Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning,
Speaker 1: This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's
Speaker 1: tip is to ask each week what you are looking
Speaker 1: forward to. If you don't see anything on your schedule
Speaker 1: that sparks genuine excitement, then something needs to change right away.
Speaker 1: Longtime listeners know that I am always telling people to
Speaker 1: plan their weeks on Fridays. It's one of my favorite
Speaker 1: time management rules. While the Friday part most intrigues people,
Speaker 1: and we've talked about that in other episodes, the most
Speaker 1: important takeaway is that you need to plan your life
Speaker 1: in weeks. A week is the repeating pattern of life
Speaker 1: as we live it, big enough to be holeissick, small
Speaker 1: enough to be feasible. On Friday, you can look ahead
Speaker 1: to the upcoming week and figure some things out. First
Speaker 1: of all, most people figure out the things they need
Speaker 1: to do. They also hopefully figure out steps toward long
Speaker 1: term goals and where those can go. But after looking
Speaker 1: at those two matters, you are not done. As you
Speaker 1: look over the next seven days, ask yourself if there
Speaker 1: is anything you are genuinely looking forward to. Is there
Speaker 1: anything on your calendar that makes you think, Hey, I
Speaker 1: can't wait to do that. Is there anything that will
Speaker 1: make you excited when you get out of bed on
Speaker 1: that morning. I am not talking about vaguely fun things
Speaker 1: we do for other people. Sure, going to an amusement
Speaker 1: park can be fun, but if you are mostly going
Speaker 1: to bring your kids, and you are mostly going to
Speaker 1: be responsible for carrying around their half eaten snacks while
Speaker 1: they decide what to do, then this might not spark
Speaker 1: genuine excitement. I want you to look for something you
Speaker 1: don't have to talk yourself into. If it is there, awesome,
Speaker 1: But I am guessing that for a reasonable number of people,
Speaker 1: and for a reasonable proportion of weeks, there may not
Speaker 1: be anything on your calendar that makes you a little
Speaker 1: giddy with anticipation. So here is your nudge to change that.
Speaker 1: Life can feature want to dos alongside the have to dos.
Speaker 1: Figure out what you would love to do. It doesn't
Speaker 1: have to be expensive. I love a weekend getaway as
Speaker 1: much as the next person. But it could be lunch
Speaker 1: with a friend who energizes you. It could be drinks
Speaker 1: with friends, or a long run on an amazing trail
Speaker 1: that you keep meaning to try. If you've got a
Speaker 1: gift certificate for a massage for Christmas. Go ahead and
Speaker 1: schedule that in you want something that makes you smile
Speaker 1: when you see the calendar entry, because positive anticipation can
Speaker 1: change our entire mindset, even during bleak days. Knowing something
Speaker 1: good is coming up can let us feel some of
Speaker 1: the pleasure of the good thing long before it happens.
Speaker 1: That means the happiness can last a lot longer. So
Speaker 1: what are you looking forward to. I've got a few
Speaker 1: phone calls with people I enjoy, and drinks with a
Speaker 1: friend and a new singing group meeting up. What will
Speaker 1: you plan in? Maybe something little during the work week,
Speaker 1: something genuinely fun this weekend. Those little bits of joy
Speaker 1: may make these last bleak weeks of winter feel a
Speaker 1: little more like spring. 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 you.
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