1 00:00:03,440 --> 00:00:08,400 Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio. 2 00:00:09,119 --> 00:00:14,680 Speaker 1: Good Morning, This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. 3 00:00:15,720 --> 00:00:19,000 Speaker 1: Today's tip is to recognize that a crisis can be 4 00:00:19,040 --> 00:00:22,800 Speaker 1: a turning point for the better. When we are stuck 5 00:00:22,840 --> 00:00:25,880 Speaker 1: in the bottom part of a narrative, it helps to 6 00:00:25,920 --> 00:00:29,600 Speaker 1: think of it as just that the bottom. There is 7 00:00:29,640 --> 00:00:32,800 Speaker 1: a different ending to the story, and the path to 8 00:00:32,880 --> 00:00:38,360 Speaker 1: that new ending is being formed right now. When you 9 00:00:38,400 --> 00:00:41,159 Speaker 1: think about the narrative arc of so many good stories, 10 00:00:41,600 --> 00:00:44,400 Speaker 1: many involve a person hitting rock bottom and then having 11 00:00:44,440 --> 00:00:48,320 Speaker 1: something good come out of that dark place. Think Jane 12 00:00:48,360 --> 00:00:51,320 Speaker 1: Eyre fleeing her beloved's house when she learns he is married, 13 00:00:51,720 --> 00:00:55,960 Speaker 1: and finding herself penniless, hungry, and without any family and friends, 14 00:00:56,400 --> 00:01:00,080 Speaker 1: and then making friends, learning of an inheritance, discover r 15 00:01:00,200 --> 00:01:03,120 Speaker 1: she does have family, and reuniting with the widowed Mr 16 00:01:03,200 --> 00:01:07,600 Speaker 1: Rochester in a marriage of equals. The biblical Joseph is 17 00:01:07,640 --> 00:01:10,080 Speaker 1: sold into slavery in Egypt by his brothers and then 18 00:01:10,160 --> 00:01:13,840 Speaker 1: comes into political power in his new country, saving Egyptians 19 00:01:13,959 --> 00:01:17,399 Speaker 1: and his own family from starvation. Or even think of 20 00:01:17,440 --> 00:01:21,440 Speaker 1: someone like Danny Thomas, who was an aspiring entertainer struggling 21 00:01:21,440 --> 00:01:24,960 Speaker 1: to make a living. He prayed to St. Jude, patron 22 00:01:25,000 --> 00:01:28,839 Speaker 1: saint of lost causes, show me my way in life, 23 00:01:29,360 --> 00:01:34,119 Speaker 1: and then found his way professionally, becoming successful and founding St. 24 00:01:34,160 --> 00:01:39,400 Speaker 1: Jude Children's Research Hospital along the way. These are famous stories, 25 00:01:39,440 --> 00:01:42,679 Speaker 1: and sometimes we have them in our own lives. We 26 00:01:42,760 --> 00:01:46,240 Speaker 1: all hit bottom at some point or another. We lose jobs, 27 00:01:46,560 --> 00:01:51,960 Speaker 1: we lose businesses, relationships end. A disaster wipes out decades 28 00:01:52,000 --> 00:01:56,000 Speaker 1: of possessions, A serious illness throws everything up in the air. 29 00:01:56,960 --> 00:02:00,440 Speaker 1: Or yes, a pandemic can change so much of what 30 00:02:00,480 --> 00:02:05,080 Speaker 1: we've worked for, even expected and hoped for. Transitions, maybe 31 00:02:05,080 --> 00:02:08,560 Speaker 1: like moving to a new city, disrupt everything and can 32 00:02:08,639 --> 00:02:12,640 Speaker 1: leave us disoriented. But that doesn't need to be where 33 00:02:12,680 --> 00:02:16,160 Speaker 1: the narrative ends. The next time you find yourself in 34 00:02:16,160 --> 00:02:19,720 Speaker 1: a moment of crisis or loss, consider how the crisis 35 00:02:19,720 --> 00:02:23,360 Speaker 1: could become a turning point for good. How could the 36 00:02:23,440 --> 00:02:29,200 Speaker 1: seeds of success be planted right now? What forced change 37 00:02:29,240 --> 00:02:34,600 Speaker 1: is going to lead over time to something great. Conceptualizing 38 00:02:34,600 --> 00:02:37,160 Speaker 1: a crisis as a potential turning point and not as 39 00:02:37,160 --> 00:02:41,359 Speaker 1: a catastrophe helps us have a sense of agency and control. 40 00:02:42,280 --> 00:02:44,600 Speaker 1: It also prompts us to be intentional in shaping what 41 00:02:44,680 --> 00:02:48,639 Speaker 1: comes next. Rather than being consumed by the loss or 42 00:02:48,720 --> 00:02:52,120 Speaker 1: focusing on damage control. We can look ahead and learn 43 00:02:52,200 --> 00:02:55,799 Speaker 1: from the crisis. We can reshape our future to be 44 00:02:55,800 --> 00:03:00,240 Speaker 1: better than the past. There's a popular saying to never 45 00:03:00,320 --> 00:03:03,480 Speaker 1: waste a good crisis, or another version, no good crisis 46 00:03:03,480 --> 00:03:07,120 Speaker 1: should go to waste. While people sometimes sees this advice 47 00:03:07,160 --> 00:03:10,320 Speaker 1: in unfortunate ways when it comes to public policy in 48 00:03:10,320 --> 00:03:12,160 Speaker 1: our own lives, we can view it as a source 49 00:03:12,200 --> 00:03:15,800 Speaker 1: of hope. The pandemic forces a change in a business model, 50 00:03:16,240 --> 00:03:18,600 Speaker 1: but the new business model turns out to be one 51 00:03:18,639 --> 00:03:22,000 Speaker 1: you like better. An illness prompts you to clean house 52 00:03:22,040 --> 00:03:25,160 Speaker 1: in your life and keep only those people in activities 53 00:03:25,760 --> 00:03:29,519 Speaker 1: that bring joy. So if you find yourself in a crisis, 54 00:03:30,000 --> 00:03:32,520 Speaker 1: consider what you have to learn and how you can 55 00:03:32,560 --> 00:03:34,639 Speaker 1: make what's next for you even better than what you're 56 00:03:34,680 --> 00:03:38,680 Speaker 1: leaving behind. How can this crisis be a turning point? 57 00:03:39,560 --> 00:03:43,160 Speaker 1: How can it be rock bottom? Which means that everything 58 00:03:43,720 --> 00:03:49,200 Speaker 1: moving forward points up In the meantime, This is Laura, 59 00:03:50,040 --> 00:03:53,440 Speaker 1: Thanks for listening, and here's to making the most of 60 00:03:53,440 --> 00:04:02,839 Speaker 1: our time. Hey, everybody, I'd love to hear from you. 61 00:04:02,840 --> 00:04:05,760 Speaker 1: You can send me your tips, your questions or anything else. 62 00:04:06,480 --> 00:04:10,080 Speaker 1: Just connect with me on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram at 63 00:04:10,120 --> 00:04:14,960 Speaker 1: Before Breakfast Pod. 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