WEBVTT - Reflect before you connect

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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 that before you get together with a friend

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<v Speaker 1>or relative, take a moment to reflect on what's going

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<v Speaker 1>on for them. Think of any new developments in your

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<v Speaker 1>life that they might find interesting. That way, you can

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<v Speaker 1>be ready for a meaningful connection. Most people, I mean

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<v Speaker 1>I hope, plan for work meetings and have a clear

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<v Speaker 1>agenda and purpose for the meetings they have convened. We

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<v Speaker 1>do this so we get things done effectively and don't

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<v Speaker 1>waste people's time. And I actually think there's a lot

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<v Speaker 1>to be said for prepping for social get togethers too.

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<v Speaker 1>As with a work meeting, a little forethought can make

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<v Speaker 1>a personal gathering much more meaningful. While you probably don't

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<v Speaker 1>want to circulate an agenda in advance of a lunch

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<v Speaker 1>date with friends, it is wise to think through what's

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<v Speaker 1>going on in the lives of the people you are

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<v Speaker 1>going to be seeing, and what's going on in your

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<v Speaker 1>own life that you want to share and maybe get

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<v Speaker 1>their input on. Did you last see your friends before

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<v Speaker 1>or after you've found out that you aren't moving for

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<v Speaker 1>your spouse's job. If it was before, be sure.

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<v Speaker 2>To update them. Have you told them about the rowing

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<v Speaker 2>class you just started in are loving and that you

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<v Speaker 2>think they might want to check out. Think through any

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<v Speaker 2>topics in your life that your friends might find interesting.

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<v Speaker 2>Also reflect on topics in your friend's lives that you

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<v Speaker 2>want to follow up on. Whatever happened with that renovation

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<v Speaker 2>project your friend was considering? How is your other friend's

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<v Speaker 2>mom settling into the retirement home. Is your friend with

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<v Speaker 2>the green thumb started on her vegetable garden?

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<v Speaker 1>Yet?

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<v Speaker 2>You can even write yourself a note about what you

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<v Speaker 2>want to converse about, whether in a paper calendar or

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<v Speaker 2>in a digital calendar, You can leave yourself a note

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<v Speaker 2>like any college news for jack or moms move to

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<v Speaker 2>the retirement home, or job search progress, Especially when we're

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<v Speaker 2>feeling stretched going from one thing to another. Spending just

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<v Speaker 2>a little time, I mean even just five minutes reflecting

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<v Speaker 2>before you connect can make a big difference in how

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<v Speaker 2>deep those connections actually are. When you have prioritized time

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<v Speaker 2>for relationships in your busy life, taking the extra few

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<v Speaker 2>minutes to prep can make your time to gather even

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<v Speaker 2>more satisfying than it already is. In the meantime, this

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<v Speaker 2>is Laura. Thanks for listening, and here's to making the

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<v Speaker 2>most of our time. Thanks for listening to Before Breakfast.

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<v Speaker 2>If you've got questions, ideas, or feedback, you can reach

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<v Speaker 2>me at Laura at Laura vandercam dot com. Before Breakfast

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