1 00:00:03,000 --> 00:00:09,320 Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning, 2 00:00:10,920 --> 00:00:17,080 Speaker 1: This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's 3 00:00:17,120 --> 00:00:22,040 Speaker 1: tip is that ten minutes still counts, So if you 4 00:00:22,120 --> 00:00:26,599 Speaker 1: want to do something, don't do nothing just because you 5 00:00:26,600 --> 00:00:31,880 Speaker 1: can't do as much as you wish you could. Today's 6 00:00:31,920 --> 00:00:35,320 Speaker 1: tip originally comes from coach Leo Babada and his advice 7 00:00:35,360 --> 00:00:39,000 Speaker 1: about starting to form a habit. Make it so easy 8 00:00:39,240 --> 00:00:43,919 Speaker 1: you can't say no, he said. So, for instance, if 9 00:00:43,960 --> 00:00:47,279 Speaker 1: you want to build an exercise habit, start by just 10 00:00:47,520 --> 00:00:50,600 Speaker 1: going to the gym in athletic attire. Even if you 11 00:00:50,640 --> 00:00:55,400 Speaker 1: don't exercise, do one stretch and anything that happens after 12 00:00:55,440 --> 00:00:59,000 Speaker 1: that is up to you. If you want to drink 13 00:00:59,040 --> 00:01:02,560 Speaker 1: more water, take away water bottle to work. No need 14 00:01:02,600 --> 00:01:05,199 Speaker 1: to promise yourself you'll drink sixty four ounces of water 15 00:01:05,280 --> 00:01:09,000 Speaker 1: every day. Yet, when you start by asking something of 16 00:01:09,040 --> 00:01:12,440 Speaker 1: yourself so doable that it would be ridiculous to say no, 17 00:01:13,560 --> 00:01:15,680 Speaker 1: you're on your way to forming a new habit, which 18 00:01:15,720 --> 00:01:20,120 Speaker 1: you can then scale up. Making it so easy you 19 00:01:20,160 --> 00:01:24,600 Speaker 1: can't say no has implications beyond habits too. When there's 20 00:01:24,640 --> 00:01:27,679 Speaker 1: a difficult project you want to take on, take a 21 00:01:27,720 --> 00:01:32,040 Speaker 1: tiny first step. If you want a new job, start 22 00:01:32,040 --> 00:01:35,720 Speaker 1: by reading your old resume today, then maybe tomorrow you 23 00:01:35,760 --> 00:01:38,639 Speaker 1: can begin to update it. If you want to develop 24 00:01:38,680 --> 00:01:42,000 Speaker 1: a stronger community in a town you've just moved to tonight, 25 00:01:42,160 --> 00:01:44,440 Speaker 1: just say hi to one person in your yoga class 26 00:01:44,440 --> 00:01:47,840 Speaker 1: who seems friendly. If you want to learn Spanish so 27 00:01:47,880 --> 00:01:51,040 Speaker 1: you can communicate with your Puerto Rican in laws, download 28 00:01:51,120 --> 00:01:54,120 Speaker 1: Duo Linga today. That is all you have to do. 29 00:01:55,240 --> 00:01:56,920 Speaker 1: You don't have to aim high, and you don't have 30 00:01:57,000 --> 00:01:59,840 Speaker 1: to start strong. You don't even need a long term plan. 31 00:02:01,200 --> 00:02:03,960 Speaker 1: Just take one step ahead in the direction you want 32 00:02:03,960 --> 00:02:08,480 Speaker 1: to go. It's also true that when there's leisure you 33 00:02:08,520 --> 00:02:11,160 Speaker 1: want more of in your life, you don't need to 34 00:02:11,200 --> 00:02:14,000 Speaker 1: concede that you have no time for it, even if 35 00:02:14,040 --> 00:02:18,800 Speaker 1: you are busy. Instead, you can recognize that even small 36 00:02:18,840 --> 00:02:24,920 Speaker 1: bits of time still count. Decide that you will read, draw, cook, knit, 37 00:02:25,080 --> 00:02:28,280 Speaker 1: or whatever you enjoy this weekend, even if you only 38 00:02:28,320 --> 00:02:31,799 Speaker 1: have ten minutes to do it. You'll enjoy the little 39 00:02:31,840 --> 00:02:34,760 Speaker 1: bit of time you do have, and when you think 40 00:02:34,760 --> 00:02:37,360 Speaker 1: about it, you may even find a little more time 41 00:02:37,400 --> 00:02:40,520 Speaker 1: for it too. The ten minutes you commit to may 42 00:02:40,600 --> 00:02:42,840 Speaker 1: end up leading to another ten minutes. The next day, 43 00:02:42,960 --> 00:02:44,760 Speaker 1: and another ten minutes the next day, and maybe you 44 00:02:44,800 --> 00:02:49,519 Speaker 1: find twenty some other day. Who knows. If you find 45 00:02:49,520 --> 00:02:52,359 Speaker 1: yourself saying no about a habit, goal, pursuit, or leisure, 46 00:02:52,919 --> 00:02:55,720 Speaker 1: consider whether there is a small version of the experience 47 00:02:55,760 --> 00:02:59,160 Speaker 1: you could say yes too. When you recognize that just 48 00:02:59,240 --> 00:03:02,640 Speaker 1: a little bit of time time ten minutes still counts, 49 00:03:03,400 --> 00:03:06,399 Speaker 1: you can start making progress toward forming habits or pursuing 50 00:03:06,400 --> 00:03:09,360 Speaker 1: goals a little bit at a time. You may not 51 00:03:09,440 --> 00:03:11,640 Speaker 1: be able to spend a whole day lost in a book, 52 00:03:11,760 --> 00:03:15,520 Speaker 1: good as that might sound, but reading a chapter that 53 00:03:15,520 --> 00:03:19,160 Speaker 1: can still be meaningful and enjoyable. So why not get 54 00:03:19,200 --> 00:03:25,200 Speaker 1: started in the meantime. This is Laura. Thanks for listening, 55 00:03:26,240 --> 00:03:36,400 Speaker 1: and here's to making the most of our time. Thanks 56 00:03:36,480 --> 00:03:40,600 Speaker 1: for listening to Before Breakfast. If you've got questions, ideas, 57 00:03:40,720 --> 00:03:44,119 Speaker 1: or feedback, you can reach me at Laura at Laura 58 00:03:44,240 --> 00:03:53,480 Speaker 1: vandercam dot com. Before Breakfast is a production of iHeartMedia. 59 00:03:54,200 --> 00:03:58,200 Speaker 1: For more podcasts from iHeartMedia, please visit the iHeartRadio app, 60 00:03:58,480 --> 00:04:01,680 Speaker 1: Apple Podcasts, or where whereever you listen to your favorite shows.