WEBVTT - Sometimes you need a spare tire

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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 that sometimes you need a spare tire

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<v Speaker 1>for moments when you can't solve a problem in a

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<v Speaker 1>lasting way. It can be helpful to go for a

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<v Speaker 1>temporary fix while you figure out a longer term solution.

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<v Speaker 1>Like a lot of Before Breakfast listeners, my preference is

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<v Speaker 1>to get things right the first time, whether it's choosing

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<v Speaker 1>a home that can be a forever home, accepting a job,

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<v Speaker 1>or making a hire that will be a lasting good fit,

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<v Speaker 1>or even just buying a winter coat. I want to

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<v Speaker 1>make a decision that I will be happy with for

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<v Speaker 1>the long term. I don't want to spend time and

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<v Speaker 1>money trying to get right what I got wrong. We're

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<v Speaker 1>not quite right on the first try. Sometimes, though, you

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<v Speaker 1>can't find a great, lasting solution immediately, but you do

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<v Speaker 1>need some sort of solution. That's when you need a

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<v Speaker 1>metaphorical spare tire, like the doughnut tire you may have

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<v Speaker 1>on hand in your car's trunk that can get you

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<v Speaker 1>to a mechanic in the event of a flat. A

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<v Speaker 1>metaphorical spare tire will tide you over until you can

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<v Speaker 1>find a more lasting solution. When you are moving to

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<v Speaker 1>a new city, for instance, but you can't find the

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<v Speaker 1>right home to buy immediately, it can be wise to

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<v Speaker 1>rent for a while instead of buying a home you

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<v Speaker 1>are not excited about. While renting, you can learn about

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<v Speaker 1>the city and figure out what neighborhood would be convenient

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<v Speaker 1>and appealing while you wait for the right house to

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<v Speaker 1>come on the market. If you can't find the right

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<v Speaker 1>person for an important role on your team, hiring a

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<v Speaker 1>temp while you look can help you keep things running

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<v Speaker 1>and take some of the immediate pressure off. The same

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<v Speaker 1>is true and reverse if you are job hunting but

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<v Speaker 1>not finding a position that seems quite right. Taking a

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<v Speaker 1>temporary job or finding contract work will provide income, and

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<v Speaker 1>that will enable you to keep looking with a more

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<v Speaker 1>expansive mindset. If you are between sizes or losing baby

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<v Speaker 1>weight and want to delay updating your wardrobe until your

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<v Speaker 1>size stabilizes, it can be helpful to buy a few

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<v Speaker 1>budget friendly staples for your wardrobe. In the meantime, you

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<v Speaker 1>deserve to look great, even if you don't plan to

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<v Speaker 1>be a particular size for long. When we welcomed our

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<v Speaker 1>fifth child almost three years ago. There wasn't an obvious

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<v Speaker 1>place for him to sleep in our old house to

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<v Speaker 1>free up a bedroom. There were theoretical combinations of various

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<v Speaker 1>siblings that might have worked, but in reality none were optimal.

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<v Speaker 1>So the baby ended up in my closet while I

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<v Speaker 1>figured out what to do. I even put a comfortable

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<v Speaker 1>chair in there so I didn't need to sit on

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<v Speaker 1>the floor in the middle of the night while feeding him.

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<v Speaker 1>Was it an ideal solution, No, but it was workable

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<v Speaker 1>for a while and kept us from having to do

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<v Speaker 1>something quickly like buying a house or building an addition

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<v Speaker 1>that might not have been ideal anyway, Using the closet

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<v Speaker 1>as a temporary bedroom meant we could take the time

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<v Speaker 1>we needed to buy and renovate our current house. Now

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<v Speaker 1>everyone sleeps in a real room, designed just for them.

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<v Speaker 1>That is the ultimate goal, finding a great long term solution.

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<v Speaker 1>But a great long term solution innocent, always immediately available

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<v Speaker 1>when it is not your spare tire solution can allow

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<v Speaker 1>you to survey the landscape and make a rational choice

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<v Speaker 1>without tight time pressure. Many people do not make great

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<v Speaker 1>decisions under pressure, so we'removing That pressure opens up a

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<v Speaker 1>lot more possibility. In the meantime, This is Laura. Thanks

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<v Speaker 1>for listening and here's to making the moost of our time.

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