Hi, Lazy Geniuses! This is Kendra and you are listening to the Lazy Genius Podcast.

Here I am going to help you be a genius about the things that matter and lazy about the

things that don't. Today's episode is episode 42. The Lazy Genius hosts a holiday party

y'all, throwing parties is one of my favorite things ever, like literally ever. And the holidays

are full of parties to attend, but what if you want to throw one of your own? Today I'm

going to share with you the Lazy Genius way to approach hosting a holiday party. As is true

with many things around here, there is a particular mindset we want to cultivate and a particular

order you'll want to plan. So we're going to go through the party planning process right

here and just three lazy genius steps. Like the rate, they are so easy to remember and they

are going to be such a huge help for you whenever you throw your next party, which maybe

is even in the next week or two if you want to be spontaneous. Okay, so these three steps

are three words. Purpose, mood, and people. P-M-P, pump without the U because planning parties

can get you pumped, man, right? That's too dumb. Okay, that's fine. I think you're still

going to remember. So purpose, mood, and people. Those are the three things in that order,

in that order that will really determine your party. All the other stuff, food, decorations,

the music, what you're going to actually do, those are honestly the easy part and they

become incredibly easy once you pump your party. You see, you're super going to remember

this. Okay, so let's start with step one. Purpose. This one has two parts, the purpose for

you and the purpose for your guests. So first, why do you want to host a party? What is in

it for you? Now, this is not meant to scare you into not throwing one or like forcing you

to confront all these issues about wanting to impress people. This is not deep. Like, really,

why do you want to host a party? Do you like having your friends together all at once?

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