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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio.

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<v Speaker 1>Good Morning, This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast.

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<v Speaker 1>Today's tip is to keep lists of things you want

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<v Speaker 1>to discuss with the professionals in your life. That way,

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<v Speaker 1>when you are asked if you have any questions or concerns,

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<v Speaker 1>you will be ready to bring them up. There are

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<v Speaker 1>probably numerous professionals you see from time to time. Your

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<v Speaker 1>family doctor, your dentist, various specialists, maybe a financial advisor,

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<v Speaker 1>a vet, various contractors, an arborist who knows if something

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<v Speaker 1>big comes up in between periodic visits, you would make

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<v Speaker 1>a special appointment. But there are plenty of questions that

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<v Speaker 1>come up that aren't worth a visit on their own.

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<v Speaker 1>They are simply things you intend to bring up at

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<v Speaker 1>your next visit. To make sure that you remember these

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<v Speaker 1>questions by the time that next visit rolls around, you

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<v Speaker 1>need to keep a specific list of them. If you

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<v Speaker 1>use a digital calendar, one obvious place for this list

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<v Speaker 1>is the calendar event for the appointment. In the notes

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<v Speaker 1>or description section of the calendar event, record any questions

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<v Speaker 1>you would like to discuss. You can add to this

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<v Speaker 1>over time. For your dermatologist, you might make a note

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<v Speaker 1>about a new mole that showed up in your arm,

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<v Speaker 1>plus the date when you first noticed it. For your accountant,

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<v Speaker 1>you might make a note to ask about electric car

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<v Speaker 1>tax credits if you are pondering buying one in the

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<v Speaker 1>next year. The morning of your appointment, you can open

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<v Speaker 1>the calendar item and refresh your memory of the topics

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<v Speaker 1>want to discuss. If you use a paper calendar, you

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<v Speaker 1>can record questions on a blank page in your planner

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<v Speaker 1>or in a bullet journal, or on a sticky note

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<v Speaker 1>affixed to the calendar page for the day of the appointment.

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<v Speaker 1>Or you can keep a digital list of questions, perhaps

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<v Speaker 1>on your phone, and put a note on your paper

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<v Speaker 1>calendar reminding you to see notes. Keeping a list, whether

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<v Speaker 1>paper or digital, can be helpful for more frequent appointments too.

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<v Speaker 1>You may keep noticing a spot on the stove that

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<v Speaker 1>you would like your cleaning service to try to remove,

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<v Speaker 1>but you won't necessarily remember that when you are racing

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<v Speaker 1>out the door to work as they are coming in.

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<v Speaker 1>You need somewhere to remind yourself for the morning when

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<v Speaker 1>the service always comes, or at least to remind you

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<v Speaker 1>to text the crew leader. In my case, we are

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<v Speaker 1>finishing up renovations on our house, and sure enough I

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<v Speaker 1>wound up being a running list of issues to bring

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<v Speaker 1>up with the contractors. The supervisor for the renovation project

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<v Speaker 1>recently stopped by to check on things, and alongside the

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<v Speaker 1>freezer leak and a plastering issue, I was able to

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<v Speaker 1>ask about a toilet handle that wasn't working quite right.

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<v Speaker 1>Even though I will acknowledge that perhaps the toilet handle

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<v Speaker 1>was a bit out of his purview, he was handy,

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<v Speaker 1>and he was here, and I had a list, and

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<v Speaker 1>my toilet handle is now fixed. To make the most

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<v Speaker 1>of time with professionals, we have to be ready to

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<v Speaker 1>bring important topics to their attention when we have the chance.

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<v Speaker 1>We are often asked if we have any questions or concerns,

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<v Speaker 1>and it is frustrating to remember your questions and concerns

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<v Speaker 1>in the car when you are driving home. If you

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<v Speaker 1>record your questions and concerns somewhere you can remember them,

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<v Speaker 1>you will be ready to bring them up when the

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<v Speaker 1>moment arises. 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. Hey everybody,

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