Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning,
Speaker 1: This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's
Speaker 1: tip is to aim for activities that check multiple boxes.
Speaker 1: That way, you'll get ample opportunity to invest in many
Speaker 1: of your priorities without being overscheduled. On my other podcast,
Speaker 1: Best of Both Worlds, I recently interviewed a woman who
Speaker 1: ran a podcast with her husband that was devoted to WWE,
Speaker 1: that is, World Wrestling Entertainment. My co host, Sarah hart
Speaker 1: Unger commented on just how many benefits this woman was
Speaker 1: getting from a single hobby, and it's true. She was
Speaker 1: watching WWE matches as research and then spending time with
Speaker 1: her husband as they planned and recorded episodes together. She
Speaker 1: was checking a lot of boxes. Whenever we can do that,
Speaker 1: we can feel like we are stretching time. Each hour
Speaker 1: counts more. Running with a friend, for instance, gives you
Speaker 1: exercise time and social time. If your friend happens to
Speaker 1: be in a similar line of work, you might wind
Speaker 1: up with networking time in there too. Running on a
Speaker 1: treadmill while listening to an audiobook gives you exercise and
Speaker 1: reading time. Singing in a church choir means you're going
Speaker 1: to church and singing, so the two don't have to
Speaker 1: be separate times carved out of your week. Smart volunteer commitments,
Speaker 1: in particular, can let you check multiple boxes. I know
Speaker 1: there are a lot of causes in the world, but
Speaker 1: you'll probably be more motivated and energized if you're Voluntarier
Speaker 1: commitments allow you to do multiple things at once. This
Speaker 1: naturally happens if you volunteer in a child's classroom. That's
Speaker 1: two things right there. But it's going to be even
Speaker 1: more the case if you're doing something you really enjoy,
Speaker 1: like leading an art project. That's creativity, volunteering, and time
Speaker 1: with your kid. Or maybe you co lead the project
Speaker 1: with a friend whose kid is also in the class
Speaker 1: and wow, I am losing track of the number of
Speaker 1: boxes we are checking here. Or maybe you could join
Speaker 1: a board with a friend and thus get leadership experience
Speaker 1: for your resume, social time, and volunteering time all at once.
Speaker 1: Of course, it is fine if a given hobby or
Speaker 1: volunteer commitment has only one benefit. I am sure the
Speaker 1: lady with the WWE podcast would have enjoyed just talking
Speaker 1: about wrestling on her own, but by doing it with
Speaker 1: her husband, Each recording session became something of a date.
Speaker 1: This couple built quality time together into their lives with
Speaker 1: regular deadlines. That is a pretty neat trick. Do you
Speaker 1: participate in any activities that check multiple boxes? You can
Speaker 1: tell me about them at Laura at Laura vandercam dot com.
Speaker 1: In the meantime, this is Laura. Thanks for listening, and
Speaker 1: here's to making the most of our time. Hey, everybody,
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