1 00:00:03,400 --> 00:00:06,680 Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio. 2 00:00:08,800 --> 00:00:15,320 Speaker 1: Good Morning, This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. 3 00:00:16,680 --> 00:00:20,840 Speaker 1: Today's tip is that sometimes you need a spare tire 4 00:00:22,280 --> 00:00:24,840 Speaker 1: for moments when you can't solve a problem in a 5 00:00:24,920 --> 00:00:28,040 Speaker 1: lasting way. It can be helpful to go for a 6 00:00:28,120 --> 00:00:33,280 Speaker 1: temporary fix while you figure out a longer term solution. 7 00:00:35,560 --> 00:00:38,479 Speaker 1: Like a lot of Before Breakfast listeners, my preference is 8 00:00:38,520 --> 00:00:42,400 Speaker 1: to get things right the first time, whether it's choosing 9 00:00:42,440 --> 00:00:45,960 Speaker 1: a home that can be a forever home, accepting a job, 10 00:00:46,640 --> 00:00:49,600 Speaker 1: or making a hire that will be a lasting good fit, 11 00:00:50,560 --> 00:00:53,519 Speaker 1: or even just buying a winter coat. I want to 12 00:00:53,560 --> 00:00:56,120 Speaker 1: make a decision that I will be happy with for 13 00:00:56,240 --> 00:00:59,840 Speaker 1: the long term. I don't want to spend time and 14 00:01:00,080 --> 00:01:04,200 Speaker 1: money trying to get right what I got wrong. We're 15 00:01:04,240 --> 00:01:09,080 Speaker 1: not quite right on the first try. Sometimes, though, you 16 00:01:09,160 --> 00:01:13,000 Speaker 1: can't find a great, lasting solution immediately, but you do 17 00:01:13,080 --> 00:01:16,960 Speaker 1: need some sort of solution. That's when you need a 18 00:01:17,000 --> 00:01:21,720 Speaker 1: metaphorical spare tire, like the doughnut tire you may have 19 00:01:21,920 --> 00:01:25,000 Speaker 1: on hand in your car's trunk that can get you 20 00:01:25,080 --> 00:01:28,399 Speaker 1: to a mechanic in the event of a flat. A 21 00:01:28,440 --> 00:01:33,039 Speaker 1: metaphorical spare tire will tide you over until you can 22 00:01:33,080 --> 00:01:37,560 Speaker 1: find a more lasting solution. When you are moving to 23 00:01:37,640 --> 00:01:40,880 Speaker 1: a new city, for instance, but you can't find the 24 00:01:40,959 --> 00:01:44,360 Speaker 1: right home to buy immediately, it can be wise to 25 00:01:44,440 --> 00:01:48,320 Speaker 1: rent for a while instead of buying a home you 26 00:01:48,320 --> 00:01:52,480 Speaker 1: are not excited about. While renting, you can learn about 27 00:01:52,480 --> 00:01:55,160 Speaker 1: the city and figure out what neighborhood would be convenient 28 00:01:55,280 --> 00:01:59,000 Speaker 1: and appealing while you wait for the right house to 29 00:01:59,080 --> 00:02:02,560 Speaker 1: come on the market. If you can't find the right 30 00:02:02,640 --> 00:02:06,240 Speaker 1: person for an important role on your team, hiring a 31 00:02:06,360 --> 00:02:09,400 Speaker 1: temp while you look can help you keep things running 32 00:02:10,200 --> 00:02:15,200 Speaker 1: and take some of the immediate pressure off. The same 33 00:02:15,320 --> 00:02:18,480 Speaker 1: is true and reverse if you are job hunting but 34 00:02:18,639 --> 00:02:22,560 Speaker 1: not finding a position that seems quite right. Taking a 35 00:02:22,639 --> 00:02:27,200 Speaker 1: temporary job or finding contract work will provide income, and 36 00:02:27,320 --> 00:02:30,880 Speaker 1: that will enable you to keep looking with a more 37 00:02:31,160 --> 00:02:38,079 Speaker 1: expansive mindset. If you are between sizes or losing baby 38 00:02:38,120 --> 00:02:41,720 Speaker 1: weight and want to delay updating your wardrobe until your 39 00:02:41,760 --> 00:02:45,720 Speaker 1: size stabilizes, it can be helpful to buy a few 40 00:02:45,840 --> 00:02:50,120 Speaker 1: budget friendly staples for your wardrobe. In the meantime, you 41 00:02:50,200 --> 00:02:53,600 Speaker 1: deserve to look great, even if you don't plan to 42 00:02:53,639 --> 00:02:58,760 Speaker 1: be a particular size for long. When we welcomed our 43 00:02:58,800 --> 00:03:02,959 Speaker 1: fifth child almost three years ago. There wasn't an obvious 44 00:03:03,040 --> 00:03:07,240 Speaker 1: place for him to sleep in our old house to 45 00:03:07,360 --> 00:03:11,120 Speaker 1: free up a bedroom. There were theoretical combinations of various 46 00:03:11,120 --> 00:03:16,200 Speaker 1: siblings that might have worked, but in reality none were optimal. 47 00:03:17,360 --> 00:03:19,520 Speaker 1: So the baby ended up in my closet while I 48 00:03:19,560 --> 00:03:22,880 Speaker 1: figured out what to do. I even put a comfortable 49 00:03:22,960 --> 00:03:25,480 Speaker 1: chair in there so I didn't need to sit on 50 00:03:25,520 --> 00:03:28,800 Speaker 1: the floor in the middle of the night while feeding him. 51 00:03:29,000 --> 00:03:33,799 Speaker 1: Was it an ideal solution, No, but it was workable 52 00:03:33,840 --> 00:03:36,840 Speaker 1: for a while and kept us from having to do 53 00:03:37,000 --> 00:03:40,320 Speaker 1: something quickly like buying a house or building an addition 54 00:03:41,120 --> 00:03:45,360 Speaker 1: that might not have been ideal anyway, Using the closet 55 00:03:45,440 --> 00:03:49,120 Speaker 1: as a temporary bedroom meant we could take the time 56 00:03:49,200 --> 00:03:54,960 Speaker 1: we needed to buy and renovate our current house. Now 57 00:03:55,040 --> 00:04:00,800 Speaker 1: everyone sleeps in a real room, designed just for them. 58 00:04:00,840 --> 00:04:05,480 Speaker 1: That is the ultimate goal, finding a great long term solution. 59 00:04:06,800 --> 00:04:11,200 Speaker 1: But a great long term solution innocent, always immediately available 60 00:04:12,520 --> 00:04:17,200 Speaker 1: when it is not your spare tire solution can allow 61 00:04:17,240 --> 00:04:20,960 Speaker 1: you to survey the landscape and make a rational choice 62 00:04:21,839 --> 00:04:27,280 Speaker 1: without tight time pressure. Many people do not make great 63 00:04:27,320 --> 00:04:33,000 Speaker 1: decisions under pressure, so we'removing That pressure opens up a 64 00:04:33,080 --> 00:04:40,880 Speaker 1: lot more possibility. In the meantime, This is Laura. Thanks 65 00:04:40,880 --> 00:04:45,600 Speaker 1: for listening and here's to making the moost of our time. 66 00:04:51,880 --> 00:04:54,680 Speaker 1: Hey everybody, I'd love to hear from it. You can 67 00:04:54,680 --> 00:04:58,120 Speaker 1: send me your tips, your questions, or anything else. Just 68 00:04:58,200 --> 00:05:01,640 Speaker 1: connect with me on Twitter, face Book and Instagram at 69 00:05:01,680 --> 00:05:07,200 Speaker 1: Before Breakfast pod that's B the number four, then Breakfast 70 00:05:07,560 --> 00:05:10,360 Speaker 1: p o D. You can also shoot me an email 71 00:05:10,400 --> 00:05:14,719 Speaker 1: at Before Breakfast podcast at iHeartMedia dot com that Before 72 00:05:14,760 --> 00:05:18,000 Speaker 1: Breakfast is spelled out with all the letters. Thanks so much, 73 00:05:18,240 --> 00:05:26,320 Speaker 1: I look forward to staying in touch. Before Breakfast is 74 00:05:26,320 --> 00:05:29,560 Speaker 1: a production of I heart Radio. 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