Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio.
Speaker 1: Good Morning, This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast.
Speaker 1: Today's tip is to not be deterred from what you
Speaker 1: want to do because of little annoyances. Don't turn minor
Speaker 1: irritations into an excuse not to do something of major
Speaker 1: importance or enjoyment for you. Even if things aren't perfect,
Speaker 1: you can carry on anyway. I've heard a great story
Speaker 1: about a camp counselor who used to tell his campers
Speaker 1: about the plans for the day. That's Plan A, he
Speaker 1: would say. Then he'd continue, If it rains, will opt
Speaker 1: for Plan B, which he would explain was Plan A
Speaker 1: with water. I love that when there's something special planned,
Speaker 1: we can go for it, even if an unexpected and
Speaker 1: anoyance like rain becomes part of the experience. Plan B
Speaker 1: it's just Plan A with water. It's easy to get
Speaker 1: dissuaded from goals you want to pursue, habits you want
Speaker 1: to maintain, or fun you want to have because of
Speaker 1: annoying external factors. You know the weather, traffic, long lines, paperwork,
Speaker 1: and so forth. You can probably identify the particular little
Speaker 1: frustrations that are most likely to make you abandon your intentions.
Speaker 1: But when you give up on doing something you wanted
Speaker 1: to do because of an annoyance, you miss out. Perhaps
Speaker 1: you don't go for a run because it's sprinkling, or
Speaker 1: you don't ride your favorite roller coaster because there's a line,
Speaker 1: or you don't do it get together because it's a
Speaker 1: long drive. Yes, you have successfully avoided the irritation of
Speaker 1: getting rained on waiting in line or driving a long way,
Speaker 1: but you're also missing out on the fun of the
Speaker 1: run or the roller coaster or they get together. Don't
Speaker 1: abandon the plan A you're looking forward to be because
Speaker 1: of a little frustration. Just go with Plan B, which
Speaker 1: is Plan A with the minor frustration baked in. Of course,
Speaker 1: we can do what we can to mitigate these external annoyances.
Speaker 1: For instance, good rain gear makes outdoor time more pleasant
Speaker 1: or at least tolerable, even when the weather isn't great.
Speaker 1: Long lines are heavy traffic can sometimes be avoided by
Speaker 1: visiting places at off peak times. Not all annoyances can
Speaker 1: be avoided those, so it's also helpful to maintain an
Speaker 1: attitude of resilience to enjoy the Plan A you are
Speaker 1: looking forward to, even if it comes with something you
Speaker 1: weren't looking forward to. For instance, if your kids want
Speaker 1: to play on the basketball team, but they're required to
Speaker 1: play in masks and get tested for COVID every week,
Speaker 1: will encourage them to play on the basketball team anyway.
Speaker 1: If you love taking your family to the drive through
Speaker 1: winter lights display at a local park, but there's a
Speaker 1: ridiculously long line, go anyway. Thirty minutes sitting in your
Speaker 1: car singing along to the radio while you wait, Really
Speaker 1: no big deal, and the weight is no reason to
Speaker 1: give up on seeing the lights you were looking forward to.
Speaker 1: If you've heard about an organization that offers great video
Speaker 1: Spanish lessons, but signing up requires creating Skype and PayPal
Speaker 1: accounts and filling out online forms, well, sign up anyway.
Speaker 1: Thirty minutes of tedious clerical work will pave the way
Speaker 1: for hours of learning. The key message is that plan
Speaker 1: B should not be giving up. It can just be
Speaker 1: Plan A with water. Plan A is driving to that
Speaker 1: great vacation spot with a happy toddler. Plan B is
Speaker 1: driving there within unhappy toddler. But you'll get where you're
Speaker 1: going anyway. In the meantime, this is Laura, Thanks for
Speaker 1: listening and here's to making the most of our time.
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