WEBVTT - Remind yourself of your resolutions

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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 remind yourself of your resolutions. As we

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<v Speaker 1>head into the middle of the year. Some of your

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<v Speaker 1>annual goals may no longer be top of mind, but

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<v Speaker 1>if something still matters to you, there is plenty of

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<v Speaker 1>time to make those goals be part of your life

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<v Speaker 1>before the year ends. So often in my talks, I

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<v Speaker 1>encourage people to think about what they would like to

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<v Speaker 1>have done by the end of the year. What would

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<v Speaker 1>you like to say in a professional performance review. What

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<v Speaker 1>would you like to be talking about with your friends

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<v Speaker 1>and family at a holiday party. Now, depending on when

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<v Speaker 1>the speech is I often have to modify this a bit.

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<v Speaker 1>If it is October, then we are probably going to

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<v Speaker 1>be thinking about the next year. But as I was

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<v Speaker 1>giving my talk a few times in May recently, I

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<v Speaker 1>realized that it was totally fine to still be talking

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<v Speaker 1>about the end of the year and what could happen

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<v Speaker 1>by then. Seven months is a lot of time. My

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<v Speaker 1>guess is that if you are listening to this podcast,

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<v Speaker 1>you probably thought a bid in December and January about

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<v Speaker 1>your goals. For this year. Ideally you revisit these goals frequently,

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<v Speaker 1>but if you haven't, now is a great time to

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<v Speaker 1>take another look. Did you write these goals down somewhere?

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<v Speaker 1>Go find that page in your notebook or planner, or

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<v Speaker 1>if you keep a journal, or maybe remember emailing friends

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<v Speaker 1>or accountability partners about your goals. Go back and take

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<v Speaker 1>a look. I often record an annual goals podcast for

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<v Speaker 1>Best of Both Worlds my other podcast. So I have

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<v Speaker 1>this all pretty easy here. I just go back and

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<v Speaker 1>listen to that episode. Then I can remind myself of

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<v Speaker 1>what I plan to do during the year. I can

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<v Speaker 1>check in midyear to see if I am still on track.

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<v Speaker 1>As I did this recently, I was happy to see

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<v Speaker 1>that a few big things have happened or are in process,

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<v Speaker 1>and that is awesome. A few things have not. When

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<v Speaker 1>that is the case, midyear is a good time to

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<v Speaker 1>pause and ask why do those goals still feel relevant

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<v Speaker 1>and exciting to you? If so, that is amazing. It

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<v Speaker 1>is time to rededicate yourself to their pursuit. If they

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<v Speaker 1>no longer feel motivational, then it is perfectly fine to

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<v Speaker 1>toss them. Janu where are you does not get to

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<v Speaker 1>dictate everything about May or June you and on through

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<v Speaker 1>the rest of the year. Feel free to let things go,

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<v Speaker 1>or you could come up with different goals that you'd

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<v Speaker 1>like to pursue instead. But the hope is that all

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<v Speaker 1>of this will be intentional. It is kind of disheartening

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<v Speaker 1>to put a goal on your annual list again and

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<v Speaker 1>again year after year, simply because life gets busy and

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<v Speaker 1>you just don't wind up putting the effort in, or

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<v Speaker 1>you forget better to remember the goals you set so

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<v Speaker 1>you can actively decide what you want to do with

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<v Speaker 1>them in the meantime. This is Laura. Thanks for listening,

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<v Speaker 1>and here's to making the most of our time. Thanks

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

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<v Speaker 1>or feedback, you can reach me at Laura at Laura

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