Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning,
Speaker 1: This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's
Speaker 1: tip is that before you get together with a friend
Speaker 1: or relative, take a moment to reflect on what's going
Speaker 1: on for them. Think of any new developments in your
Speaker 1: life that they might find interesting. That way, you can
Speaker 1: be ready for a meaningful connection. Most people, I mean
Speaker 1: I hope, plan for work meetings and have a clear
Speaker 1: agenda and purpose for the meetings they have convened. We
Speaker 1: do this so we get things done effectively and don't
Speaker 1: waste people's time. And I actually think there's a lot
Speaker 1: to be said for prepping for social get togethers too.
Speaker 1: As with a work meeting, a little forethought can make
Speaker 1: a personal gathering much more meaningful. While you probably don't
Speaker 1: want to circulate an agenda in advance of a lunch
Speaker 1: date with friends, it is wise to think through what's
Speaker 1: going on in the lives of the people you are
Speaker 1: going to be seeing, and what's going on in your
Speaker 1: own life that you want to share and maybe get
Speaker 1: their input on. Did you last see your friends before
Speaker 1: or after you've found out that you aren't moving for
Speaker 1: your spouse's job. If it was before, be sure.
Speaker 2: To update them. Have you told them about the rowing
Speaker 2: class you just started in are loving and that you
Speaker 2: think they might want to check out. Think through any
Speaker 2: topics in your life that your friends might find interesting.
Speaker 2: Also reflect on topics in your friend's lives that you
Speaker 2: want to follow up on. Whatever happened with that renovation
Speaker 2: project your friend was considering? How is your other friend's
Speaker 2: mom settling into the retirement home. Is your friend with
Speaker 2: the green thumb started on her vegetable garden?
Speaker 1: Yet?
Speaker 2: You can even write yourself a note about what you
Speaker 2: want to converse about, whether in a paper calendar or
Speaker 2: in a digital calendar, You can leave yourself a note
Speaker 2: like any college news for jack or moms move to
Speaker 2: the retirement home, or job search progress, Especially when we're
Speaker 2: feeling stretched going from one thing to another. Spending just
Speaker 2: a little time, I mean even just five minutes reflecting
Speaker 2: before you connect can make a big difference in how
Speaker 2: deep those connections actually are. When you have prioritized time
Speaker 2: for relationships in your busy life, taking the extra few
Speaker 2: minutes to prep can make your time to gather even
Speaker 2: more satisfying than it already is. In the meantime, this
Speaker 2: is Laura. Thanks for listening, and here's to making the
Speaker 2: most of our time. Thanks for listening to Before Breakfast.
Speaker 2: If you've got questions, ideas, or feedback, you can reach
Speaker 2: me at Laura at Laura vandercam dot com. Before Breakfast
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