WEBVTT - Make your own birthday fun

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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 make your own birthday fun, or your

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<v Speaker 1>own fun for any other special day in your life.

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<v Speaker 1>It is fun to celebrate, but it is also not

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<v Speaker 1>reasonable to assume that anyone else is going to take

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<v Speaker 1>this on for you. By taking the initiative, you increase

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<v Speaker 1>the chances of enjoying your special day. This episode is

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<v Speaker 1>first airing near my birthday. Now. When I was little,

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<v Speaker 1>I wasn't so fond of having a December birthday, as

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<v Speaker 1>it meant all my gift receiving occasions were clustered into

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<v Speaker 1>one small chunk of the calendar. However, as an adult,

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<v Speaker 1>I have appreciated that the world is already festive in December.

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<v Speaker 1>There are lots of parties and special events, and I

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<v Speaker 1>can simply piggyback on many of those to feel celebratory

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<v Speaker 1>this time of year. This might be more challenging if

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<v Speaker 1>your birthday happens in a party dead zone, like I

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<v Speaker 1>don't know, early March. However, whatever time of year we

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<v Speaker 1>are looking at, you can think about what you might

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<v Speaker 1>find enjoyable and plan that in Simply remind yourself about

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<v Speaker 1>three to four weeks ahead of time that your birthday

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<v Speaker 1>is coming up. Then think about what adventures or experiences

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<v Speaker 1>you would enjoy going out to eat, going to a show.

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<v Speaker 1>Do you have a favorite place you like to visit,

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<v Speaker 1>like a science museum or a special store. Do you

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<v Speaker 1>have people you would like to visit. See if you

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<v Speaker 1>can plan things in for the days around your birthday.

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<v Speaker 1>You are setting this up three to four weeks ahead

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<v Speaker 1>of time. I am guessing that you can make it happen.

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<v Speaker 1>Maybe you go out to lunch with colleagues on the

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<v Speaker 1>day before your birthday and meet a few friends for

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<v Speaker 1>happy Hour on your birthday itself. Maybe you and your

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<v Speaker 1>spouse go out that weekend to celebrate, and during one

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<v Speaker 1>of the days on that weekend you spend two hours

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<v Speaker 1>at your museum or the shop, or whatever your special

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<v Speaker 1>place is. You would look forward to that for quite

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<v Speaker 1>a while and would be excited to think, while you

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<v Speaker 1>were out to lunch with colleagues that you had even

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<v Speaker 1>more celebrating coming up over the next few days. Now.

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<v Speaker 1>I know a lot of people don't do this. Some

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<v Speaker 1>people don't like to celebrate their birthdays, But I think.

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<v Speaker 1>Another common reason is that people don't think to plan

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<v Speaker 1>things in for themselves. We have this idea, maybe stemming

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<v Speaker 1>from childhood when our parents planned our birthday parties, that

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<v Speaker 1>other people in our lives should be coming up with ideas,

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<v Speaker 1>and you know what, maybe they will, but everyone is busy.

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<v Speaker 1>If you would like something to happen, take charge of

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<v Speaker 1>the planning yourself. Would you find it weird if a

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<v Speaker 1>colleague ask to arrange a birthday lunch next week for herself,

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<v Speaker 1>you'd probably be excited for her, and guess what, everyone

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<v Speaker 1>will feel the same for you. This is true for

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<v Speaker 1>anything else special you would like to celebrate as well.

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<v Speaker 1>Maybe your organization will celebrate that you have been there

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<v Speaker 1>for five years, but maybe not if you're happy about it,

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<v Speaker 1>throw your own little happy hour to celebrate. If you've

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<v Speaker 1>had some other milestone, like winning an award, invite a

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<v Speaker 1>few friends to get together to toast it. We have

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<v Speaker 1>the power to put things into our lives that we

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<v Speaker 1>will be happy to have had happen. Perhaps in our

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<v Speaker 1>fantasy lives, fun wouldn't require any planning and effort. But

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<v Speaker 1>the net result of waiting for festive things to happen

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<v Speaker 1>is that they probably won't. When you make your own fun,

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<v Speaker 1>the fun will happen and that is a much better outcome.

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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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