WEBVTT - A crisis can be a turning point 

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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 to recognize that a crisis can be

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<v Speaker 1>a turning point for the better. When we are stuck

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<v Speaker 1>in the bottom part of a narrative, it helps to

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<v Speaker 1>think of it as just that the bottom. There is

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<v Speaker 1>a different ending to the story, and the path to

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<v Speaker 1>that new ending is being formed right now. When you

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<v Speaker 1>think about the narrative arc of so many good stories,

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<v Speaker 1>many involve a person hitting rock bottom and then having

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<v Speaker 1>something good come out of that dark place. Think Jane

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<v Speaker 1>Eyre fleeing her beloved's house when she learns he is married,

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<v Speaker 1>and finding herself penniless, hungry, and without any family and friends,

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<v Speaker 1>and then making friends, learning of an inheritance, discover r

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<v Speaker 1>she does have family, and reuniting with the widowed Mr

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<v Speaker 1>Rochester in a marriage of equals. The biblical Joseph is

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<v Speaker 1>sold into slavery in Egypt by his brothers and then

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<v Speaker 1>comes into political power in his new country, saving Egyptians

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<v Speaker 1>and his own family from starvation. Or even think of

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<v Speaker 1>someone like Danny Thomas, who was an aspiring entertainer struggling

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<v Speaker 1>to make a living. He prayed to St. Jude, patron

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<v Speaker 1>saint of lost causes, show me my way in life,

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<v Speaker 1>and then found his way professionally, becoming successful and founding St.

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<v Speaker 1>Jude Children's Research Hospital along the way. These are famous stories,

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<v Speaker 1>and sometimes we have them in our own lives. We

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<v Speaker 1>all hit bottom at some point or another. We lose jobs,

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<v Speaker 1>we lose businesses, relationships end. A disaster wipes out decades

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<v Speaker 1>of possessions, A serious illness throws everything up in the air.

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<v Speaker 1>Or yes, a pandemic can change so much of what

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<v Speaker 1>we've worked for, even expected and hoped for. Transitions, maybe

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<v Speaker 1>like moving to a new city, disrupt everything and can

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<v Speaker 1>leave us disoriented. But that doesn't need to be where

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<v Speaker 1>the narrative ends. The next time you find yourself in

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<v Speaker 1>a moment of crisis or loss, consider how the crisis

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<v Speaker 1>could become a turning point for good. How could the

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<v Speaker 1>seeds of success be planted right now? What forced change

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<v Speaker 1>is going to lead over time to something great. Conceptualizing

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<v Speaker 1>a crisis as a potential turning point and not as

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<v Speaker 1>a catastrophe helps us have a sense of agency and control.

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<v Speaker 1>It also prompts us to be intentional in shaping what

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<v Speaker 1>comes next. Rather than being consumed by the loss or

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<v Speaker 1>focusing on damage control. We can look ahead and learn

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<v Speaker 1>from the crisis. We can reshape our future to be

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<v Speaker 1>better than the past. There's a popular saying to never

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<v Speaker 1>waste a good crisis, or another version, no good crisis

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<v Speaker 1>should go to waste. While people sometimes sees this advice

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<v Speaker 1>in unfortunate ways when it comes to public policy in

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<v Speaker 1>our own lives, we can view it as a source

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<v Speaker 1>of hope. The pandemic forces a change in a business model,

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<v Speaker 1>but the new business model turns out to be one

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<v Speaker 1>you like better. An illness prompts you to clean house

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<v Speaker 1>in your life and keep only those people in activities

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<v Speaker 1>that bring joy. So if you find yourself in a crisis,

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<v Speaker 1>consider what you have to learn and how you can

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<v Speaker 1>make what's next for you even better than what you're

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<v Speaker 1>leaving behind. How can this crisis be a turning point?

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<v Speaker 1>How can it be rock bottom? Which means that everything

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<v Speaker 1>moving forward points up In the meantime, This is Laura,

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks for listening, and here's to making the most of

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