WEBVTT - Today isn't the only day

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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 today isn't the only day. If you

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<v Speaker 1>have a big, nebulous project you are taking on, whether

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<v Speaker 1>at work or in your personal life, it can feel overwhelming,

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<v Speaker 1>but it probably doesn't have to be finished tomorrow. If

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<v Speaker 1>you spread your tasks over the next few weeks or months,

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<v Speaker 1>or maybe the next year, it might all feel more doable.

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<v Speaker 1>I have been thinking about this topic lately because well,

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<v Speaker 1>I've been a bit behind in a few health screenings. Now.

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<v Speaker 1>In my defense, I spent a lot of time in

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<v Speaker 1>doctor's offices in the course of having five babies. Now

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<v Speaker 1>that that is all done, I've appreciated having a bit

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<v Speaker 1>of time off. But then even the people I had

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<v Speaker 1>been seeing on occasion closed offices or moved, and I

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<v Speaker 1>realized I didn't have a good plan or relationship with

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<v Speaker 1>any providers if I did get sick. So I probably

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<v Speaker 1>needed to get moving on all of that. But getting

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<v Speaker 1>up to date is kind of a process. I needed

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<v Speaker 1>to find a new primary care physician. I actually wound

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<v Speaker 1>up joining a concierge practice that's near me. And that

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<v Speaker 1>came well recommended. I needed to go in for two

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<v Speaker 1>appointments with them, and then I had various other screenings

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<v Speaker 1>that had to happen, a mammogram, a mole check, and

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<v Speaker 1>so on down the list. I am a healthy person,

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<v Speaker 1>but I'm also a busy person who has to take

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<v Speaker 1>five kids to doctor and dentists appointments. And this was

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<v Speaker 1>feeling like a lot. But then I realized, well, if

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<v Speaker 1>I hadn't been to the doctor in a few years,

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<v Speaker 1>I probably didn't have to get to everything tomorrow. If

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<v Speaker 1>I gave myself a few months or even until the

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<v Speaker 1>end of the year, I could probably get to everything,

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<v Speaker 1>and the pace would be a lot more sustainable. So

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<v Speaker 1>it goes for many things. Maybe one of your kids

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<v Speaker 1>has just been diagnosed with a learning challenge. There are

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of things that you know you need to do,

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<v Speaker 1>from finding providers and therapists and maybe investigating different schooling

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<v Speaker 1>options or after school programs or joining resource groups. And

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<v Speaker 1>those are all great ideas, but if you are still

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<v Speaker 1>trying to work and raise your family, including other kids,

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<v Speaker 1>it probably can't all happen tomorrow, and that's okay. You

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<v Speaker 1>can figure out what is most urgent or at least

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<v Speaker 1>needs to happen to make everything else possible, and then

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<v Speaker 1>you can start putting tasks on your to do list

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<v Speaker 1>over the next few weeks. Or maybe you are trying

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<v Speaker 1>to build out an entire new team at work. The

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<v Speaker 1>good news is that if this is in anticipation of

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<v Speaker 1>a project starting next season, then you don't actually have

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<v Speaker 1>to hire everyone tomorrow. You can put the various tasks

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<v Speaker 1>of figuring out what kind of skills you need and

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<v Speaker 1>reading through resumes and doing interviews and so forth over

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<v Speaker 1>the next few weeks and take your time with it.

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<v Speaker 1>You can spend the time necessary to get it right now.

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<v Speaker 1>To be sure, one reason people try to do stuff

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<v Speaker 1>right away is that they worry they will forget or

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<v Speaker 1>lose momentum, and I get that. But if you have

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<v Speaker 1>a good system for putting things on your to do list,

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<v Speaker 1>and you consider your to do list a contract with yourself,

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<v Speaker 1>then you can absolutely put something on your list for

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<v Speaker 1>the future and know that you will do it. You

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<v Speaker 1>keep your word, including to your self, so don't put

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<v Speaker 1>pressure on yourself that doesn't need to be there. Today

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<v Speaker 1>isn't the only day. Tomorrow isn't the only day either.

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<v Speaker 1>Most likely you will have other days, and what feels

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<v Speaker 1>overwhelming right now can be stretched over those other days

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<v Speaker 1>so it feels like something you can actually do in

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<v Speaker 1>the meantime. This is Laura. Thanks for listening, and here's

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<v Speaker 1>to making the most of our time. Thanks for listening

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<v Speaker 1>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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