1 00:00:03,480 --> 00:00:08,080 Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. 2 00:00:08,920 --> 00:00:15,720 Speaker 2: Good Morning, This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. 3 00:00:17,320 --> 00:00:21,640 Speaker 2: Today's tip is that getting started on pursuing a goal 4 00:00:21,760 --> 00:00:25,400 Speaker 2: can be hard, but once you have taken even a 5 00:00:25,440 --> 00:00:30,440 Speaker 2: baby step, sticking with your goal pursuit make it easier. 6 00:00:31,880 --> 00:00:36,560 Speaker 2: So gently invite yourself to start and watch your goal 7 00:00:37,200 --> 00:00:43,080 Speaker 2: get rolling from there. Today's tip comes from psychology professor 8 00:00:43,200 --> 00:00:48,800 Speaker 2: Johanna pets and the Character Lab newsletter. As Pete explains, 9 00:00:49,680 --> 00:00:53,400 Speaker 2: it's often harder to get started than to keep going 10 00:00:53,920 --> 00:00:57,520 Speaker 2: on a task, and the closer you get to achieving 11 00:00:57,560 --> 00:01:02,440 Speaker 2: a goal, the easier it gets. So you could argue 12 00:01:02,480 --> 00:01:06,720 Speaker 2: that the hardest part of reaching a goal is getting started. 13 00:01:08,360 --> 00:01:12,679 Speaker 2: Given that, she advises making it easier to begin your 14 00:01:12,680 --> 00:01:16,240 Speaker 2: goal pursuit by accepting even a small step as an 15 00:01:16,240 --> 00:01:22,080 Speaker 2: adequate start. She suggests telling yourself today is a good 16 00:01:22,200 --> 00:01:28,039 Speaker 2: day for getting started. That phrase, today is a good 17 00:01:28,120 --> 00:01:31,560 Speaker 2: day for getting started, and the freedom to take a 18 00:01:31,600 --> 00:01:37,360 Speaker 2: small step are very encouraging. There are times when setting 19 00:01:37,400 --> 00:01:39,880 Speaker 2: ambitious goals and flying out of the starting gate can 20 00:01:39,920 --> 00:01:43,920 Speaker 2: be helpful, but when your schedule or your spirits means 21 00:01:43,920 --> 00:01:48,680 Speaker 2: a fast start is not doable. Accepting and celebrating even 22 00:01:48,800 --> 00:01:52,320 Speaker 2: little steps can be a way of making some progress 23 00:01:53,240 --> 00:01:55,040 Speaker 2: when you might not begin at all if the first 24 00:01:55,080 --> 00:01:59,520 Speaker 2: step seem daunting. Maybe you need to prepare for a 25 00:01:59,560 --> 00:02:03,200 Speaker 2: big moved, but you can't bear to face packing up 26 00:02:03,200 --> 00:02:08,160 Speaker 2: your closet, much less the entire basement. Today is a 27 00:02:08,160 --> 00:02:11,839 Speaker 2: good day for getting started, and getting started might mean 28 00:02:12,000 --> 00:02:17,560 Speaker 2: just procuring packing supplies, or maybe even just some tape. 29 00:02:19,120 --> 00:02:21,120 Speaker 2: Maybe you want to get fit, even though you haven't 30 00:02:21,160 --> 00:02:24,920 Speaker 2: exercise since your last baby was born six years ago. 31 00:02:26,160 --> 00:02:29,840 Speaker 2: Today is a good day for getting started, perhaps by 32 00:02:29,880 --> 00:02:33,360 Speaker 2: downloading the couch to five k app or even just 33 00:02:33,440 --> 00:02:36,840 Speaker 2: going for a ten minute walk. Maybe you want to 34 00:02:36,880 --> 00:02:40,400 Speaker 2: find a new job. Today is a good day for 35 00:02:40,440 --> 00:02:44,520 Speaker 2: getting started, so you could decide to review your most 36 00:02:44,560 --> 00:02:48,480 Speaker 2: recent resume and identify content that you want to add 37 00:02:49,040 --> 00:02:53,680 Speaker 2: when you update it. Once you've taken that first step, 38 00:02:53,760 --> 00:02:57,840 Speaker 2: you can continue to encourage your progress with gentle invitations 39 00:02:57,840 --> 00:03:02,480 Speaker 2: to take doable next steps. As Pete suggests, you might 40 00:03:02,520 --> 00:03:04,560 Speaker 2: say today is a good day to get started on 41 00:03:04,639 --> 00:03:10,079 Speaker 2: step two, but the point is simply to do something today. 42 00:03:11,280 --> 00:03:14,560 Speaker 2: If most things get easier over time, than what you 43 00:03:14,639 --> 00:03:18,600 Speaker 2: do today is helping towards your bigger goals. As long 44 00:03:18,639 --> 00:03:22,160 Speaker 2: as you choose to do something today, you can choose 45 00:03:22,200 --> 00:03:26,919 Speaker 2: to do something on all the other today's. But no 46 00:03:27,000 --> 00:03:30,880 Speaker 2: need to worry about that just yet. Just knowing today 47 00:03:31,200 --> 00:03:37,480 Speaker 2: is good is fine. In the meantime, This is Laura. 48 00:03:38,400 --> 00:03:43,000 Speaker 2: Thanks for listening, and here's to making the most of 49 00:03:43,040 --> 00:03:43,480 Speaker 2: our time. 50 00:03:49,560 --> 00:03:52,320 Speaker 1: Hey, everybody, I'd love to hear from you. You can 51 00:03:52,320 --> 00:03:55,840 Speaker 1: send me your tips, your questions, or anything else. Just 52 00:03:55,840 --> 00:03:59,920 Speaker 1: connect with me on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram at Before 53 00:04:00,000 --> 00:04:04,840 Speaker 1: Breakfast pod that's b E the number four, then Breakfast 54 00:04:05,200 --> 00:04:08,000 Speaker 1: p o D. 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