Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio.
Speaker 1: Good Morning, This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast.
Speaker 1: Today's tip is to become more intentional about your time
Speaker 1: by thinking about what you would like life to look
Speaker 1: like at this time next year. I always love those
Speaker 1: best of the Year lists that come out in the
Speaker 1: last few weeks of December, and I love using this
Speaker 1: time to reflect on the past twelve months. Twenty nineteen
Speaker 1: has brought all kinds of wonderful things to my life.
Speaker 1: Like this podcast, I hope that as you reflect on
Speaker 1: the last twelve months, you also have much to be
Speaker 1: grateful for. But as you're thinking of the past, I
Speaker 1: find it's helpful to spend a little bit of time
Speaker 1: thinking about the future too. No one is guaranteed tomorrow,
Speaker 1: but most likely twelve months from now, you will be
Speaker 1: reflecting on another year come and gone. So take a
Speaker 1: few moments today amid any New Year's festivities, to picture
Speaker 1: future you. Let's say future you is quite happy with life.
Speaker 1: He or she is in a celebratory mood, and this
Speaker 1: is partly because future you has successfully dealt with whatever
Speaker 1: is weighing on current you. Right now, Think about how
Speaker 1: you might tell this story of your current problems with
Speaker 1: their happy resolutions. Maybe current you is feeling overwhelmed with work,
Speaker 1: but future you, on New Year's Eve next year is
Speaker 1: feeling far more in control. Why is that, Well, maybe
Speaker 1: you hired a great new assistant. Or maybe you raised
Speaker 1: your rates and moved on from clients who weren't worth
Speaker 1: your time. Maybe you've got a different job. I have
Speaker 1: no idea how you resolved this particular situation. Yeah, but
Speaker 1: if you picture the story you might tell, you can
Speaker 1: start to see potential solutions that you can work on now.
Speaker 1: You can also start to plan in what will become
Speaker 1: the year's highlights. Maybe future you is happy because he
Speaker 1: or she is more energetic than current you. Why is
Speaker 1: future you so energetic? Maybe it's thanks to those twice
Speaker 1: weekly early morning workouts that you've done consistently. As you
Speaker 1: picture your future self reaping the rewards of your choices,
Speaker 1: you become more motivated to talk with your family members
Speaker 1: or tweak your work schedule to make those workouts a reality. Now.
Speaker 1: In any case, one way or another, time will pass.
Speaker 1: The new year is starting now, but eventually it will end,
Speaker 1: as all years have ended. Most likely you will be
Speaker 1: looking back on your life twelve months from now. Those
Speaker 1: twelve months will be filled with something, but right now
Speaker 1: they are completely blank. What they are filled with is
Speaker 1: up to you. So what will fill this time? If
Speaker 1: you were to really feel like popping the champagne corks
Speaker 1: next New Year's what would you have done in this time?
Speaker 1: Picture this a happy future you and you can spend
Speaker 1: the next twelve months helping to make this a reality.
Speaker 1: In the meantime, this is Laura. Thanks for listening, and
Speaker 1: here's to making the most of our time. Hey, everybody,
Speaker 1: I'd love to hear from you. You can send me
Speaker 1: your tips, your questions, or anything else. Just connect with
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