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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 you don't have to start from

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<v Speaker 1>a blank page in making self improvement plans. Instead, you

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<v Speaker 1>can copy and paste from someone else who has developed

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<v Speaker 1>a system that could work for you too. Today's tip,

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<v Speaker 1>like several recently, comes from Katie Milkman's book How to

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<v Speaker 1>Change the Science of Getting From Where You are to

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<v Speaker 1>where you Want to be. When there's a goal you

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<v Speaker 1>want to achieve, it's encouraging to know appear has achieved it.

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<v Speaker 1>As Milkman puts it, when we're unsure of ourselves, a

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<v Speaker 1>powerful way the people around us can help boost our

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<v Speaker 1>capacity and confidence is by showing us what's possible. Not

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<v Speaker 1>only compeers show what's possible. If you pay close attention,

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<v Speaker 1>they may be able to show you how to reach

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<v Speaker 1>the goal as well. You may be able to copy

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<v Speaker 1>and paste someone else's methods of pursuing the goal. For instance,

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<v Speaker 1>Milkman describes a person who learned to be a vegetarian

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<v Speaker 1>by emulating her vegetarian friends the foods they selected in

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<v Speaker 1>the dining hall. There are questions about restaurant menus, and

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<v Speaker 1>so forth. She realized what worked for them would probably

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<v Speaker 1>work for her too. Milkman points out that one student's

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<v Speaker 1>study habits may work for other students in the same class.

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<v Speaker 1>One person's exercise hacks may be relevant for others who

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<v Speaker 1>want to exercise more. We can learn a lot from

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<v Speaker 1>each other's approaches. So if there are aspects of your

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<v Speaker 1>life you'd like to improve, think about the people you know.

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<v Speaker 1>Has someone else done it? Can you copy and paste

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<v Speaker 1>his approach? If you want to exercise more, do you

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<v Speaker 1>have a fit friend with a similar job and family responsibilities.

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<v Speaker 1>Maybe you could copy and paste her exercise schedule into

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<v Speaker 1>your schedule. Maybe you're hosting your first Thanksgiving dinner this year.

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<v Speaker 1>You want to host a gathering that's full of easy

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<v Speaker 1>flowing conversation, laughter, and delicious food, just like all the

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<v Speaker 1>dinners your aunt and uncle hosted over the decades. Great,

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<v Speaker 1>why not call your aunt and uncle and ask them

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<v Speaker 1>how they did it. Ask them for their menu and recipes,

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<v Speaker 1>the grocery list when they prep and cook the various dishes,

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<v Speaker 1>how they organized the gathering, and so forth. They'll be

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<v Speaker 1>honored that you asked, and you will save yourself from

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<v Speaker 1>learning the hard way which dishes are reliable fan favorites

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<v Speaker 1>and which are more trouble than they're worth. Or maybe

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<v Speaker 1>you're starting an executive NBA program and need to figure

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<v Speaker 1>out how you'll manage time for your job, your coursework,

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<v Speaker 1>and your family. Reach out to that friend from work

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<v Speaker 1>who started an online NBA program last year and see

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<v Speaker 1>how she's scheduling her time and responsibilities. Then copy and

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<v Speaker 1>paste her schedule onto your schedule and make any tweaks

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<v Speaker 1>that are needed. Your colleague will feel flattered that you

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<v Speaker 1>reached out to her as a role model. You will

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<v Speaker 1>hit the ground running with a workable schedule thanks to

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<v Speaker 1>her good example. Whatever the area of life where you

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<v Speaker 1>want to succeed or improve, turn your attention to others

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<v Speaker 1>who are thriving. We don't have to figure out from

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<v Speaker 1>scratch how to implement our goals. Instead, we can model

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<v Speaker 1>our efforts on what someone else has done. We can

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<v Speaker 1>copy and paste and most likely achieved success in the meantime.

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<v Speaker 1>This is Laura. Thanks for listening, and here's to making

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

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