WEBVTT - Say no for a while

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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 to say no for a while. Taking something

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<v Speaker 1>off your plate for a little bit can be a

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<v Speaker 1>temporary step to chucking it for good. We're seeing if

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<v Speaker 1>you'd like to keep doing it after all. Today's tip,

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<v Speaker 1>like some others this week, comes from Laura May Martin's

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<v Speaker 1>new book Up Time. Martin is Google's productivity guru, coaching

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<v Speaker 1>executives there on how to be more efficient with their schedules.

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<v Speaker 1>Martin notes that there is much to the common productivity

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<v Speaker 1>advice to say no more often, But if you work

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<v Speaker 1>in a big corporate environment where you need to be

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<v Speaker 1>seen as a team player, he might want to shape

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<v Speaker 1>that now in a way that keeps your relationship strong.

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<v Speaker 1>So how might you do that? One approach is to

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<v Speaker 1>say no for a little while. In her book, Martin

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<v Speaker 1>says that when people want to make a change to

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<v Speaker 1>their schedule, sometimes they are hesitant. What if I move

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<v Speaker 1>John from weekly to monthly and then it feels like

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<v Speaker 1>we're not meeting frequently enough. Martin writes that these changes

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<v Speaker 1>to your schedule do not have to be permanent. Try

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<v Speaker 1>a three month trial period. If you drop off a

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<v Speaker 1>committee but miss it, sign back up. If you and

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<v Speaker 1>John do email all the time because you aren't meeting enough,

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<v Speaker 1>meet more often. If you never test your assumptions, she writes,

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<v Speaker 1>you may never know the right link for recurrence of

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<v Speaker 1>a meeting. The key is coming up with some reason

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<v Speaker 1>to start a change. But as we've talked about in

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<v Speaker 1>recent Before Breakfast episodes, life can feature a lot of transitions,

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<v Speaker 1>So just pick one. Maybe you are staffed on something

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<v Speaker 1>big and new, so you tell another team that a

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<v Speaker 1>deputy will be taking over that team status meeting for

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<v Speaker 1>the next month while you get the new thing going.

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<v Speaker 1>That doesn't sound like you are abandoning the project, but

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<v Speaker 1>who knows. Maybe your deputy will do an awesome job

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<v Speaker 1>now that project is running without your constant active input.

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<v Speaker 1>That is generally a good thing. No can feel hard

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<v Speaker 1>to say, but it is sometimes easier to say no

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<v Speaker 1>for a little while. Then that no can revert to

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<v Speaker 1>a yes, or it can become a permanent no, but

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<v Speaker 1>it will give you a little space to think about

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<v Speaker 1>it so you can make the right choice for yours

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<v Speaker 1>and for other schedules 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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<v Speaker 1>our time. Thanks for listening to Before Breakfast. If you've

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<v Speaker 1>got questions, ideas, or feedback, you can reach me at

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<v Speaker 1>Laura at Laura vandercam dot com. Before Breakfast is a

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