1 00:00:03,000 --> 00:00:09,360 Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning, 2 00:00:10,680 --> 00:00:16,120 Speaker 1: This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's 3 00:00:16,120 --> 00:00:20,200 Speaker 1: tip is that when you do your weekly planning, think 4 00:00:20,239 --> 00:00:23,840 Speaker 1: about your wishes for the week and ask other people 5 00:00:24,239 --> 00:00:28,520 Speaker 1: for their wishes too. That creates a lot of positive 6 00:00:28,560 --> 00:00:32,720 Speaker 1: buy in for the week and may lead everyone to 7 00:00:32,840 --> 00:00:39,000 Speaker 1: be happier. Today's tip was inspired by Rishmashaw, a pediatrician 8 00:00:39,040 --> 00:00:43,280 Speaker 1: who focuses on food and family eating patterns. When Sarah 9 00:00:43,280 --> 00:00:45,840 Speaker 1: Hart Hunger interviewed doctor Shaw for our Best of Both 10 00:00:45,880 --> 00:00:49,440 Speaker 1: Worlds podcasts, she said that when she is planning her meals, 11 00:00:49,440 --> 00:00:52,760 Speaker 1: she invites her kids to give me your wishes for 12 00:00:52,880 --> 00:00:57,000 Speaker 1: the week. Then she can build their requests within reason 13 00:00:57,520 --> 00:01:02,200 Speaker 1: into the menu plan. Like this idea, even if you 14 00:01:02,280 --> 00:01:04,800 Speaker 1: are doing the meal planning, you don't have to come 15 00:01:04,880 --> 00:01:09,120 Speaker 1: up with everything all by yourself. If other people share 16 00:01:09,160 --> 00:01:11,600 Speaker 1: their wishes, they are more likely to get a meal 17 00:01:11,640 --> 00:01:14,840 Speaker 1: they like, and if you are lucky, there might be 18 00:01:14,880 --> 00:01:19,000 Speaker 1: fewer complaints since everyone had a voice in the menu. 19 00:01:20,600 --> 00:01:23,399 Speaker 1: Doctor Shaw focuses on wishes for the week in relation 20 00:01:23,480 --> 00:01:26,680 Speaker 1: to food, but it could also be wise to ask 21 00:01:26,720 --> 00:01:30,840 Speaker 1: yourself and anybody you plan for about wishes for the week. 22 00:01:30,920 --> 00:01:35,160 Speaker 1: More broadly, as you are getting to do your weekly planning, 23 00:01:36,000 --> 00:01:38,000 Speaker 1: you might realize that you'd like to go see a 24 00:01:38,040 --> 00:01:41,959 Speaker 1: particular exhibit at an art museum. Your kids might like 25 00:01:42,000 --> 00:01:45,280 Speaker 1: to go ice skating, Your partner might want to sit 26 00:01:45,319 --> 00:01:47,240 Speaker 1: by the fire pit with you one night after your 27 00:01:47,280 --> 00:01:50,480 Speaker 1: kids go to bed. Or maybe your wish for the 28 00:01:50,520 --> 00:01:54,160 Speaker 1: week is more practical, You might want to cook and 29 00:01:54,320 --> 00:01:56,840 Speaker 1: freeze a bunch of meals to make things easier for 30 00:01:56,880 --> 00:02:02,040 Speaker 1: your future self during an upcoming busy season work. You 31 00:02:02,080 --> 00:02:04,440 Speaker 1: could also ask about wishes for the week when you 32 00:02:04,440 --> 00:02:07,680 Speaker 1: are headed into a vacation week. That way, you can 33 00:02:07,720 --> 00:02:13,200 Speaker 1: build people's wishes into your travel plans. There's magic in 34 00:02:13,280 --> 00:02:17,120 Speaker 1: doctor Shaw's phrasing of wishes for the week. It creates 35 00:02:17,160 --> 00:02:23,000 Speaker 1: a sense of possibility, perhaps even delight. It elicits more 36 00:02:23,080 --> 00:02:26,000 Speaker 1: smiles and anticipation than just what do you want to 37 00:02:26,000 --> 00:02:28,200 Speaker 1: do or what do you want for dinner? I could 38 00:02:28,240 --> 00:02:31,520 Speaker 1: tell you firsthand that both of those are likely to 39 00:02:31,520 --> 00:02:34,160 Speaker 1: be met with the unhelpful response of I don't know, 40 00:02:35,000 --> 00:02:38,320 Speaker 1: or a general claim that people want to do nothing. 41 00:02:39,880 --> 00:02:43,400 Speaker 1: So when you plan the coming week, consider asking yourself 42 00:02:43,480 --> 00:02:46,880 Speaker 1: and perhaps others in your household about their wishes for 43 00:02:46,960 --> 00:02:51,440 Speaker 1: the week. Whatever the wishes, thinking about them in advance 44 00:02:52,200 --> 00:02:54,800 Speaker 1: lets you plan to make your wishes and other people's 45 00:02:54,840 --> 00:03:01,840 Speaker 1: wishes come true. In the meantime. This is Laura. Thanks 46 00:03:01,880 --> 00:03:06,840 Speaker 1: for listening, and here's to making the most of our time. 47 00:03:13,280 --> 00:03:17,720 Speaker 1: Thanks for listening to Before Breakfast. If you've got questions, ideas, 48 00:03:17,840 --> 00:03:21,239 Speaker 1: or feedback, you can reach me at Laura at Laura 49 00:03:21,360 --> 00:03:30,760 Speaker 1: vandercam dot com. Before Breakfast is a production of iHeartMedia. 50 00:03:31,320 --> 00:03:35,320 Speaker 1: For more podcasts from iHeartMedia, please visit the iHeartRadio app, 51 00:03:35,600 --> 00:03:38,840 Speaker 1: Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen to your favorite shows.