But fortunately I hadn't

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<v Speaker 1>scheduled much After Wednesday, of that particular week. And as

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<v Speaker 1>I looked at my relatively open Wednesday and Thursday, with

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<v Speaker 1>nothing scheduled until late afternoon, I breathed a sigh of relief.

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<v Speaker 1>I could get caught up, and I did, and then

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<v Speaker 1>after getting mostly caught up, I could walk around and

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<v Speaker 1>brainstorm some ideas and just generally enjoy the feeling of

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<v Speaker 1>open space. Perhaps you two are going through a busy time,

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<v Speaker 1>or you can see a busy stretch coming up. I

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<v Speaker 1>know that when I can remember a month or two

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<v Speaker 1>ahead of time what all the days and dates of

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<v Speaker 1>a month are, that is a sign that there is

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<v Speaker 1>a lot going on. Why, yes, I did know that

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<v Speaker 1>May eighth is a Wednesday, because I had already looked

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<v Speaker 1>at multiple things scheduled that week more than two months ahead. Yes,

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<v Speaker 1>we will be battening down the hatches. But when you

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<v Speaker 1>take a step back, look at your calendar holistically and

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<v Speaker 1>see this, you can also try to schedule in some

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<v Speaker 1>lower key days even during the busy times. If Monday, Tuesday,

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<v Speaker 1>and Wednesday of an upcoming week are absolutely swamped, be

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<v Speaker 1>extremely judicious about Thursday and Friday. If anything non urgent

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<v Speaker 1>tries to land on those days, kick it forward a week.

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<v Speaker 1>Here is why inevitably something will go wrong or something

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<v Speaker 1>will come up on those jam packed days. When it does,

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<v Speaker 1>you will need a space to put it. The more

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<v Speaker 1>days that are jam packed, the more trouble you will

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<v Speaker 1>have finding a spot. I needed to get one of

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<v Speaker 1>my kids in to see a specialist about something, and

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<v Speaker 1>when they had a cancelation on one of my low

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<v Speaker 1>key days, I was able to take it without disaster.

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<v Speaker 1>Ensuing I had been contacted about multiple potential radio interviews

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<v Speaker 1>while I was away with my family. Now I wasn't

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<v Speaker 1>going to do a radio interview from Disney World, but

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<v Speaker 1>since I am not exactly breaking news, I could tell

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<v Speaker 1>those producers that Wednesday was wide open, so I was

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<v Speaker 1>still able to appear on a few of those shows.

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<v Speaker 1>Even if you don't need the time, though, you will

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<v Speaker 1>probably be glad you have it. Since I had a

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<v Speaker 1>few low key days after my busy stretch, I was

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<v Speaker 1>able to take a leisurely stroll through the prior two

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<v Speaker 1>weeks of my inbox. I could send more thoughtful responses

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<v Speaker 1>to the people who had reached out to me. Perhaps

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<v Speaker 1>the more thoughtful responses made up for the lack of

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<v Speaker 1>timeliness in my responses or maybe not, but hey, I

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<v Speaker 1>could think about future ideas for my various content calendars.

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<v Speaker 1>I felt a lot less frantic. Perhaps you will feel

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<v Speaker 1>the same. So to day, take a look at your calendar.

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<v Speaker 1>If you can see a tough stretch coming up, see

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<v Speaker 1>if you can give yourself a day or two to

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<v Speaker 1>thaw out. See if you can do your best to

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<v Speaker 1>protect that time. Maybe you won't be able to, but

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<v Speaker 1>it might be worth trying. We can't run at a

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<v Speaker 1>frenzied pace forever without our batteries running out. Blocking in

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<v Speaker 1>a day or two to recharge means the machine can

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<v Speaker 1>run longer in the meantime. This is Laura. Thanks for listening,

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

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<v Speaker 1>for listening to Before Breakfast. If you've got questions, ideas,

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<v Speaker 1>or feedback, you can reach me at Laura at Laura

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