1 00:00:03,000 --> 00:00:09,400 Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning. 2 00:00:10,560 --> 00:00:16,079 Speaker 1: This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's 3 00:00:16,160 --> 00:00:21,000 Speaker 1: tip is that today isn't the only day. If you 4 00:00:21,160 --> 00:00:25,320 Speaker 1: have a big, nebulous project you are taking on, whether 5 00:00:25,400 --> 00:00:29,720 Speaker 1: at work or in your personal life, it can feel overwhelming, 6 00:00:30,760 --> 00:00:35,120 Speaker 1: but it probably doesn't have to be finished tomorrow. If 7 00:00:35,120 --> 00:00:38,879 Speaker 1: you spread your tasks over the next few weeks or months, 8 00:00:39,520 --> 00:00:43,519 Speaker 1: or maybe the next year, it might all feel more doable. 9 00:00:45,440 --> 00:00:48,360 Speaker 1: I have been thinking about this topic lately because well, 10 00:00:48,720 --> 00:00:52,680 Speaker 1: I've been a bit behind in a few health screenings. Now. 11 00:00:52,720 --> 00:00:54,920 Speaker 1: In my defense, I spent a lot of time in 12 00:00:55,000 --> 00:00:59,440 Speaker 1: doctor's offices in the course of having five babies. Now 13 00:00:59,440 --> 00:01:03,040 Speaker 1: that that is all done, I've appreciated having a bit 14 00:01:03,040 --> 00:01:06,440 Speaker 1: of time off. But then even the people I had 15 00:01:06,480 --> 00:01:09,480 Speaker 1: been seeing on occasion closed offices or moved, and I 16 00:01:09,520 --> 00:01:12,240 Speaker 1: realized I didn't have a good plan or relationship with 17 00:01:12,319 --> 00:01:17,080 Speaker 1: any providers if I did get sick. So I probably 18 00:01:17,120 --> 00:01:21,479 Speaker 1: needed to get moving on all of that. But getting 19 00:01:21,520 --> 00:01:25,119 Speaker 1: up to date is kind of a process. I needed 20 00:01:25,120 --> 00:01:28,880 Speaker 1: to find a new primary care physician. I actually wound 21 00:01:28,959 --> 00:01:31,600 Speaker 1: up joining a concierge practice that's near me. And that 22 00:01:31,720 --> 00:01:35,160 Speaker 1: came well recommended. I needed to go in for two 23 00:01:35,200 --> 00:01:38,680 Speaker 1: appointments with them, and then I had various other screenings 24 00:01:38,720 --> 00:01:42,800 Speaker 1: that had to happen, a mammogram, a mole check, and 25 00:01:42,880 --> 00:01:46,000 Speaker 1: so on down the list. I am a healthy person, 26 00:01:46,840 --> 00:01:48,920 Speaker 1: but I'm also a busy person who has to take 27 00:01:49,040 --> 00:01:52,440 Speaker 1: five kids to doctor and dentists appointments. And this was 28 00:01:52,480 --> 00:01:56,160 Speaker 1: feeling like a lot. But then I realized, well, if 29 00:01:56,160 --> 00:01:58,200 Speaker 1: I hadn't been to the doctor in a few years, 30 00:01:58,680 --> 00:02:03,520 Speaker 1: I probably didn't have to get to everything tomorrow. If 31 00:02:03,520 --> 00:02:05,960 Speaker 1: I gave myself a few months or even until the 32 00:02:06,080 --> 00:02:09,239 Speaker 1: end of the year, I could probably get to everything, 33 00:02:10,160 --> 00:02:14,800 Speaker 1: and the pace would be a lot more sustainable. So 34 00:02:15,000 --> 00:02:18,960 Speaker 1: it goes for many things. Maybe one of your kids 35 00:02:19,000 --> 00:02:22,600 Speaker 1: has just been diagnosed with a learning challenge. There are 36 00:02:22,639 --> 00:02:24,639 Speaker 1: a lot of things that you know you need to do, 37 00:02:25,639 --> 00:02:30,280 Speaker 1: from finding providers and therapists and maybe investigating different schooling 38 00:02:30,280 --> 00:02:34,680 Speaker 1: options or after school programs or joining resource groups. And 39 00:02:34,720 --> 00:02:38,000 Speaker 1: those are all great ideas, but if you are still 40 00:02:38,000 --> 00:02:41,800 Speaker 1: trying to work and raise your family, including other kids, 41 00:02:42,440 --> 00:02:48,480 Speaker 1: it probably can't all happen tomorrow, and that's okay. You 42 00:02:48,480 --> 00:02:51,360 Speaker 1: can figure out what is most urgent or at least 43 00:02:51,400 --> 00:02:54,639 Speaker 1: needs to happen to make everything else possible, and then 44 00:02:54,720 --> 00:02:57,080 Speaker 1: you can start putting tasks on your to do list 45 00:02:57,520 --> 00:03:01,000 Speaker 1: over the next few weeks. Or maybe you are trying 46 00:03:01,000 --> 00:03:04,320 Speaker 1: to build out an entire new team at work. The 47 00:03:04,360 --> 00:03:06,960 Speaker 1: good news is that if this is in anticipation of 48 00:03:07,000 --> 00:03:10,480 Speaker 1: a project starting next season, then you don't actually have 49 00:03:10,520 --> 00:03:15,359 Speaker 1: to hire everyone tomorrow. You can put the various tasks 50 00:03:15,360 --> 00:03:17,680 Speaker 1: of figuring out what kind of skills you need and 51 00:03:18,080 --> 00:03:20,919 Speaker 1: reading through resumes and doing interviews and so forth over 52 00:03:20,960 --> 00:03:23,680 Speaker 1: the next few weeks and take your time with it. 53 00:03:24,800 --> 00:03:30,240 Speaker 1: You can spend the time necessary to get it right now. 54 00:03:30,280 --> 00:03:32,560 Speaker 1: To be sure, one reason people try to do stuff 55 00:03:32,639 --> 00:03:35,600 Speaker 1: right away is that they worry they will forget or 56 00:03:35,640 --> 00:03:39,640 Speaker 1: lose momentum, and I get that. But if you have 57 00:03:39,720 --> 00:03:42,720 Speaker 1: a good system for putting things on your to do list, 58 00:03:43,600 --> 00:03:47,560 Speaker 1: and you consider your to do list a contract with yourself, 59 00:03:48,600 --> 00:03:51,480 Speaker 1: then you can absolutely put something on your list for 60 00:03:51,520 --> 00:03:56,480 Speaker 1: the future and know that you will do it. You 61 00:03:56,600 --> 00:04:02,520 Speaker 1: keep your word, including to your self, so don't put 62 00:04:02,560 --> 00:04:06,760 Speaker 1: pressure on yourself that doesn't need to be there. Today 63 00:04:07,440 --> 00:04:10,840 Speaker 1: isn't the only day. Tomorrow isn't the only day either. 64 00:04:12,080 --> 00:04:15,400 Speaker 1: Most likely you will have other days, and what feels 65 00:04:15,520 --> 00:04:19,400 Speaker 1: overwhelming right now can be stretched over those other days 66 00:04:20,320 --> 00:04:25,719 Speaker 1: so it feels like something you can actually do in 67 00:04:25,760 --> 00:04:30,640 Speaker 1: the meantime. This is Laura. Thanks for listening, and here's 68 00:04:30,720 --> 00:04:40,080 Speaker 1: to making the most of our time. Thanks for listening 69 00:04:40,120 --> 00:04:44,560 Speaker 1: to Before Breakfast. If you've got questions, ideas, or feedback, 70 00:04:44,880 --> 00:04:54,200 Speaker 1: you can reach me at Laura at Laura vandercam dot com. 71 00:04:54,320 --> 00:04:58,400 Speaker 1: Before Breakfast is a production of iHeartMedia. 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