WEBVTT - Look back at the year

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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 that as the end of the school year approaches,

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<v Speaker 1>it's good to seize the occasion to look back on

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<v Speaker 1>the year. We need more occasions in life for reflection,

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<v Speaker 1>and even if no one you know is graduating, we

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<v Speaker 1>can all use that graduation energy to think about what

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<v Speaker 1>has worked and what we would like to change. Whether

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<v Speaker 1>you have school age kids or not, this time of

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<v Speaker 1>year does have a certain feeling. Old things are ending,

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<v Speaker 1>new ones are starting. We're thinking about, oh the places

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<v Speaker 1>will go to quote that Doctor Say's book, and speakers

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<v Speaker 1>everywhere are claiming that we have all taken the road

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<v Speaker 1>less traveled by possible. As that may be, it's all

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<v Speaker 1>a little funny and cliched, but it is good to

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<v Speaker 1>mark the end of one season and the beginning of

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<v Speaker 1>the next. If you do have school age kids, you

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<v Speaker 1>might consider having a special dinner at the end of

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<v Speaker 1>the school year to mark the occasion. This could be

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<v Speaker 1>at home, or it could be at a restaurant. Identify

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<v Speaker 1>the highs and lows of the year, recognize everyone's big accomplishments,

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<v Speaker 1>recall your favorite memories and reflect on how you all

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<v Speaker 1>are different now than when the school year began. Adults, too,

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<v Speaker 1>I hope you have had moments of growth over the

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<v Speaker 1>past nine months. Whether you have a family or not,

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<v Speaker 1>it would be good to set aside sometime to take

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<v Speaker 1>a look back at your own year. You could either

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<v Speaker 1>focus on the school year August or September till May

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<v Speaker 1>or June, or the first two quarters of the calendar

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<v Speaker 1>year January through June, whichever timeline makes the most sense

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<v Speaker 1>for you. Consider what you've accomplished, what have you learned,

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<v Speaker 1>were there any surprises? What were your goals and have

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<v Speaker 1>you achieved them? If you have any unmeant goals, could

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<v Speaker 1>you sprint to achieve them by the end of the summer.

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<v Speaker 1>Is that something you want to do. You could reflect

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<v Speaker 1>on your own year independently, or you could rally some

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<v Speaker 1>people from your professional network to reflect together. Not only

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<v Speaker 1>would this be fun and meaningful, it can be reassuring

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<v Speaker 1>to realize that everyone has disappointments and low points. You

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<v Speaker 1>can think about them together and then think about how

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<v Speaker 1>you will constructively move forward. In some ways, life unfolds

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<v Speaker 1>continuously for all the Hooplah of graduation season. Daily life

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<v Speaker 1>generally doesn't change all that much. But precisely because life

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<v Speaker 1>doesn't change all that much, particularly as an adult, we

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<v Speaker 1>need to build in moments for reflection. I like to

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<v Speaker 1>do this at the end of the calendar year as

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<v Speaker 1>I reflect on my goals and plan in ones for

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<v Speaker 1>the new calendar year. But the more reflection the better,

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<v Speaker 1>and the end of the school year works well, So

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<v Speaker 1>take a few moments to sit down and think about it.

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<v Speaker 1>Celebrating successes will inspire you to create more in your

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<v Speaker 1>next chapter and thinking about what you'd like to change

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<v Speaker 1>over the next year so it will be different by

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<v Speaker 1>this time next. Graduation season can be just the thing

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<v Speaker 1>that makes change happen. I am not sure if that

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<v Speaker 1>is the road less traveled by or not, but it

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<v Speaker 1>is probably a road worth taking. In the meantime, this

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

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<v Speaker 1>most of our time. Thanks for listening to Before Breakfast.

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