WEBVTT - Don't leave without scheduling the next time

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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 you shouldn't leave without scheduling the next time.

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<v Speaker 1>If you need or want to do something again in

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<v Speaker 1>the future, it is best to get the next date

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<v Speaker 1>on the books at the time it is easiest to

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<v Speaker 1>do so. So I really enjoy getting monthly massages. No

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<v Speaker 1>was surprise there. A few years ago I sprang for

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<v Speaker 1>the monthly package at Massage Envy, which involves getting one

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<v Speaker 1>massage a month for a discounted rate. It's simple enough

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<v Speaker 1>to call and book, but I often would get busy

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<v Speaker 1>and wouldn't. Eventually I realized that I shouldn't walk out

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<v Speaker 1>from one massage without booking my next massage. That increases

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<v Speaker 1>the chances that I stick with a once a month cadence.

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<v Speaker 1>Same with haircuts. Inevitably I wind up letting longer go

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<v Speaker 1>between cuts than I want because I haven't booked the

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<v Speaker 1>next cut. With a dentist, too, booking the next visit

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<v Speaker 1>at your last one increases the odds that you show

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<v Speaker 1>up every six months. My daughter sees a specialist at

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<v Speaker 1>a hospital a few hours from our house, and we

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<v Speaker 1>tend to go once or twice a year. I have

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<v Speaker 1>found that I can avoid a lot of phone tree

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<v Speaker 1>waiting if I just book the next visit any time

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<v Speaker 1>I am there now. Of course, the problem in the

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<v Speaker 1>last two examples is that it is hard to know

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<v Speaker 1>what is going to go on in your life six

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<v Speaker 1>to twelve months from now. But having a placeholder will

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<v Speaker 1>at least remind you that this thing should be there.

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<v Speaker 1>If you need to move it, so be it. By

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<v Speaker 1>the way, that seems to be some provider's mindset as well.

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<v Speaker 1>We got a note recently, as in during October or

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<v Speaker 1>that an appointment for May would need to be moved

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<v Speaker 1>at that point. That's totally fine. My schedule isn't that

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<v Speaker 1>set for May. If they called to move it a

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<v Speaker 1>week before, that would be more of a problem. When

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<v Speaker 1>something is there, though, it is generally rescheduled instead of

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<v Speaker 1>it just never happening. That's all fine for medical appointments,

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<v Speaker 1>but it's actually a good idea for friend get togethers too. Now.

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<v Speaker 1>The best way to do many social gatherings is just

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<v Speaker 1>to have a regular cadence. You and a friend always

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<v Speaker 1>have lunch on the first Monday of the month, or

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<v Speaker 1>you run on the last Saturday of the month. But

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<v Speaker 1>if you are not doing that, then scheduling your next

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<v Speaker 1>get together while you are together means it's more likely

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<v Speaker 1>to happen and you avoid the need to text back

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<v Speaker 1>and forth on scheduling. In general, any back and forth

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<v Speaker 1>scheduling negotiations done in person as a conversation tend to

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<v Speaker 1>be more pleasant than those done electronically. When you schedule

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<v Speaker 1>your next lunch with your friend while you're ending one lunch,

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<v Speaker 1>then you can look forward to it. You know you

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<v Speaker 1>will get together again soon, and that can make ending

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<v Speaker 1>of one fun get together less of a letdown. I

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<v Speaker 1>am all for anything that increases happiness in the meantime.

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<v Speaker 1>This is Laura. Thanks for listening, and here's to making

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<v Speaker 1>the most of our time. Thanks for listening to Before Breakfast.

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