WEBVTT - Second Cup: What are you looking forward to?

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning,

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<v Speaker 1>This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's

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<v Speaker 1>tip is to ask each week what you are looking

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<v Speaker 1>forward to. If you don't see anything on your schedule

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<v Speaker 1>that sparks genuine excitement, then something needs to change right away.

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<v Speaker 1>Longtime listeners know that I am always telling people to

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<v Speaker 1>plan their weeks on Fridays. It's one of my favorite

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<v Speaker 1>time management rules. While the Friday part most intrigues people,

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<v Speaker 1>and we've talked about that in other episodes, the most

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<v Speaker 1>important takeaway is that you need to plan your life

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<v Speaker 1>in weeks. A week is the repeating pattern of life

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<v Speaker 1>as we live it, big enough to be holeissick, small

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<v Speaker 1>enough to be feasible. On Friday, you can look ahead

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<v Speaker 1>to the upcoming week and figure some things out. First

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<v Speaker 1>of all, most people figure out the things they need

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<v Speaker 1>to do. They also hopefully figure out steps toward long

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<v Speaker 1>term goals and where those can go. But after looking

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<v Speaker 1>at those two matters, you are not done. As you

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<v Speaker 1>look over the next seven days, ask yourself if there

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<v Speaker 1>is anything you are genuinely looking forward to. Is there

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<v Speaker 1>anything on your calendar that makes you think, Hey, I

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<v Speaker 1>can't wait to do that. Is there anything that will

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<v Speaker 1>make you excited when you get out of bed on

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<v Speaker 1>that morning. I am not talking about vaguely fun things

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<v Speaker 1>we do for other people. Sure, going to an amusement

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<v Speaker 1>park can be fun, but if you are mostly going

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<v Speaker 1>to bring your kids, and you are mostly going to

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<v Speaker 1>be responsible for carrying around their half eaten snacks while

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<v Speaker 1>they decide what to do, then this might not spark

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<v Speaker 1>genuine excitement. I want you to look for something you

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<v Speaker 1>don't have to talk yourself into. If it is there, awesome,

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<v Speaker 1>But I am guessing that for a reasonable number of people,

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<v Speaker 1>and for a reasonable proportion of weeks, there may not

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<v Speaker 1>be anything on your calendar that makes you a little

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<v Speaker 1>giddy with anticipation. So here is your nudge to change that.

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<v Speaker 1>Life can feature want to dos alongside the have to dos.

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<v Speaker 1>Figure out what you would love to do. It doesn't

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<v Speaker 1>have to be expensive. I love a weekend getaway as

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<v Speaker 1>much as the next person. But it could be lunch

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<v Speaker 1>with a friend who energizes you. It could be drinks

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<v Speaker 1>with friends, or a long run on an amazing trail

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<v Speaker 1>that you keep meaning to try. If you've got a

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<v Speaker 1>gift certificate for a massage for Christmas. Go ahead and

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<v Speaker 1>schedule that in you want something that makes you smile

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<v Speaker 1>when you see the calendar entry, because positive anticipation can

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<v Speaker 1>change our entire mindset, even during bleak days. Knowing something

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<v Speaker 1>good is coming up can let us feel some of

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<v Speaker 1>the pleasure of the good thing long before it happens.

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<v Speaker 1>That means the happiness can last a lot longer. So

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<v Speaker 1>what are you looking forward to. I've got a few

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<v Speaker 1>phone calls with people I enjoy, and drinks with a

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<v Speaker 1>friend and a new singing group meeting up. What will

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<v Speaker 1>you plan in? Maybe something little during the work week,

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<v Speaker 1>something genuinely fun this weekend. Those little bits of joy

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<v Speaker 1>may make these last bleak weeks of winter feel a

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<v Speaker 1>little more like spring. In the meantime, This is Laura.

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks for listening, and here's to making the most of

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<v Speaker 1>our time. Hey, everybody, I'd love to hear from you.

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