WEBVTT - Ten minutes still counts

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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 that ten minutes still counts, So if you

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<v Speaker 1>want to do something, don't do nothing just because you

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<v Speaker 1>can't do as much as you wish you could. Today's

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<v Speaker 1>tip originally comes from coach Leo Babada and his advice

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<v Speaker 1>about starting to form a habit. Make it so easy

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<v Speaker 1>you can't say no, he said. So, for instance, if

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<v Speaker 1>you want to build an exercise habit, start by just

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<v Speaker 1>going to the gym in athletic attire. Even if you

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<v Speaker 1>don't exercise, do one stretch and anything that happens after

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<v Speaker 1>that is up to you. If you want to drink

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<v Speaker 1>more water, take away water bottle to work. No need

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<v Speaker 1>to promise yourself you'll drink sixty four ounces of water

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<v Speaker 1>every day. Yet, when you start by asking something of

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<v Speaker 1>yourself so doable that it would be ridiculous to say no,

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<v Speaker 1>you're on your way to forming a new habit, which

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<v Speaker 1>you can then scale up. Making it so easy you

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<v Speaker 1>can't say no has implications beyond habits too. When there's

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<v Speaker 1>a difficult project you want to take on, take a

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<v Speaker 1>tiny first step. If you want a new job, start

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<v Speaker 1>by reading your old resume today, then maybe tomorrow you

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<v Speaker 1>can begin to update it. If you want to develop

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<v Speaker 1>a stronger community in a town you've just moved to tonight,

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<v Speaker 1>just say hi to one person in your yoga class

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<v Speaker 1>who seems friendly. If you want to learn Spanish so

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<v Speaker 1>you can communicate with your Puerto Rican in laws, download

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<v Speaker 1>Duo Linga today. That is all you have to do.

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<v Speaker 1>You don't have to aim high, and you don't have

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<v Speaker 1>to start strong. You don't even need a long term plan.

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<v Speaker 1>Just take one step ahead in the direction you want

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<v Speaker 1>to go. It's also true that when there's leisure you

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<v Speaker 1>want more of in your life, you don't need to

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<v Speaker 1>concede that you have no time for it, even if

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<v Speaker 1>you are busy. Instead, you can recognize that even small

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<v Speaker 1>bits of time still count. Decide that you will read, draw, cook, knit,

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<v Speaker 1>or whatever you enjoy this weekend, even if you only

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<v Speaker 1>have ten minutes to do it. You'll enjoy the little

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<v Speaker 1>bit of time you do have, and when you think

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<v Speaker 1>about it, you may even find a little more time

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<v Speaker 1>for it too. The ten minutes you commit to may

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<v Speaker 1>end up leading to another ten minutes. The next day,

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<v Speaker 1>and another ten minutes the next day, and maybe you

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<v Speaker 1>find twenty some other day. Who knows. If you find

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<v Speaker 1>yourself saying no about a habit, goal, pursuit, or leisure,

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<v Speaker 1>consider whether there is a small version of the experience

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<v Speaker 1>you could say yes too. When you recognize that just

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit of time time ten minutes still counts,

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<v Speaker 1>you can start making progress toward forming habits or pursuing

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<v Speaker 1>goals a little bit at a time. You may not

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<v Speaker 1>be able to spend a whole day lost in a book,

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<v Speaker 1>good as that might sound, but reading a chapter that

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<v Speaker 1>can still be meaningful and enjoyable. So why not get

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<v Speaker 1>started 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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