WEBVTT - Know how to take back the day

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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 know how to take back the day.

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<v Speaker 1>From time to time, we all have days that go

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<v Speaker 1>off the rails. The key is to know how to

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<v Speaker 1>get yourself back on track so that the whole day

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<v Speaker 1>doesn't feel ruined. Today's tip comes from my recent interview

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<v Speaker 1>with Jordan Kowalewski-Gorman for my other podcast, Best of Both Worlds.

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<v Speaker 1>Jordan is a speech and language pathologist and the mom

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<v Speaker 1>of multiple little kids. She is also the founder of Eat, Play, Say,

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<v Speaker 1>a website that provides resources to help parents understand their kids' development.

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<v Speaker 1>In our interview, Jordan talked about what she called micro-resets.

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<v Speaker 1>that she uses for taking back the day. Now you

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<v Speaker 1>can probably imagine the kinds of days that might benefit

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<v Speaker 1>from a reset, particularly if you've got a lot going

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<v Speaker 1>on in your life. Perhaps a child wet the bed,

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<v Speaker 1>and now you have to clean up and change the

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<v Speaker 1>sheets before you head out the door for school drop-off

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<v Speaker 1>and work. In a work meeting, a project you have

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<v Speaker 1>worked incredibly hard on gets sent in a totally new direction.

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<v Speaker 1>You feel unappreciated, and stressed about the time required to

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<v Speaker 1>redo everything. Maybe you accidentally set your alarm for 7 p.m.

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<v Speaker 1>instead of 7 a.m. By the time you wake up,

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<v Speaker 1>you realize you are going to be late for everything.

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<v Speaker 1>Whatever causes your day to go off the rails, it

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<v Speaker 1>helps to have go-to strategies for getting back on track.

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<v Speaker 1>You don't want to write off the day just because

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<v Speaker 1>one thing or even several things went wrong. When Jordan

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<v Speaker 1>needs to take a mulligan on the day, as she

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<v Speaker 1>puts it, she tends to have a cup of coffee.

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<v Speaker 1>Or go outside. Or put on a bright color. Do

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<v Speaker 1>you have micro-resets that work for you? You might be

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<v Speaker 1>able to reset with a few minutes of meditation. Deep breathing.

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<v Speaker 1>Or yoga. A quick session of intense exercise. Watching a

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<v Speaker 1>funny short video. Taking a shower. Or calling a friend

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<v Speaker 1>or relative. it would be a good idea to list

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<v Speaker 1>these out. Take a few minutes to think of things

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<v Speaker 1>that reliably make you feel better. What feels like a

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<v Speaker 1>little treat? What lifts your mood? Put this list of

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<v Speaker 1>micro-resets somewhere you can look at and consult whenever you

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<v Speaker 1>feel like your day is going awry. For me, a

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<v Speaker 1>brisk walk outside can often do this. If something has

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<v Speaker 1>been truly terrible and stressful, I try to go for

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<v Speaker 1>a run. Something I know not everyone can do during

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<v Speaker 1>the day. But if you can, wow, is it helpful.

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<v Speaker 1>A video of an old comedy routine can be gold.

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<v Speaker 1>If I've got time for a field trip, I like

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<v Speaker 1>to go to a bookstore or art museum or botanical garden.

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<v Speaker 1>These are my happy places. So I am happier after going.

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<v Speaker 1>What's on the list for you? It is empowering to

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<v Speaker 1>know how you can take back a day. A micro-reset

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<v Speaker 1>means a bad day doesn't keep getting worse. And with

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<v Speaker 1>an arsenal of micro-resets that you know work for you,

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<v Speaker 1>you will feel more in control and less buffeted by

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<v Speaker 1>external factors. What do you do when you need to

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<v Speaker 1>take back the day? I'd love to hear about it.

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<v Speaker 1>you can reach me at laura at lauravandercam.com. In the meantime,

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<v Speaker 1>this is Laura. Thanks for listening. And here's to making

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<v Speaker 1>the most of our time. Thanks for listening to Before Breakfast.

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