Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of my Heart Radio.
Speaker 1: Good Morning, This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast.
Speaker 1: Today's tip is for times when life feels a bit overwhelming,
Speaker 1: remember that you don't have to figure out wherever. If
Speaker 1: today is manageable and probably the next few days, you
Speaker 1: are good. Save the logistical ruminations for times you have
Speaker 1: set aside to ponder these things. I know that a
Speaker 1: lot of my listeners are champion planners. We set long
Speaker 1: term goals, we plan excellent vacations, and we get the
Speaker 1: right hotels because we book ahead of time. We solve
Speaker 1: logistical problems that would foil mere mortals. That is all fantastic.
Speaker 1: I think it's a great way to go through life,
Speaker 1: and champion planning allows us to have much bigger lives
Speaker 1: than we would otherwise. However, if you are like me,
Speaker 1: you may find yourself chewing on logistical planning problems a lot,
Speaker 1: sometimes at all hours of the day and night. As
Speaker 1: soon as I have figured out how I take one
Speaker 1: business trip when my husband is also working and we
Speaker 1: are suddenly dealing with a temporary childcare situation, I'm onto
Speaker 1: the next trip. In pondering our outfits for family photos,
Speaker 1: and how I will organize all the weekends in December
Speaker 1: and so forth. The key is finding the right balance.
Speaker 1: Today is going to be a great day, and so
Speaker 1: I can enjoy this day as it is without spending
Speaker 1: much of my mental inner g pondering the future. This
Speaker 1: is going to be a great weekend and I can
Speaker 1: look forward to it without worrying so much about logistical
Speaker 1: problems two weeks down the road. Now. I am not
Speaker 1: saying don't plan. I am saying put planning at certain
Speaker 1: times and then get out of planning mode at other times.
Speaker 1: I actually think this is a great reason to set
Speaker 1: a designated weekly planning time. I know that every Friday
Speaker 1: I have carved out time to plan. Indeed, rule number
Speaker 1: two in tranquility by Tuesday. My most recent time management
Speaker 1: book is to plan on Friday. My primary focus is
Speaker 1: the upcoming Monday to Sunday week with some attention focused
Speaker 1: on confirming the immediately upcoming Saturday to Sunday weekend. However,
Speaker 1: I can also take some time then to look a
Speaker 1: head and see what's coming up and see if there
Speaker 1: are problems that need to be solved. When you know
Speaker 1: there is a designated time for this future thinking. You
Speaker 1: don't have to spend all your time on future thinking.
Speaker 1: If you find yourself wondering about an upcoming logistical difficulty,
Speaker 1: you can simply tell yourself that there is a time
Speaker 1: for thinking about that. Now is not that time. Now
Speaker 1: is the time for thinking about other things. All of
Speaker 1: this is easier said than done. Of course, those of
Speaker 1: us who do often think in future tense can't exactly
Speaker 1: turn off that function completely. But given that the future
Speaker 1: is to some degree unknowable, it behooves us not to
Speaker 1: obsess over it. I know I spend a lot of
Speaker 1: time in early worrying about two weekends in May that
Speaker 1: we're going to be incredibly challenging to pull off. Then,
Speaker 1: of course, the entire world was shut down, and I
Speaker 1: didn't have to solve those problems. We had other problems,
Speaker 1: but not those. So make sure you're good for the
Speaker 1: next few days, and then make sure you have a
Speaker 1: designated weekly planning time when you will think about all
Speaker 1: future logistical issues. You'll be able to enjoy the present
Speaker 1: and make sure you have a good future, which is
Speaker 1: a win all around. In the meantime, this is Laura,
Speaker 1: Thanks for listening, and here's to making the most of
Speaker 1: our time. Hey everybody, I'd love to hear from it.
Speaker 1: You can send me your tips, your questions, or anything else.
Speaker 1: Just connect with me on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram at
Speaker 1: Before Breakfast pod. That's B the number four, then Breakfast
Speaker 1: p o D. You can also shoot me an email
Speaker 1: at Before Breakfast podcast at i heeart media dot com
Speaker 1: that Before Breakfast is spelled out with all the letters.
Speaker 1: Thanks so much, I look forward to staying in touch.
Speaker 1: Before Breakfast is a production of I heart Radio. For
Speaker 1: more podcasts from my heart Radio, visit the i heart
Speaker 1: Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen to your
Speaker 1: favorite shows.