WEBVTT - You and time are partners

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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 and time are partners. You can

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<v Speaker 1>put in work toward your goals and you can trust

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<v Speaker 1>time to do its part too. Today's tip, like several

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<v Speaker 1>other recent ones, comes from my new book Big Time,

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<v Speaker 1>A Simple Path to Time Abundance. In the book, I

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<v Speaker 1>encourage people to embrace the perspective of time abundance. You

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<v Speaker 1>do have time for relationships, meaningful work, hobbies, fun, and more.

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<v Speaker 1>I believe part of seeing time as abundant is being patient.

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<v Speaker 1>You probably won't be surprised to know that I am

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<v Speaker 1>not naturally a patient person. Productive, Sure, but patient, not

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<v Speaker 1>so much. I'm guessing a lot of my listeners may

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<v Speaker 1>not be especially patient people either. If we want something done,

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<v Speaker 1>we want it done now. Yesterday would have been better.

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<v Speaker 1>But I think there's a lot to be gained from

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<v Speaker 1>what I like to call active patience. You do your part,

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<v Speaker 1>and you trust time to do the rest, ultimately accomplishing

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<v Speaker 1>what you can't do immediately on your own. there are

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<v Speaker 1>plenty of contexts where you can see time doing its work.

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<v Speaker 1>Fill a slow cooker with beef, potatoes, carrots, thyme, and

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<v Speaker 1>not too much more, and magically, you have pot roast

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<v Speaker 1>for dinner. With sunshine, rain, and a few years, a

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<v Speaker 1>sapling becomes a tree. All the effort in the world

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<v Speaker 1>can't make a tree grow overnight. But in time, almost

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<v Speaker 1>no effort will lead to massive growth. Save some money

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<v Speaker 1>every month, and with time and reasonable returns, you are

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<v Speaker 1>ready to retire. You would have to save a lot

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<v Speaker 1>more in a short period of time to do what

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<v Speaker 1>time does with limited amounts over the long haul. I

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<v Speaker 1>love this idea that we aren't doing all the work

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<v Speaker 1>to reach our goals. Time is contributing too. You and

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<v Speaker 1>time are partners in working to accomplish great things together. So,

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<v Speaker 1>for instance, if you are hoping to meet a romantic partner,

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<v Speaker 1>this might mean letting your friends know you're hoping to

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<v Speaker 1>meet someone so they set you up, attending events where

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<v Speaker 1>you're likely to cross paths with potential partners, and going

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<v Speaker 1>on a number of first dates. You may not be

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<v Speaker 1>able to predict when, but with time and patience, someone

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<v Speaker 1>wonderful will most likely come along. Maybe you're saving for

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<v Speaker 1>your first home. just a few hundred dollars per month

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<v Speaker 1>at first, perhaps. Then you get a raise and put

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<v Speaker 1>all the increase into your house fund, add time and interest,

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<v Speaker 1>and soon enough, you have enough for a down payment.

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<v Speaker 1>Or perhaps you've just moved to a new town and

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<v Speaker 1>you miss your old friends back home. You cannot make

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<v Speaker 1>an old friend, but you can meet new people, and

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<v Speaker 1>some of them will become old friends through time, and

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<v Speaker 1>shared experiences. You do what you can, and then time

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<v Speaker 1>does its job too. There are some things we want

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<v Speaker 1>in our lives that we can make happen through sheer

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<v Speaker 1>hard work. But for some things we're hoping for, we

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<v Speaker 1>have to do our part and be patient while time

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<v Speaker 1>does the rest. Now, I'm not suggesting that you wait

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<v Speaker 1>around for time to remedy your problems. Time needs a

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<v Speaker 1>partner too. What I am suggesting is that you do

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<v Speaker 1>your part and trust that time will work its wonders.

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<v Speaker 1>In time, you will accomplish together what you can't on

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

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

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

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<v Speaker 1>or feedback, you can reach me at laura at lauravandercam.com.

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