Hey guys, I'm Kate Max. You might know me from my popular online series, The Running Interview Show,

where I run with celebrities, athletes, entrepreneurs, and more. After those runs, the conversations

keep going. That's what my podcast, Post Run High, is all about. It's a chance to sit down with my

guests and dive even deeper into

their stories, their journeys, and the thoughts that arise once we've hit the pavement together.

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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 that when you have a little spot of time open up,

you don't need to spend all of it checking email. Take a minute to look out the window first,

and you just might start feeling a little differently about life. I am writing this episode on a lovely fall day,

when the colors out my office window are brilliant and rich.

There's a bright red maple staring back at me,

and the little yellow oak leaves scattered on the bushes

look like celebratory confetti.

With scenery like this, I do find myself looking up more than usual. I know in a few weeks it will all be gray and brown for winter.

But even so, on any day, looking at the sky and the trees can provide a little mental lift, a soothing

sense that whatever problems I'm dealing with are transient against the slowly changing seasons.

I also realize that I don't avail myself of this opportunity to look out on a calming scene, nearly as much as I could.

When a spot of time appears in my schedule, I do what I suspect many people do.

Check my inbox. Sometimes there's something I need to deal with there. But often, it's something

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