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Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio.
Good morning. This is Laura.
Welcome to the Before Breakfast Podcast. Today's tip is to remember that you almost always have options.
You may feel like your life is entirely determined by requirements and circumstances, but more often than not, you do have choices.
The question is whether you are comfortable with the whole package of what a choice entails.
Today's tip comes from Oliver Berkman's book, Meditations for Mortals.
Berkman points out that it is almost never the case that you don't have options.
You don't actually have to go to work.
You don't have to floss your teeth.
It's just that those options come with consequences.
So you have to weigh the appeal of the whole package of the option, plus its consequences.
If you go to work you might not get paid, or perhaps keep the job for long.
If you don't floss, you might have cavities or gum trouble, and these are options.
They just might not be appealing options, once you consider the whole package.
Starting from the premise that you almost always have options, but options come with consequences, Berkman reframes the decision.
The only two questions at any moment of choice in life, he says, are what the price is and whether or not it's worth paying.
Now, I'm gonna go out on a limb and say that for most of us we are probably wise to choose to go to work.
But you won't be surprised to know that I have decided that I don't have to tidy the house before bedtime or buy on trend clothes every season or cook meals from scratch every night.
Whatever consequences come with those choices are ones I am willing to accept.
Berkman even refers to my work in his meditation about how you always have choices.
He quotes me telling people that, There is no 11 p .m. home inspection with someone coming around to see if all the toys are picked up.
You really can relax and take some time for yourself at night—even if your house is a wreck.
There are no grave consequences that come with that option.
So if your schedule feels overwhelming, or you think some aspect of your life is inescapable, think again.
You don't have to get up at 4 a .m. to pack lunches for your kids and exercise and put on makeup and dry your hair before work.
what would happen if your kids bought school lunch and you did a five -minute beauty routine instead of a longer one or perhaps didn't exercise every day?
you don't have to stay in your current job because you assume you will never find one that pays as well you could at least look for a new job it is entirely possible that you will find one that pays just as well or better and if you find a great job that pays less?
Well, maybe a salary cut is a consequence that is worth it.
To get a job, you are excited about.
So when you hear yourself talking about what you have to do or what you can't do, consider the option you would prefer and return to Berkman's questions.
What is the price of doing what you want to do or not doing what you don't want to do?
And is that price worth paying?
I would love to hear what you decide.
You can reach me at laura .loravandercam .com.
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. If you've got questions, ideas, or feedback, you can reach me at laura at lauravandercam .com.
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