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Appreciate This Moment · The Daily Writer

• 0:06
  SPEAKER_00: Welcome to the Daily Rider Podcast, where we bring you tips and inspiration each day to help you build habits for riding success.
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  SPEAKER_00: For more resources, including your free Daily Rider Starter Kit, visit DailyRiderLife.com.
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  SPEAKER_00: In the classic 1939 movie, The Wizard of Oz, we meet Dorothy, a teenage girl who dreams of a life somewhere over the rainbow.
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  SPEAKER_00: She's stuck in a drab, sepia toned farm in Kansas, and she wants to run away for a more exciting life.
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  SPEAKER_00: But when she swept away to the land of Oz on a grand adventure, Dorothy finds that all she really wanted was to go back home.
• 0:45
  SPEAKER_00: You know, as writers, we constantly are dreaming about what's next.
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  SPEAKER_00: We're dreaming about the next book, the next conference, the next interview, the next connection, the next writing gig or the next five or ten years.
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  SPEAKER_00: And just like Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz, we're always kind of dreaming about something else other than what we have right here in front of us.
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  SPEAKER_00: And truthfully, dreaming about the future is important, but it's also important to live in the here and now.
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  SPEAKER_00: Appreciate who you are in this moment and appreciate where you've come from.
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  SPEAKER_00: And make sure and say thank you to the people who've supported you along the way.
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  SPEAKER_00: Because all you have is today, this moment, right now.
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  SPEAKER_00: Don't keep your head so far in the clouds that you forget to keep your feet planted on the ground.
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  SPEAKER_00: Here's today's challenge.
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  SPEAKER_00: Which three people have supported your writing the most?
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  SPEAKER_00: Think about who those people are and send them a message today to say thanks.
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  SPEAKER_00: By the way, speaking of thanks, a big thanks to today's sponsor, the Writers Talk App.
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  SPEAKER_00: Thanks for listening, as always, and I'll see you next time.