#130 - The Lazy Genius Guide to Hosting Anything
The Lazy Genius Podcast
Kendra Adachi
4.8 • 5.7K Ratings
🗓️ 4 November 2019
⏱️ 23 minutes
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Summary
It is the first week of November, and all of the holiday hosting is about to hit hard so I want to give you some tools to enjoy this time, not dread it.
Helpful Companion Links
- Get this month’s Latest Lazy Letter by joining the Lazy Genius VIP list here.
- I share ten Thanksgiving hosting tips along with three keys to hosting success in The Lazy Genius Hosts Thanksgiving.
- If you’re already bracing yourself for the grating conversations you’ll have with family members you can’t not invite to things, listen to The Lazy Genius Navigates Family Tension.
- Did your hears perk up at my description of my sister’s magical playlist making abilities? We share some of her beautiful playlists as an extra for our Lazy Sisters Podcast listeners.
- No matter what you’re hosting, creating an environment that matches your purpose is such a gift to the people entering your home. I say more words about that in The Lazy Genius Hosts a Holiday Party.
- The best podcast episodes though to go along with this are The Lazy Genius Feeds a Crowd and The Lazy Genius Guide to Flexibility.
- If you need a tutor for food math, check out How to Never Run Out of Food at Your Party. It’s a proven method. By me. The Lazy Genius.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi everyone, you're listening to the Lazy Genius Podcast. I'm Kendra Adachi and I'm here to help you be a genius about the things that matter and lazy about the things that don't. |
| 0:11.0 | Today is episode 130, the Lazy Genius Guide to hosting anything. |
| 0:17.0 | It is the first week of November and all of the holiday hosting is about to hit hard, so I want to give you some tools to enjoy this time and not dread it. |
| 0:25.0 | Today I'm going to walk you through the 10 steps to hosting anything. |
| 0:28.0 | And since I've talked about the holidays a good bit in the past, I will mention some past episodes that could be great companion listens to this one. |
| 0:37.0 | Apparently I care a lot about you guys not being unnecessarily stressed out during the holidays. So there you go. |
| 0:43.0 | Before we get into the 10 steps though, I want to mention quickly that this Wednesday I'll send out the latest Lazy Letter, which is my monthly newsletter with book reviews, specific podcast episode recommendations, |
| 0:54.0 | a rundown of everything that's come out of the Lazy Genius machine this month, and other words that I choose to share only with that list. |
| 1:03.0 | If you are going to trust me enough to let me into your inbox, I am going to trust you with thoughts that I don't put on big internet. |
| 1:10.0 | If you would like to try out the latest Lazy Letter, click the link in the profile or go to the lazygenesscollective.com slash join. |
| 1:18.0 | Again, the next letter will go out this Wednesday. |
| 1:21.0 | Okay, so let's walk through the 10 steps to hosting anything. |
| 1:26.0 | Step one, name your reason to gather. |
| 1:31.0 | I want you to think about why you're bringing people together in your home. |
| 1:34.0 | And it's a great idea if you can think of an answer other than to have things giving together. |
| 1:40.0 | That's a fine enough reason and it's going to carry you along for sure, but it really, really helps for you to name your reason to gather. |
| 1:48.0 | I think there can be two answers to this question. |
| 1:50.0 | Actually, one is what's the reason for you as the host and two, what's the reason for them as your people. |
| 1:56.0 | Why are you personally choosing to host whatever it is you're hosting? |
| 2:00.0 | And then what intention can you set in moving toward that purpose? |
| 2:05.0 | And then what are you hoping the people in your home will feel after the gathering is over? |
| 2:09.0 | What's the purpose for them? And then how can you set an intention to help them move toward that purpose? |
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