WEBVTT - The New Corner Office: Try it out

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<v Speaker 1>Good morning. This is Laura. Welcome to the New Corner Office,

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<v Speaker 1>the podcast where we share strategies for succeeding in the

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<v Speaker 1>new world of work, where location and hours are more

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<v Speaker 1>flexible than in the past. Today's tip is to just

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<v Speaker 1>try it out. Lots of us are attempting to do

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<v Speaker 1>life in different ways right now. Not everything will work.

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<v Speaker 1>That's fine. Having an experimental mindset serves us well now

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<v Speaker 1>and when life is more normal too. Like many people

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<v Speaker 1>listening to this podcast, I've spent the past few weeks

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<v Speaker 1>becoming more familiar with Zoom than I ever thought possible.

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<v Speaker 1>Since I run my own business out of a home office,

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<v Speaker 1>I've long had a Zoom Pro account, but I used

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<v Speaker 1>it once or twice a week, and only on my

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<v Speaker 1>main laptop and only for work. But over the past

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<v Speaker 1>few weeks, I've been amazed at how many types of

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<v Speaker 1>virtual inner action people have attempted. The first creative option

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<v Speaker 1>we tried was a virtual music lesson. My kids music

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<v Speaker 1>teacher had me set up the laptop right behind the

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<v Speaker 1>piano so we could watch the keys and the music.

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<v Speaker 1>We tried virtual karate, with the instructors showing moves and

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<v Speaker 1>the kids repeating them. My kids are all doing morning

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<v Speaker 1>meetings with their teachers, and my five year old sits

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<v Speaker 1>on my lap to have preschool virtual circle time. He

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<v Speaker 1>tried movement and music class this way, and my choir

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<v Speaker 1>has even been meeting together virtually. Now. For people familiar

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<v Speaker 1>with zoom, you might recognize a potential problem with the

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<v Speaker 1>last one. It's hard to listen to more than one

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<v Speaker 1>voice at a time. When we try singing songs at

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<v Speaker 1>preschool circle time, we sound disjointed, but no one expects

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<v Speaker 1>anything else from preschool circle time. With a choir, well

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<v Speaker 1>that's a different matter. But our conductor sends us sheet music,

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<v Speaker 1>meets us all and plays the piano while we each

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<v Speaker 1>sang our own parts. We can't hear each other, but

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<v Speaker 1>we're still singing together. I've loved seeing pictures on social

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<v Speaker 1>media of virtual happy hours. Some personal trainers have told

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<v Speaker 1>me they're doing a brisk business virtually. A wardrobe consultant

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<v Speaker 1>I follow on social media has been doing virtual styling sessions,

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<v Speaker 1>and of course, the telemedicine world has exploded. Some things

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<v Speaker 1>are best done in a medical office, but when people

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<v Speaker 1>have to we just try stuff out, and not all

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<v Speaker 1>of it works. My five year old, for instance, can't

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<v Speaker 1>pay attention long enough to do much virtually, so karate

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<v Speaker 1>and music aren't really happening right now. Oh well, we

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<v Speaker 1>focus on doing one thing a day that we can

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<v Speaker 1>try with an adult present, and then we let the

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<v Speaker 1>rest go. There are a few ways of making the

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<v Speaker 1>try it out mindset work. First, approach anything in the

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<v Speaker 1>spirit of assuming that people are doing their best. Whether

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<v Speaker 1>this is true or not, we're better off believing it,

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<v Speaker 1>which goes for life in general. Second, build in a

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<v Speaker 1>value time into all events. At the end, talk about

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<v Speaker 1>what didn't work, but be sure to talk about what

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<v Speaker 1>did work too, Ask for suggestions on how things can improve,

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<v Speaker 1>and if you're managing people, actually try out whatever crazy

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<v Speaker 1>suggestions people have. Don't just say that won't work because

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<v Speaker 1>of X, Y or Z. Yes, in fact, it may

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<v Speaker 1>be true that it won't work because of X, Y

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<v Speaker 1>or Z. Still, you're better off having a less than

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<v Speaker 1>immediately productive thirty minutes. If the upside is making sure

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<v Speaker 1>your people know that you want them to share ideas

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<v Speaker 1>and you never know you may stumble on something brilliant.

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<v Speaker 1>You won't know unless you commit to just trying it out.

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<v Speaker 1>If you've experimented in your new working style and have

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<v Speaker 1>found something intriguing that works. I'd love to hear about it.

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<v Speaker 1>You can reach me at Laura at Laura Vanderkam dot com.

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

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<v Speaker 1>here's the succeeding in the new quarter office. The New

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