WEBVTT - Let time do its job

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning.

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<v Speaker 1>This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's

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<v Speaker 1>tip is to let time do its job. In many cases,

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<v Speaker 1>time is the secret ingredient in success, and time can

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<v Speaker 1>help us do things that we couldn't do immediately on

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<v Speaker 1>our own. Today's tip, like some others over the next

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<v Speaker 1>few weeks, comes from my new book Big Time, a

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<v Speaker 1>Simple Path to Time Abundance. This book, which is out

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<v Speaker 1>May fifth, is about what happens when you truly believe

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<v Speaker 1>time is big enough to accommodate what matters to you.

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<v Speaker 1>With some smart strategies, it is possible to fall in

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<v Speaker 1>love with your schedule. Big Time is about how to

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<v Speaker 1>do just that. One of my favorite insights that I

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<v Speaker 1>came across while writing Big Time is that patience is

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<v Speaker 1>a superpower. When we keep putting time into things, time

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<v Speaker 1>will help us accomplish things that seem impossible at the beginning.

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<v Speaker 1>This is obvious in the natural world. One of my

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<v Speaker 1>favorite children's books is Christmas Farm, which is about a

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<v Speaker 1>little boy named Parker and his neighbor Wilma, and how

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<v Speaker 1>they plant Christmas tree seedlings. They prune and water the

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<v Speaker 1>trees for five years. As Parker grows and the trees

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<v Speaker 1>grow too. The ingredients they need are sunshine, good earth, water,

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<v Speaker 1>and time. It would be ridiculous to expect a tree

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<v Speaker 1>to grow immediately, but give a tree five years and

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<v Speaker 1>it goes from being small to big enough to fill

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<v Speaker 1>a living room. So it goes with many things in life.

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<v Speaker 1>When I first start learning a challenging piece for one

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<v Speaker 1>of my choirs, it can seem impossible. Who can figure

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<v Speaker 1>out all these rhythms and dissonant harmonies or what have you?

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<v Speaker 1>And yet with practice, in time, I do figure it out,

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<v Speaker 1>and those melodies burn their way into my brain until

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<v Speaker 1>they seem completely obvious. Many people have trained for their

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<v Speaker 1>first races with approachable programs like Couch to five K.

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<v Speaker 1>That is indeed the promise of what can happen in

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<v Speaker 1>three months. You won't go from sitting on the couch

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<v Speaker 1>to running three point one miles immediately, but in twelve

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<v Speaker 1>weeks a very high proportion of people can in fact

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<v Speaker 1>train their bodies to go a lot farther than they

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<v Speaker 1>have before. Time is the secret ingredient. Friendships are also

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<v Speaker 1>built over time, spending relaxed time with someone repeatedly will

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<v Speaker 1>make you closer and if you keep doing it, you

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<v Speaker 1>can become great friends. But you can't do that overnight.

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<v Speaker 1>Time is your friend in making friendships that last. So

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<v Speaker 1>if there is something you would like to do in life,

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<v Speaker 1>see if patience might be your superpower too. What can

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<v Speaker 1>time do over time? If you write a little bit

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<v Speaker 1>a day, you can write a book in a year

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<v Speaker 1>or two. If you walk and run a little farther

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<v Speaker 1>each day, you can run many miles in a year.

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<v Speaker 1>If you study strategically for a few hours each week,

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<v Speaker 1>you could take a big exam in a year or two.

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<v Speaker 1>You can't do it immediately, but you can do it

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<v Speaker 1>in time. Time will pass eventually, and if we keep

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<v Speaker 1>moving forward, time is big enough to work with us,

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<v Speaker 1>helping us do things that seemed out of reach before.

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<v Speaker 1>In the meantime, this is Laura. Thanks for listening, and

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<v Speaker 1>here's to making the most of our time. Thanks for

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<v Speaker 1>listening to Before Breakfast. If you've got questions, ideas, or feedback,

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<v Speaker 1>you can reach me at Laura at Laura vandercam dot com.

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