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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 that if there is something you would

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<v Speaker 1>like to be able to do, you can probably learn

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<v Speaker 1>how to do it. It might take a little time,

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<v Speaker 1>but probably not all the time in the world. The

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<v Speaker 1>sooner you start, the sooner you will figure it out.

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<v Speaker 1>So if you have been to a bookstore lately, you

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<v Speaker 1>may have seen kids books with titles like how to

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<v Speaker 1>Draw Birds, or how to Draw Flowers, or how to

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<v Speaker 1>Draw Robots. As you might imagine, they contain step by

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<v Speaker 1>step instructions and illustrations indicating how to draw some particular bird,

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<v Speaker 1>or flower or robot. Sometimes there are options for customizing,

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<v Speaker 1>like how to make your dog have shaggy hair. The

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<v Speaker 1>plethora of these books is a testament to how much

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<v Speaker 1>kids love them because they work. Follow the described steps.

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<v Speaker 1>Try it a few more times, and you can eventually

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<v Speaker 1>draw a dog, a bird, a flower, or robot that

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<v Speaker 1>looks pretty good. Drawing a robot is not brain surgery.

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<v Speaker 1>A few hours of practice will deliver pretty good results.

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<v Speaker 1>Kids know that they are learning about the world. They

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<v Speaker 1>are quite willing to believe that something they can't do

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<v Speaker 1>today might be something they can do tomorrow. Many skills

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<v Speaker 1>are learnable. Adults, on the other hand, are not always

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<v Speaker 1>so convinced of this fact. Many grown ups make sweeping

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<v Speaker 1>pronouncements like I can't draw or all sorts of other things.

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<v Speaker 1>I can't sing, I have a terrible voice, I couldn't

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<v Speaker 1>carry tune in a bucket, I can't dance. I'm just

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<v Speaker 1>a klutz. I can't cook. Every house plant I bring

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<v Speaker 1>home dies when it sees me. Now, I will admit

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<v Speaker 1>that sometimes these statements arise from the fact that the

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<v Speaker 1>adult doesn't want to do whatever skill it is that

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<v Speaker 1>she claims not to have. She doesn't want to sing,

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<v Speaker 1>she doesn't want to draw with her nephews. She would

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<v Speaker 1>prefer not to clutter up the house with more plants,

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<v Speaker 1>so better to make Turning down a plant seem like

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<v Speaker 1>an act of charity that is in the plants best interest,

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<v Speaker 1>and that is fine. But other times people claim they

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<v Speaker 1>could never learn a skill that they actually would like

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<v Speaker 1>to acquire. Rather than try to get better and accept

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<v Speaker 1>the reality of being bad at first, people just wear

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<v Speaker 1>their lack of skills as a badge of honor. It

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<v Speaker 1>seems psychologically say for but so what if you are

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<v Speaker 1>bad for a bit, you will rapidly get better. I

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<v Speaker 1>am here to tell you that if there is something

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<v Speaker 1>you would like to be able to do, you can

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<v Speaker 1>probably learn how to do it. And for many things

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<v Speaker 1>you can probably learn in less time than you might imagine.

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<v Speaker 1>For instance, you can buy yourself that exact same how

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<v Speaker 1>to draw Flowers book that your seven year old neighbor

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<v Speaker 1>is obsessed with. You can watch how to draw videos

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<v Speaker 1>on YouTube, or enroll in an art class. Spend a

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<v Speaker 1>few hours a week working on your skills, and I

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<v Speaker 1>promise you that long before the year is out, you

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<v Speaker 1>will be drawing very recognizable objects that look better than

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<v Speaker 1>what the population thinks they can do. As for singing,

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<v Speaker 1>you may not be the next Pavaratti, but you can

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<v Speaker 1>learn to sing certainly well enough that you will be

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<v Speaker 1>confident starting the crowd off on Happy Birthday at the

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<v Speaker 1>next office party, We're singing along with your favorite hymns.

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<v Speaker 1>At church, Almost no one is actually tone deaf. Whoever

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<v Speaker 1>told you that in the past was being mean not insightful.

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<v Speaker 1>You just need a little coaching and help to get started.

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<v Speaker 1>Sign up for some voice lessons, then join a community

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<v Speaker 1>choir to make singing fun. You'll get more and more practice,

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<v Speaker 1>and as you practice, you will sound better and better.

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<v Speaker 1>Even most sports are reasonably doable. You may think that

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<v Speaker 1>you can't play tennis or golf, and it is true

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<v Speaker 1>that you probably won't be going pro at this point

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<v Speaker 1>in your life, but you can certainly learn to play recreationally.

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<v Speaker 1>If you have always thought that tennis looks like fun,

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<v Speaker 1>and one of your friends plays and you'd love to

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<v Speaker 1>play with him, well what are you waiting for? Six

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<v Speaker 1>months of lessons twice a week will bring your fills

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<v Speaker 1>up to an acceptable level. You will be able to

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<v Speaker 1>hold your own now. I know that sometimes not being

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<v Speaker 1>able to do something can become part of one's identity.

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<v Speaker 1>You can laugh about your singing in any occasion when

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<v Speaker 1>singing is required, and if you are happy with that,

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<v Speaker 1>that is fine. But if there's something you want to do,

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<v Speaker 1>my guess is that you can learn. You are a

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<v Speaker 1>smart person, and even if you weren't, you could still practice,

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<v Speaker 1>and that is usually all it takes. In the meantime,

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

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<v Speaker 1>the most of our time. Hey, everybody, I'd love to

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<v Speaker 1>hear from you. You can send me your tips, your questions,

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