WEBVTT - If you're looking, it's not cooking

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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 if you are looking, it's not cooking.

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<v Speaker 1>Things may not be progressing during the time you are

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<v Speaker 1>actively checking on them, so it is best to be

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<v Speaker 1>wise about how often you do that. So, if you

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<v Speaker 1>enjoy cooking shows, you have probably heard this phrase from

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<v Speaker 1>grill masters and chefs alike. If you're looking, it's not cooking.

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<v Speaker 1>When you're peeking in to the grill to admire your meat,

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<v Speaker 1>you are letting out the hot, smoky air and preventing

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<v Speaker 1>it from working its magic. The saying is similar to

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<v Speaker 1>a watched pot never boils, except that saying isn't literally true.

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<v Speaker 1>A watched pot actually does boil, even if it seems

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<v Speaker 1>like it takes forever. But when you open the grill

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<v Speaker 1>or smoker, you really do interrupt the cooking, at least

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<v Speaker 1>for a moment. I think there is wisdom in recognizing

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<v Speaker 1>that this saying is true in a figurative way as well,

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<v Speaker 1>as we discussed in an earlier episode. When you outsource,

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<v Speaker 1>you are still a resource, so you can't completely take

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<v Speaker 1>your eyes off of a project. But the project may

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<v Speaker 1>not be moving forward while you are actively checking on it,

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<v Speaker 1>so you don't want to be checking all the time.

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<v Speaker 1>For instance, your team at work is not actually working

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<v Speaker 1>on the project you have assigned them during your check

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<v Speaker 1>in meetings with them. So while you don't want zero meetings,

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<v Speaker 1>you probably don't want too frequent meetings either. An hour

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<v Speaker 1>long meeting spent discussing whether people are reaching out to

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<v Speaker 1>enough potential clients is an hour that they are not

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<v Speaker 1>actively reaching out to potential clients. Better make sure that

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<v Speaker 1>it's worth it. Similarly, your high school senior is definitely

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<v Speaker 1>not writing her college essay during the time you are

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<v Speaker 1>coming into her room to make sure she is working

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<v Speaker 1>on things, and does she realize when the deadline is?

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<v Speaker 1>And did you look at that book of sample essays yet?

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<v Speaker 1>Now I'm not saying that she would have been working

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<v Speaker 1>on the essay if you hadn't done that, but she

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<v Speaker 1>might have been and that visit might have interrupted the

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<v Speaker 1>process when you're looking it's not cooking. So this new year,

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<v Speaker 1>as you take on ambitious goals at work and encourage

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<v Speaker 1>your loved ones in their pursuits, you want to ensure

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<v Speaker 1>that these efforts happen you can set the direction and

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<v Speaker 1>get started, and you'll need to check in at some point.

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<v Speaker 1>Even great grill masters of eventually check on the meat

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<v Speaker 1>when they know it is about done. But you should

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<v Speaker 1>limit the check ins because you trust people and trust

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<v Speaker 1>the process, and you know that the process isn't happening

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<v Speaker 1>when you are actively checking in on it. Don't look

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<v Speaker 1>too frequently, and you may discover that when the metaphorical

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<v Speaker 1>cooking is done, you have a really delicious result. In

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<v Speaker 1>the meantime, this is Laura. Thanks for listening, and here's

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

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<v Speaker 1>to Before Breakfast. If you've got questions, ideas, or feedback,

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<v Speaker 1>you can reach me at Laura at Laura vandercam dot com.

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