1 00:00:03,480 --> 00:00:09,560 Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning. 2 00:00:10,840 --> 00:00:16,600 Speaker 1: This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's 3 00:00:16,640 --> 00:00:21,040 Speaker 1: tip is that if you have recurring appointments, do yourself 4 00:00:21,040 --> 00:00:24,040 Speaker 1: a favor and check if you'll need to reschedule any 5 00:00:24,079 --> 00:00:28,160 Speaker 1: future ones. If you do this during your current appointment, 6 00:00:28,920 --> 00:00:33,520 Speaker 1: you will save yourself some time and hassle and potentially 7 00:00:33,560 --> 00:00:39,000 Speaker 1: money for places with late cancelation fees. So in general, 8 00:00:39,120 --> 00:00:43,280 Speaker 1: recurring appointments are a wonderful idea. There is no reason 9 00:00:43,360 --> 00:00:45,800 Speaker 1: to discuss when you will meet with your trainer each 10 00:00:45,840 --> 00:00:51,040 Speaker 1: week or when your cleaning service comes. Likewise, setting up 11 00:00:51,040 --> 00:00:54,240 Speaker 1: a regular Saturday morning run with a friend makes it 12 00:00:54,280 --> 00:00:57,920 Speaker 1: a lot easier to see your friend and get some exercise. 13 00:00:59,160 --> 00:01:02,560 Speaker 1: When things always happen at the same time, you don't 14 00:01:02,600 --> 00:01:07,759 Speaker 1: waste time finding a mutually convenient time, because everybody reserves 15 00:01:07,800 --> 00:01:13,199 Speaker 1: the time in advance. The one trick with recurring appointments, though, 16 00:01:13,280 --> 00:01:16,720 Speaker 1: is that sometimes you need to reschedule them. I was 17 00:01:16,760 --> 00:01:20,600 Speaker 1: thinking about this recently because our cleaning service comes every Thursday, 18 00:01:21,440 --> 00:01:24,080 Speaker 1: but I realized we wouldn't need them while we were 19 00:01:24,080 --> 00:01:27,319 Speaker 1: at the beach, so I used the occasion of them 20 00:01:27,640 --> 00:01:31,240 Speaker 1: being there on a Thursday morning to remind myself to 21 00:01:31,280 --> 00:01:34,679 Speaker 1: cancel those two visits when we would be out of town. 22 00:01:34,880 --> 00:01:37,680 Speaker 1: If you have a monthly meeting with a client every 23 00:01:37,800 --> 00:01:40,959 Speaker 1: fourth Thursday at eleven o'clock if you are in the 24 00:01:41,040 --> 00:01:45,160 Speaker 1: United States, you will almost certainly need to reschedule the 25 00:01:45,200 --> 00:01:50,480 Speaker 1: November meeting because it's going to fall on Thanksgiving. Maybe 26 00:01:50,480 --> 00:01:54,160 Speaker 1: a standing appointment with a direct report or a recurring 27 00:01:54,200 --> 00:01:57,160 Speaker 1: FaceTime lunch with a friend falls on a day you'll 28 00:01:57,200 --> 00:02:01,920 Speaker 1: be at a conference, you will need to adjust. I 29 00:02:02,000 --> 00:02:04,640 Speaker 1: find it helpful to use the occasion of the recurring 30 00:02:04,680 --> 00:02:07,680 Speaker 1: appointment to nudge my brain to look ahead to the 31 00:02:07,720 --> 00:02:11,640 Speaker 1: next one or two. The further ahead you look, the 32 00:02:11,720 --> 00:02:14,000 Speaker 1: easier it will be to reschedule if you need to. 33 00:02:15,240 --> 00:02:18,720 Speaker 1: And since the appointment is happening right then you will 34 00:02:18,760 --> 00:02:21,840 Speaker 1: likely be with the people who could make a rescheduling happen. 35 00:02:23,040 --> 00:02:25,880 Speaker 1: This is far more efficient than trying to reschedule over 36 00:02:25,960 --> 00:02:30,840 Speaker 1: email or texts later. Of course, if something does happen 37 00:02:30,919 --> 00:02:33,960 Speaker 1: frequently enough, I think it's generally best to cancel an 38 00:02:33,960 --> 00:02:38,320 Speaker 1: occasion rather than reschedule it. If you are off for 39 00:02:38,360 --> 00:02:40,919 Speaker 1: a work holiday, just pick things up the next time. 40 00:02:42,080 --> 00:02:44,760 Speaker 1: I didn't need to have my house cleaned three times 41 00:02:44,800 --> 00:02:46,960 Speaker 1: in a week when I got home from two weeks 42 00:02:47,000 --> 00:02:50,680 Speaker 1: at the beach. Most people don't mind a little extra 43 00:02:50,720 --> 00:02:55,639 Speaker 1: time in their calendars if they are given advance notice, 44 00:02:55,800 --> 00:03:00,760 Speaker 1: But do give people notice. You probably know if you 45 00:03:00,800 --> 00:03:04,640 Speaker 1: are on vacation to tuesdays from now, so why wait 46 00:03:04,760 --> 00:03:08,840 Speaker 1: until a day before to let people know that check 47 00:03:08,840 --> 00:03:11,960 Speaker 1: if you will need to reschedule or cancel, and you 48 00:03:11,960 --> 00:03:18,040 Speaker 1: will make life a little easier for everyone in the meantime. 49 00:03:18,880 --> 00:03:23,200 Speaker 1: This is Laura. Thanks for listening, and here's to making 50 00:03:23,240 --> 00:03:33,560 Speaker 1: the most of our time. Thanks for listening to Before Breakfast. 51 00:03:34,120 --> 00:03:37,880 Speaker 1: If you've got questions, ideas, or feedback, you can reach 52 00:03:37,960 --> 00:03:47,600 Speaker 1: me at Laura at Laura vandercam dot com. Before Breakfast 53 00:03:47,640 --> 00:03:51,920 Speaker 1: is a production of iHeartMedia. 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