WEBVTT - Set some microgoals

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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 set some micro goals. We often think

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<v Speaker 1>of goals as big things, like getting in shape or

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<v Speaker 1>running a marathon earning French, but it can be fun

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<v Speaker 1>to set some little goals that are entirely doable. They

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<v Speaker 1>might even be doable before the new year starts. Think

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<v Speaker 1>how cool it will feel to have a resolution already

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<v Speaker 1>completed by the time most people are making their New

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<v Speaker 1>Year's resolutions. That is what a micro goal can enable.

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<v Speaker 1>I was thinking of this recently because someone mentioned that

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<v Speaker 1>one of her goals for the year was to buy

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<v Speaker 1>a nice pair of black work pants. Now, I think

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<v Speaker 1>this is an excellent goal, and it is also a

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<v Speaker 1>goal that could be knocked out this weekend or even

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<v Speaker 1>in the next ten minutes. If you have a brand

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<v Speaker 1>you generally like, chosen, ordered, done, and suddenly you are

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<v Speaker 1>a person who achieves your goals. There are lots of

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<v Speaker 1>other goals that fit in this micro goals category. I

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<v Speaker 1>was recently reviewing my twenty twenty three goals and lamented

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<v Speaker 1>that I had yet to set up some miniature scenes

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<v Speaker 1>in my office. I've always been into dollhouse furniture, so

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<v Speaker 1>this was a little bit of whimsy that I hoped

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<v Speaker 1>to introduce into my workdays. But then, as I was

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<v Speaker 1>lamenting my lack of action, I realized that nothing was

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<v Speaker 1>stopping me from fulfilling that goal. I looked at Factory

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<v Speaker 1>direct Crafts for a few minutes, ordered a laundry room

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<v Speaker 1>miniature scene, and now that is on my shelf. I

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<v Speaker 1>kept that twenty twenty three resolution, after all. My co

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<v Speaker 1>host for my other podcast, Sarah, set a twenty twenty

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<v Speaker 1>three goal of getting her car washed, not monthly or anything,

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<v Speaker 1>just washed. I am pretty sure this happened before twenty

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<v Speaker 1>twenty three even started. Now, I'm sure some people listening

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<v Speaker 1>to this might be thinking why bother setting these kinds

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<v Speaker 1>of micro goals. There may be a simply very fine

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<v Speaker 1>line between a goal and just another nagging to do,

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<v Speaker 1>But I think it can be empowering to elevate one

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<v Speaker 1>of these lingering to dos into goal status. When you

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<v Speaker 1>set a resolution to learn Spanish that is going to

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<v Speaker 1>involve a lot of time and practice, it's probably worth doing,

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<v Speaker 1>but a lot can derail you along the way with

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<v Speaker 1>a micro goal on the other hand, success is not

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<v Speaker 1>only possible, it is visible right in front of your face.

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<v Speaker 1>All that separates you a nice pair of black pants,

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<v Speaker 1>as going to the mall or putting a pair in

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<v Speaker 1>your online shopping cart. Goals tend to feed on each other.

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<v Speaker 1>When you feel motivated by achieving one, you start to

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<v Speaker 1>work on achieving the others. You clean out your fridge

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<v Speaker 1>and suddenly you feel like you can learn German or

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<v Speaker 1>something like that. So as you are setting big, lofty

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<v Speaker 1>goals for the next year, consider setting some micro ones too.

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<v Speaker 1>You will feel a sense of progress, which can help

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<v Speaker 1>you keep going in the meantime. This is Laura. Thanks

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

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks for listening to Before Breakfast. If you've got questions, ideas,

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