WEBVTT - What did I move forward today?

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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.

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<v Speaker 2>Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast.

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<v Speaker 1>Today's tip is to close each day by asking yourself,

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<v Speaker 1>what did I move forward today? This simple question can

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<v Speaker 1>help you see progress and helps ensure that you are

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<v Speaker 1>making progress on your top priorities. Today's tip comes from

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<v Speaker 1>leadership coach Jen Dary. On a recent Harvard Business Review

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<v Speaker 1>Women at Work podcast, Dary suggested that at the end

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<v Speaker 1>of every day, managers ask themselves the question did I

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<v Speaker 1>move something forward today? She explains that.

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<v Speaker 2>Could be a project, a client, a person, a career path,

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<v Speaker 2>a feedback conversation. I think that's a great question for

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<v Speaker 2>managers and for individual contributors alike. As Dairy notes, the

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<v Speaker 2>question can prompt us to recognize the work we have

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<v Speaker 2>completed and the impact we have had. That looks different

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<v Speaker 2>for all of us, but one hopes it was something

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<v Speaker 2>such as to day I wrote a blog post, edited

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<v Speaker 2>and recorded five before breakfasts and talked with a conference

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<v Speaker 2>planner about being a keynote speaker. Or to day I

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<v Speaker 2>taught my students about multiplying fractions. Three quarters of them

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<v Speaker 2>demonstrated good understanding, and I have a plan for providing

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<v Speaker 2>more support to the other quarter. Or to day, I

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<v Speaker 2>had a meaningful conversation with my daughter, continued my running streak,

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<v Speaker 2>and recruited volunteers for the park clean up. Or today

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<v Speaker 2>I had a difficult conversation with a direct report, and

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<v Speaker 2>we have a plan for helping her strengthen her communication skills.

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<v Speaker 2>What you moved forward will look different depending on how

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<v Speaker 2>you spend your days, and everybody's accomplishments will vary day

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<v Speaker 2>to day, but the question is relevant regardless. By reflecting

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<v Speaker 2>on what you moved forward at the end of each day,

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<v Speaker 2>you will acknowledge and celebrate your progress. You will also build.

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<v Speaker 1>Your awareness of what and how much you are moving

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<v Speaker 1>forward day to day. So if you are not moving

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<v Speaker 1>forward the most important things, you can change how you

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<v Speaker 1>are spending your time. I also find that if you

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<v Speaker 1>know you will ask yourself this question, you spend your

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<v Speaker 1>hours in a way that is more focused on moving

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<v Speaker 1>the needle rather than on lesser value work. So this afternoon,

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<v Speaker 1>ask yourself this question, what did I move forward today?

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<v Speaker 1>If you have moved something forward, great, that is a

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<v Speaker 1>step in the right direction. If not, you can redirect

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<v Speaker 1>tomorrow and move in the right direction. Then 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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<v Speaker 1>If you've got questions, ideas, or feedback, you can reach

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<v Speaker 1>me at Laura at Laura vandercam dot com. Before Breakfast

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