Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning,
Speaker 1: This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's
Speaker 1: tip is that as the end of the school year approaches,
Speaker 1: it's good to seize the occasion to look back on
Speaker 1: the year. We need more occasions in life for reflection,
Speaker 1: and even if no one you know is graduating, we
Speaker 1: can all use that graduation energy to think about what
Speaker 1: has worked and what we would like to change. Whether
Speaker 1: you have school age kids or not, this time of
Speaker 1: year does have a certain feeling. Old things are ending,
Speaker 1: new ones are starting. We're thinking about, oh the places
Speaker 1: will go to quote that Doctor Say's book, and speakers
Speaker 1: everywhere are claiming that we have all taken the road
Speaker 1: less traveled by possible. As that may be, it's all
Speaker 1: a little funny and cliched, but it is good to
Speaker 1: mark the end of one season and the beginning of
Speaker 1: the next. If you do have school age kids, you
Speaker 1: might consider having a special dinner at the end of
Speaker 1: the school year to mark the occasion. This could be
Speaker 1: at home, or it could be at a restaurant. Identify
Speaker 1: the highs and lows of the year, recognize everyone's big accomplishments,
Speaker 1: recall your favorite memories and reflect on how you all
Speaker 1: are different now than when the school year began. Adults, too,
Speaker 1: I hope you have had moments of growth over the
Speaker 1: past nine months. Whether you have a family or not,
Speaker 1: it would be good to set aside sometime to take
Speaker 1: a look back at your own year. You could either
Speaker 1: focus on the school year August or September till May
Speaker 1: or June, or the first two quarters of the calendar
Speaker 1: year January through June, whichever timeline makes the most sense
Speaker 1: for you. Consider what you've accomplished, what have you learned,
Speaker 1: were there any surprises? What were your goals and have
Speaker 1: you achieved them? If you have any unmeant goals, could
Speaker 1: you sprint to achieve them by the end of the summer.
Speaker 1: Is that something you want to do. You could reflect
Speaker 1: on your own year independently, or you could rally some
Speaker 1: people from your professional network to reflect together. Not only
Speaker 1: would this be fun and meaningful, it can be reassuring
Speaker 1: to realize that everyone has disappointments and low points. You
Speaker 1: can think about them together and then think about how
Speaker 1: you will constructively move forward. In some ways, life unfolds
Speaker 1: continuously for all the Hooplah of graduation season. Daily life
Speaker 1: generally doesn't change all that much. But precisely because life
Speaker 1: doesn't change all that much, particularly as an adult, we
Speaker 1: need to build in moments for reflection. I like to
Speaker 1: do this at the end of the calendar year as
Speaker 1: I reflect on my goals and plan in ones for
Speaker 1: the new calendar year. But the more reflection the better,
Speaker 1: and the end of the school year works well, So
Speaker 1: take a few moments to sit down and think about it.
Speaker 1: Celebrating successes will inspire you to create more in your
Speaker 1: next chapter and thinking about what you'd like to change
Speaker 1: over the next year so it will be different by
Speaker 1: this time next. Graduation season can be just the thing
Speaker 1: that makes change happen. I am not sure if that
Speaker 1: is the road less traveled by or not, but it
Speaker 1: is probably a road worth taking. In the meantime, this
Speaker 1: is Laura. Thanks for listening, and here's to making the
Speaker 1: most of our time. Thanks for listening to Before Breakfast.
Speaker 1: If you've got questions, ideas, or feedback, you can reach
Speaker 1: me at Laura at Laura vandercam dot com. Before Breakfast
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