WEBVTT - Wait for one you like

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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 you don't have to jump at every opportunity,

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<v Speaker 1>wait for ones you like. By taking the opportunities you

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<v Speaker 1>are most excited about, you will commit yourself to pursuits

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<v Speaker 1>you are most likely to see through. If any of

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<v Speaker 1>the kids in your life have played baseball, you may

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<v Speaker 1>have heard their coaches remind them when they're going up

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<v Speaker 1>to bat to wait for a pitch you like. It's

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<v Speaker 1>similar council to you don't have to swing at every pitch,

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<v Speaker 1>but I like how it is positively framed and hopeful.

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<v Speaker 1>Wait for one you like implies that sooner or later

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<v Speaker 1>there will be a pitch you like, one you want

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<v Speaker 1>to swing at, one that gives you a chance to

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<v Speaker 1>get a run. Until then, be patient. You can't wait forever,

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<v Speaker 1>or you just might wind up like Casey at the bat,

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<v Speaker 1>striking out. But you can also be judicious on offerings

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<v Speaker 1>that are merely okay. I have been thinking about this

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<v Speaker 1>lately as I try to come up with my next

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<v Speaker 1>book idea. Now, coming up with ideas is not the problem.

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<v Speaker 1>We get lots of ideas. But to write a book,

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<v Speaker 1>I need an idea that is big enough to justify

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<v Speaker 1>seventy thousand words and two years of my life. In

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<v Speaker 1>other words, it's wise to be patient and keep thinking

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<v Speaker 1>until I get an idea that I really like. Wait

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<v Speaker 1>for one you like. As good advice and many other careers.

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<v Speaker 1>Even if you are ready to move on from your

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<v Speaker 1>current job, you don't have to take the first job

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<v Speaker 1>off or you get if you are not excited about

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<v Speaker 1>the offer, and if you have reason to believe you'll

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<v Speaker 1>get an offer you like better soon enough. You can wait.

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<v Speaker 1>When you are out clothes shopping. Unless you literally do

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<v Speaker 1>not have enough clothes to make it to laundry day,

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<v Speaker 1>you are probably better off buying what you love and

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<v Speaker 1>nothing else. Wait for what you like. Don't fill your

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<v Speaker 1>closet and deplete your budget with items that aren't that great.

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<v Speaker 1>Wait for items that are what you want or need now.

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<v Speaker 1>Wait for one you like doesn't mean wait until you

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<v Speaker 1>find something perfect. Nothing is perfect in this world, at least,

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<v Speaker 1>and sometimes we just need to go for something reasonably good.

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<v Speaker 1>We can like it, not love it. If you've been

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<v Speaker 1>meaning to get back into music and your local community.

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<v Speaker 1>Orchestra has a spot for you. Even if your passion

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<v Speaker 1>is jazz. Maybe it's worth doing the orchestra for six

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<v Speaker 1>months or a year. You can try it out. In

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<v Speaker 1>doing so, you might meet a handful of other musicians

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<v Speaker 1>who want to form a jazz quartet with you. A

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<v Speaker 1>reasonable thing can lead to something that's a pitch you

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<v Speaker 1>truly like. But if you form that jazz quartet and

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<v Speaker 1>you get offered an inconvenient gig six months, hence it's

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<v Speaker 1>fine to turn that one down. A better one is

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<v Speaker 1>likely to come up, or maybe even several better ones,

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<v Speaker 1>and then you will have more space to take them.

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<v Speaker 1>In the meantime, this is Laura. Thanks for listening, and

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

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<v Speaker 1>listening 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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