WEBVTT - Make doable plans 

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio.

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<v Speaker 1>Good Morning. This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast.

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<v Speaker 1>Today's tip is to make doable plans. Don't convince yourself

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<v Speaker 1>that you're going to do something that really isn't feasible. Instead,

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<v Speaker 1>make plans that are realistic and you will feel far

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<v Speaker 1>more productive. If you've been listening to Before Breakfast for

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<v Speaker 1>a while, you know that I am a fan of

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<v Speaker 1>creating short to do lists that are challenging but doable.

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<v Speaker 1>I am not a fan of long, unorganized lists of

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<v Speaker 1>stuff that has no chance of being done in the

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<v Speaker 1>time period allotted. There is no benefit to putting something

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<v Speaker 1>on your to do list that doesn't get done, and

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<v Speaker 1>in fact there's some potential harm because those make believe

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<v Speaker 1>to dues distract you and give you the nagging feeling

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<v Speaker 1>of never being done. So savior to do list for

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<v Speaker 1>what you actually intend to do. It can become a

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<v Speaker 1>contract with yourself. And then take this philosophy with you

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<v Speaker 1>through your entire schedule. I want to get up at

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<v Speaker 1>four thirty am tomorrow so you can get in a

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<v Speaker 1>workout before your six am call with colleagues in London. Really,

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<v Speaker 1>are you sure about that. Have you gotten up at

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<v Speaker 1>four thirty am for a workout in the past week

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<v Speaker 1>or two? No? Mm hmm. Interesting, Well, if you are

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<v Speaker 1>going to turn off your alarm without getting up to

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<v Speaker 1>go for a run anyway, it would be better to

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<v Speaker 1>get a little more sleep and avoid the jarring and,

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<v Speaker 1>let's face it, pointless alarm at four thirty. Likewise, lots

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<v Speaker 1>of people make plans for the weekend that are aspirational,

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<v Speaker 1>to say the least. Clean out the basement, the entire basement,

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<v Speaker 1>how about the entire garage too, Let's organize photos from

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<v Speaker 1>the last twenty years. You know the kind of plans

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<v Speaker 1>I am talking about, plans that are too ambitious for

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<v Speaker 1>a world where you are exhausted after a demanding week,

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<v Speaker 1>where you have scheduled commitments, and where you need to

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<v Speaker 1>do the laundry. What about aiming to clean out one

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<v Speaker 1>area of the basement or organized pictures from this past

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<v Speaker 1>winter instead. I've heard a lot of people say that

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<v Speaker 1>after a year of pandemic stress and remote work in school,

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<v Speaker 1>they have a little less get up and go than usual.

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<v Speaker 1>And I get that maybe you used to be able

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<v Speaker 1>to make it to your desk having exercised and showered

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<v Speaker 1>by eight. But that just doesn't feel realistic anymore. If

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<v Speaker 1>starting work that early isn't necessary for you, well, then

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<v Speaker 1>don't decide on a later start time that fits your

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<v Speaker 1>life now. People have all kinds of stories they tell

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<v Speaker 1>themselves about what their plans should be. You know how

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<v Speaker 1>these go. There's no point in exercising if you're not

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<v Speaker 1>going to work out for at least an hour. Children

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<v Speaker 1>must all go to bed precisely at eight o'clock. But

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<v Speaker 1>then maybe your kids aren't actually tired then and bedtime

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<v Speaker 1>is a battle, So you start later than you planned

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<v Speaker 1>every single night. Maybe just move things to eight thirty

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<v Speaker 1>and have doable plans. If you are aiming for a

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<v Speaker 1>target that is essential for your employer or your business model,

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<v Speaker 1>then you'll need to figure out how to do that.

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<v Speaker 1>But otherwise set more realistic goals. Doable plans are motivating

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<v Speaker 1>and lead to more sustainable success in the meantime. This

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<v Speaker 1>is Laura, Thanks for listening, and here is to making

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<v Speaker 1>the most of our time. Hey, everybody, I'd love to

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