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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 figure out what has given you joy,

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<v Speaker 1>are been meaningful recently, and then build more of that

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<v Speaker 1>into the coming week or month. Today's tip comes from

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<v Speaker 1>a New York Times article where writer Laurie Leibovich explained

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<v Speaker 1>that every year she reflects on what made her feel

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<v Speaker 1>good the previous year. If she feels stuck, she said

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<v Speaker 1>she looked through photos on her phone to trigger her memory.

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<v Speaker 1>Live performances, traveling, walking with friends, and running a ten

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<v Speaker 1>k were some of the things that enriched the last

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<v Speaker 1>year for her, so she wrote she was aiming to

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<v Speaker 1>get more of that on the calendar for this year too.

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<v Speaker 1>I love that approach for a couple of reasons. First

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<v Speaker 1>of all, she's focused on what made the previous year good.

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<v Speaker 1>So many people look ahead to a new year and

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<v Speaker 1>then loaded up with obligations and rules, things I won't

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<v Speaker 1>be doing, things I can't do. Things like that. I

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<v Speaker 1>like the idea of focusing on the positive, on joy, growth, connection, peace.

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<v Speaker 1>I also think it's wise that she is looking to

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<v Speaker 1>her own past for ideas on how to get those

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<v Speaker 1>positive experiences. I mean, sure, novelty is amazing, but if

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<v Speaker 1>you want a surefire way to find joy, you may

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<v Speaker 1>be more successful looking back at what actually gave you

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<v Speaker 1>joy recently, rather than googling things to enjoy this weekend.

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<v Speaker 1>Of course, New Year's planning time is long in the past,

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<v Speaker 1>as this episode is airing. But if you are like

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of Before Breakfast listeners, you are always thinking

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<v Speaker 1>about how to make your life better. Reflecting on what

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<v Speaker 1>has made our past good is a reasonable way to

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<v Speaker 1>design the future. There is no reason to wait until

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<v Speaker 1>next January to build in more of what you have enjoyed.

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<v Speaker 1>So if you find you have always loved going to

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<v Speaker 1>live theater, decide to do it more often. Maybe you

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<v Speaker 1>could even get season tickets to a local theater. If

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<v Speaker 1>hosting dinner parties always fills you with joy, why not

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<v Speaker 1>set a routine of hosting a dinner party every other Saturday,

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<v Speaker 1>or at least the first Saturday of the month. If

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<v Speaker 1>taking a few zumba classes with a friend last December

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<v Speaker 1>was fun for you and left you energized, try taking

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<v Speaker 1>a class every week. I think you could also take

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<v Speaker 1>the same approach in a more frequent iterative way. For

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<v Speaker 1>shorter timeframes like a week or a month, you could

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<v Speaker 1>reflect on a weekly basis about sources of joy and

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<v Speaker 1>growth in the previous week, maybe bundled with your weekly

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<v Speaker 1>planning session. If we had a meaningful visit to an

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<v Speaker 1>art exhibit on a lunch break last week, it's likely

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<v Speaker 1>that seeing a different exhibit this week could be meaningful too.

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<v Speaker 1>If you enjoyed a poetry reading last week, sign up

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<v Speaker 1>for the e blast from a local bookstore so you'll

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<v Speaker 1>hear about future readings. If your family enjoyed watching a

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<v Speaker 1>movie together last Friday, maybe a movie and popcorn would

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<v Speaker 1>be fun this Friday too. Pay attention to what makes

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<v Speaker 1>you feel good and what contributes to your growth, and

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<v Speaker 1>build that into next week and the week after that.

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<v Speaker 1>What made our past good can teach us a lot

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<v Speaker 1>about what would make our future good as well. 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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