WEBVTT - Go on a yes quest

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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 go on a yes quest. If life

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<v Speaker 1>is feeling a little underwhelming, you might challenge yourself to

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<v Speaker 1>say yes a little more frequently. Many new opportunities come

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<v Speaker 1>from being open to something that's a little outside our

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<v Speaker 1>comfort zones. Today's tip, like some others over the next

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<v Speaker 1>few weeks, is from my new book, Big Time, A

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<v Speaker 1>Simple Path to Time Abundance. This book, which is out

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<v Speaker 1>May fifth, is about what happens when you truly believe

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<v Speaker 1>time is big enough to accommodate what matters to you.

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<v Speaker 1>With some smart strategies, it is possible to fall in

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<v Speaker 1>love with your schedule. One of the tips from Big

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<v Speaker 1>Time is to go on a yes quest. I know

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<v Speaker 1>that a lot of productivity literature talks about how we

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<v Speaker 1>should say no more often, and there is something to that.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't want people to spend their precious time on

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<v Speaker 1>earth on things that are neither meaningful nor enjoyable for

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<v Speaker 1>themselves and the people they care about. That said, if

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<v Speaker 1>you think about it, almost all new opportunities, adventures, and

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<v Speaker 1>relationships come out of a yes. After all, if you

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<v Speaker 1>knew about something, you'd be doing it already. Big breakthroughs

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<v Speaker 1>come from trying things you don't know as much about,

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<v Speaker 1>which means you have to be open to serendipity. New

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<v Speaker 1>opportunities have to be able to reach you. So if

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<v Speaker 1>you would like to shake things up in life a little,

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<v Speaker 1>why not try going on your own yes quest. The

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<v Speaker 1>idea is that for a certain period of time, say

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<v Speaker 1>three weeks or a month, you say yes to things

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<v Speaker 1>that sound intriguing to you. If you have the money

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<v Speaker 1>and you have the time, then you try it out,

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<v Speaker 1>even if it is not something you would naturally do.

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<v Speaker 1>When I tried this for a few weeks in the

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<v Speaker 1>spring of twenty twenty five, I wound up saying yes too,

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<v Speaker 1>among other things, swimming with sharks with my oldest child. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>this was certainly a memorable experience, and as a bonus,

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<v Speaker 1>we saw whales on the boat back to shore. Now

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<v Speaker 1>that was pretty cool. When I had two hundred other

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<v Speaker 1>people try this out, they had all sorts of interesting

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<v Speaker 1>things happen. People agreed to a meeting with someone new

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<v Speaker 1>and walked out with job offered. People said yes to

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<v Speaker 1>last minute trips that were a total blast. People said

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<v Speaker 1>yes to adventures with friends, to meaningful volunteer opportunities, to

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<v Speaker 1>joining a choir even though they'd never sung in public before.

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<v Speaker 1>Turns out, singing with other people is a lot of fun,

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<v Speaker 1>and guess what you can learn to sing now. You

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<v Speaker 1>don't have to say yes forever, and you don't have

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<v Speaker 1>to say yes to everything. One person who went on

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<v Speaker 1>a yes quest agreed to go volunteer at an animal

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<v Speaker 1>shelter with their kid, but did not agree to get

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<v Speaker 1>a second dog, despite the child making a full PowerPoint

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<v Speaker 1>presentation about the benefits. But I think one of the

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<v Speaker 1>upsides of saying yes for a limited period of time

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<v Speaker 1>is that it nudges us to try new things, precisely

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<v Speaker 1>because we know we are not adding things on forever.

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<v Speaker 1>We are just trying it for a bit and seeing

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<v Speaker 1>what comes of it. Few opportunities in life arrive gift wrapped.

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<v Speaker 1>They come when we have a conversation with someone new

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<v Speaker 1>and follow up. They come when we go to that

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<v Speaker 1>extra event and meet someone fantastic. All of that requires

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<v Speaker 1>saying yes, so by all means say no to things

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<v Speaker 1>you do not want to do. But if it sounds intriguing,

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<v Speaker 1>Try going on a yes quest for a while, and

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<v Speaker 1>you just might be surprised at what wonderful things start happening.

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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. If you've got questions, ideas, or feedback,

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

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