WEBVTT - The matchbox and the billboard

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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 have both a clear vision of your

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<v Speaker 1>big goals and of the doable steps you'll take today

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<v Speaker 1>to work toward them. Your goals go on a billboard

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<v Speaker 1>you can't miss. The daily steps should be doable to

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<v Speaker 1>fit on a matchbox cover. Today's tip was inspired by

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<v Speaker 1>my Before Breakfast interview with Daniel Coyle, author of Flourish

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<v Speaker 1>and The Talent Code. In describing his daily routine, Dan

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<v Speaker 1>said that in the morning he writes notes on a

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<v Speaker 1>three by five index card about, as he puts it,

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<v Speaker 1>what the day might contain. He pointed out that there

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<v Speaker 1>is not much space on ann card. You are not

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<v Speaker 1>going to put fifty things on there unless you write

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<v Speaker 1>really small, so he has to focus and prioritize. He says,

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<v Speaker 1>if I can write today on a matchbox, what matters?

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<v Speaker 1>This is such a good question. In the tiniest of spaces,

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<v Speaker 1>only the highest priorities make the cut. When we have

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<v Speaker 1>limited priorities, we tend to do them so we move forward.

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<v Speaker 1>Dan said that the priorities that go on his index

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<v Speaker 1>card are drawn from the various projects and task streams

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<v Speaker 1>he's working on. This got me thinking about how intentional

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<v Speaker 1>living requires a clear vision of both the big goals

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<v Speaker 1>you're working toward and the steps you'll take today to

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<v Speaker 1>move toward those goals. Your daily efforts are focused so

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<v Speaker 1>precisely that you can record them on a small match

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<v Speaker 1>box or card. Your big goals, on the other hand,

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<v Speaker 1>could go on a billboard. They're easy to understand and

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<v Speaker 1>keep your eye on even if you're driving past at

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<v Speaker 1>sixty miles per hour. So if you are trying to

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<v Speaker 1>be more productive and intentional, consider how you might design

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<v Speaker 1>that metaphorical billboard. Your big goals need to be stated

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<v Speaker 1>as clearly as someone might advertise on a giant sign

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<v Speaker 1>on the road. You also want to post them somewhere

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<v Speaker 1>that is hard to miss. That could be a sign

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<v Speaker 1>on your bathroom mirror, the wallpaper on your computer, a

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<v Speaker 1>note on your back door. This should be a place

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<v Speaker 1>where they will catch your eye and serve as a

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<v Speaker 1>reminder many times per day. Then, with the big goals

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<v Speaker 1>as clear as a message on a billboard, you're ready

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<v Speaker 1>to get granular and matchbox sized about what you'll do

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<v Speaker 1>today to move toward the goals. With about the big

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<v Speaker 1>direction where you're headed and the little steps you need

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<v Speaker 1>to take to get there, you can make progress toward

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<v Speaker 1>accomplishing what you want. In the meantime. This is Laura.

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks for listening, and here's to making the most of

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<v Speaker 1>our time. Thanks for listening to Before Breakfast. If you've

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<v Speaker 1>got questions, ideas, or feedback, you can reach me at

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