WEBVTT - You don't have to like it 

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of My Heart Radio.

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<v Speaker 1>Good Morning. This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast.

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<v Speaker 1>Today's tip is that you don't have to like it.

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<v Speaker 1>You can do whatever you decide is worth doing, whether

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<v Speaker 1>you particularly enjoy it or not. Getting over this one

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<v Speaker 1>mental hurdle can open up all sorts of possibilities. By

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<v Speaker 1>bedtime each night, I am usually crashing. I have often

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<v Speaker 1>been up early in the morning with my toddler and

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<v Speaker 1>my six year olds. Bedtime routine can be long and involved.

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<v Speaker 1>I aim to be getting ready for bed around ten

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<v Speaker 1>fift I managed to brush my teeth and take out

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<v Speaker 1>my contacts without drama. But for whatever reason, washing my

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<v Speaker 1>face brings out my inner rebel. I don't like getting

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<v Speaker 1>my face wet and soapy. I just don't want to

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<v Speaker 1>do it. And I know this sounds ridiculous. It sounds

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<v Speaker 1>ridiculous to me too as I'm saying it. I have

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<v Speaker 1>explored all sorts of ways to make this chore more pleasant.

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<v Speaker 1>I have some lovely smelling, luxurious face soaps. I have

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<v Speaker 1>tried various sorts of cleansing pads so I don't have

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<v Speaker 1>to actually get my face wet. But tend not to

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<v Speaker 1>get all my makeup off, so not working so well

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<v Speaker 1>in any case. A while ago I had a realization

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<v Speaker 1>I was never going to enjoy washing my face at night.

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<v Speaker 1>But you know what, it didn't matter. I could just

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<v Speaker 1>do it anyway. I could do it every single night.

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<v Speaker 1>I could tell my whiny inner voice to just be

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<v Speaker 1>quiet because the ordeal would be over in thirty seconds.

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<v Speaker 1>And so every night, when I start thinking I don't

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<v Speaker 1>want to, I just do it. And I haven't missed

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<v Speaker 1>a night since I had this revelation. I do it,

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<v Speaker 1>not liking it, but I do it. Maybe you too

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<v Speaker 1>have some good for you habit that you keep resisting.

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<v Speaker 1>Lots of people resist exercise. People come up with all

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<v Speaker 1>sorts of elaborate reasons about why they just can't eat

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<v Speaker 1>their vegetables. Flossing falls in this category for many folks too.

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<v Speaker 1>Or maybe it's getting regular health checkups. And sure, there

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<v Speaker 1>are various ways to make any of these habits more pleasant.

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<v Speaker 1>Exercise doesn't have to be a scary group fitness class

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<v Speaker 1>or running sprints. It can be a pleasant walk with

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<v Speaker 1>a friend. Some vegetables are far more accessible than others.

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<v Speaker 1>Something like honey glazed carrots may as well be candy,

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<v Speaker 1>which makes them go down pretty easy. Some flosses slide

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<v Speaker 1>in a lot better than others, which could make a

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<v Speaker 1>thing pretty satisfying. That said, even if people don't particularly

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<v Speaker 1>enjoy walking or eating their veggies or anything like that,

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<v Speaker 1>it just doesn't matter. We don't get a pass on

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<v Speaker 1>these things just because we don't like them. You can

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<v Speaker 1>just decide to walk for twenty minutes a day even

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<v Speaker 1>if you really don't like to walk for twenty minutes

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<v Speaker 1>a day. Instead of using the mental energy to come

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<v Speaker 1>up with reasons for why you don't want to do X,

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<v Speaker 1>Y or z and why it makes sense that you

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<v Speaker 1>don't want to do X, Y or z, just do it.

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<v Speaker 1>Not all of life has to be fun. Of course,

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<v Speaker 1>I do recognize that it may be easier for some

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<v Speaker 1>people to feel this way than others. If you are

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<v Speaker 1>in an exciting, well paid job and have a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of fun with your loving friends and family, well a

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<v Speaker 1>few moments of not so fun stuff, I just really

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<v Speaker 1>no big deal. If all of life feels not fun,

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<v Speaker 1>well that is a different matter. But if you are

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<v Speaker 1>listening to this podcast, I am guessing that you have

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<v Speaker 1>the power to make a lot of life pretty enjoyable.

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<v Speaker 1>With some strategic job crafting, you can spend lots of

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<v Speaker 1>your work hours on really cool things. With some strategic planning.

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<v Speaker 1>In your personal life, you can have big adventures than

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<v Speaker 1>little adventures, and time for your own pursuits. When you

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<v Speaker 1>do these things well, the little bit of time it

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<v Speaker 1>takes to do something good for you but not so

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<v Speaker 1>fun can stay in perspective. At least that's what I've

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<v Speaker 1>been telling myself. I am pretty sure I am never

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<v Speaker 1>going to love washing my face, but I can still

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<v Speaker 1>be the sort of person who washes my face every night,

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<v Speaker 1>regardless you don't have to like it. Realizing this can

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<v Speaker 1>change so much about how we approach life. In the meantime,

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<v Speaker 1>This is Laura. Thanks for listening, and here's to making

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<v Speaker 1>the most of our time. Hey, everybody, I'd love to

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