1 00:00:03,480 --> 00:00:09,560 Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning. 2 00:00:10,760 --> 00:00:16,560 Speaker 1: This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's 3 00:00:16,560 --> 00:00:21,880 Speaker 1: tip is to set some micro goals. We often think 4 00:00:21,920 --> 00:00:24,680 Speaker 1: of goals as big things, like getting in shape or 5 00:00:24,880 --> 00:00:28,760 Speaker 1: running a marathon earning French, but it can be fun 6 00:00:28,800 --> 00:00:33,760 Speaker 1: to set some little goals that are entirely doable. They 7 00:00:33,840 --> 00:00:38,000 Speaker 1: might even be doable before the new year starts. Think 8 00:00:38,040 --> 00:00:41,080 Speaker 1: how cool it will feel to have a resolution already 9 00:00:41,120 --> 00:00:44,479 Speaker 1: completed by the time most people are making their New 10 00:00:44,560 --> 00:00:49,160 Speaker 1: Year's resolutions. That is what a micro goal can enable. 11 00:00:51,000 --> 00:00:53,599 Speaker 1: I was thinking of this recently because someone mentioned that 12 00:00:53,640 --> 00:00:55,840 Speaker 1: one of her goals for the year was to buy 13 00:00:55,960 --> 00:00:59,800 Speaker 1: a nice pair of black work pants. Now, I think 14 00:00:59,800 --> 00:01:02,480 Speaker 1: this is an excellent goal, and it is also a 15 00:01:02,520 --> 00:01:05,720 Speaker 1: goal that could be knocked out this weekend or even 16 00:01:05,760 --> 00:01:07,639 Speaker 1: in the next ten minutes. If you have a brand 17 00:01:07,680 --> 00:01:13,320 Speaker 1: you generally like, chosen, ordered, done, and suddenly you are 18 00:01:13,360 --> 00:01:17,520 Speaker 1: a person who achieves your goals. There are lots of 19 00:01:17,560 --> 00:01:21,280 Speaker 1: other goals that fit in this micro goals category. I 20 00:01:21,360 --> 00:01:24,920 Speaker 1: was recently reviewing my twenty twenty three goals and lamented 21 00:01:24,920 --> 00:01:27,080 Speaker 1: that I had yet to set up some miniature scenes 22 00:01:27,120 --> 00:01:31,880 Speaker 1: in my office. I've always been into dollhouse furniture, so 23 00:01:32,000 --> 00:01:34,040 Speaker 1: this was a little bit of whimsy that I hoped 24 00:01:34,080 --> 00:01:38,600 Speaker 1: to introduce into my workdays. But then, as I was 25 00:01:38,760 --> 00:01:42,200 Speaker 1: lamenting my lack of action, I realized that nothing was 26 00:01:42,200 --> 00:01:46,800 Speaker 1: stopping me from fulfilling that goal. I looked at Factory 27 00:01:46,840 --> 00:01:50,200 Speaker 1: direct Crafts for a few minutes, ordered a laundry room 28 00:01:50,240 --> 00:01:55,160 Speaker 1: miniature scene, and now that is on my shelf. I 29 00:01:55,240 --> 00:02:00,480 Speaker 1: kept that twenty twenty three resolution, after all. My co 30 00:02:00,600 --> 00:02:03,680 Speaker 1: host for my other podcast, Sarah, set a twenty twenty 31 00:02:03,680 --> 00:02:07,400 Speaker 1: three goal of getting her car washed, not monthly or anything, 32 00:02:08,320 --> 00:02:12,560 Speaker 1: just washed. I am pretty sure this happened before twenty 33 00:02:12,600 --> 00:02:17,160 Speaker 1: twenty three even started. Now, I'm sure some people listening 34 00:02:17,160 --> 00:02:20,359 Speaker 1: to this might be thinking why bother setting these kinds 35 00:02:20,400 --> 00:02:24,320 Speaker 1: of micro goals. There may be a simply very fine 36 00:02:24,440 --> 00:02:28,520 Speaker 1: line between a goal and just another nagging to do, 37 00:02:29,960 --> 00:02:32,720 Speaker 1: But I think it can be empowering to elevate one 38 00:02:32,760 --> 00:02:36,600 Speaker 1: of these lingering to dos into goal status. When you 39 00:02:36,680 --> 00:02:40,280 Speaker 1: set a resolution to learn Spanish that is going to 40 00:02:40,320 --> 00:02:44,840 Speaker 1: involve a lot of time and practice, it's probably worth doing, 41 00:02:45,680 --> 00:02:48,840 Speaker 1: but a lot can derail you along the way with 42 00:02:48,960 --> 00:02:52,120 Speaker 1: a micro goal on the other hand, success is not 43 00:02:52,160 --> 00:02:57,160 Speaker 1: only possible, it is visible right in front of your face. 44 00:02:58,280 --> 00:03:02,000 Speaker 1: All that separates you a nice pair of black pants, 45 00:03:02,120 --> 00:03:04,520 Speaker 1: as going to the mall or putting a pair in 46 00:03:04,560 --> 00:03:08,519 Speaker 1: your online shopping cart. Goals tend to feed on each other. 47 00:03:09,400 --> 00:03:12,640 Speaker 1: When you feel motivated by achieving one, you start to 48 00:03:12,680 --> 00:03:15,800 Speaker 1: work on achieving the others. You clean out your fridge 49 00:03:16,520 --> 00:03:19,760 Speaker 1: and suddenly you feel like you can learn German or 50 00:03:19,800 --> 00:03:24,360 Speaker 1: something like that. So as you are setting big, lofty 51 00:03:24,440 --> 00:03:28,560 Speaker 1: goals for the next year, consider setting some micro ones too. 52 00:03:29,800 --> 00:03:32,919 Speaker 1: You will feel a sense of progress, which can help 53 00:03:32,960 --> 00:03:38,920 Speaker 1: you keep going in the meantime. This is Laura. Thanks 54 00:03:38,960 --> 00:03:43,640 Speaker 1: for listening, and here's to making the most of our time. 55 00:03:50,160 --> 00:03:54,600 Speaker 1: Thanks for listening to Before Breakfast. If you've got questions, ideas, 56 00:03:54,720 --> 00:03:58,119 Speaker 1: or feedback, you can reach me at Laura at Laura 57 00:03:58,240 --> 00:04:07,520 Speaker 1: vandercam dot com. 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