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Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeart Radio.
Good morning.
This is Laura.
Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast.
Today's tip is to train into the net.
True time management masters create a resilient schedule, one in which life can keep moving forward even when things don't go as planned.
In my forthcoming book Big Time A Simple Path to Time Abundance, I talk about becoming the ringmaster of your life.
When people say my life is a circus, they usually mean it's chaotic.
But this is a slander against circuses.
An actual circus is incredibly well organized.
Performers do their tricks precisely often, executing things in series within a fraction of a second.
There is no question where anyone is supposed to be or when.
The logistics are incredible.
We should aspire for our lives to be like a circus.
But there's another part of this metaphor, which is that acrobats and other performers usually perform over a net.
The idea is that if something goes awry, the outcome isn't terrible.
Now, to my mind, a net is a net, but when I have spoken with professional acrobats, I've learned that is not the case.
The net needs to be precisely where they expect it to be.
They also train into the net, figuring out how to land in the net so that they don't get injured.
In other words, the net isn't an afterthought at all.
It is a very carefully considered part of the program.
I think this is wise, and yet contrast this with how many people think about their schedules.
Maybe we think, casually, about what might go wrong.
But we don't really think this through.
We just trust that things will go right.
And most of the time, they probably will.
But I think this assumption is the source of a lot of chaos in people's lives.
Or leads to people thinking certain things just aren't possible.
For instance, have you thought of a backup option if your car won't start and you need to get somewhere?
Have you thought about who will pick up your kids if you're stuck in a traffic jam?
Have you thought about what you'll do if the power goes out in your house in winter?
Or if your Wi-Fi goes down right before a major virtual presentation?
If your spouse's flight home is canceled?
What are you going to do if you've got young kids and you really need to be somewhere else?
Are all of your backup plans readily available?
And does everyone in your life know how and when to switch to Plan B?
Now I will admit that thinking through all the bad things that can happen can make one seem like a pessimist.
But I like to think of it as more rational optimism.
You certainly hope things will go well, just as a professional acrobat has absolutely no intention of missing a normal trick in a performance.
But you just don't know.
Maybe the guy on the other trapeze who is supposed to catch you has a sudden fainting spell.
Best to have a net and train into the net so you can go on with the show.
In the meantime, this is Laura.
Thanks for listening.
And here's to making the most of our time.
Thanks for listening to Before Breakfast.
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2%.
That's the number of people who take the stairs when there is also an escalator available.
I'm Michael Easter and on my podcast 2 I break down the science of mental toughness, fitness and building resilience in our strange modern world.
Put yourself through some hardships and you will come out on the other side a happier, more fulfilled, healthier person.
Listen to 2%.
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When a group of women discover they've all dated the same prolific con artist, they take matters into their own hands.
I vowed I will be his last target.
He is not going to get away with this.
He's going to get what he deserves.
We always say that.
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Trust your girlfriends.
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