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The Lazy Genius Podcast

#87 The Lazy Genius Guide to Flexibilty

The Lazy Genius Podcast

Kendra Adachi

Education, Arts

4.86.8K Ratings

🗓️ 10 December 2018

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Summary

The holidays can be tough, especially when it comes to managing our expectations when making memories. It doesn’t take much to turn our meticulously planned, yet festive holiday light display route into an awkward car ride with a crying toddler and hot chocolate that’s basically chocolate milk. This week, I’m offering three steps to help you detach your personal value from memory-making success which will help manage the holiday stress. Helpful Links Sign up for my monthly newsletter roundup of all the things I’m loving. If you’re still feeling overwhelmed, listen to The Lazy Genius Rests if you need space in your soul and The Lazy Genius Creates a Holiday Sabbath if you need space in your schedule. Need a calendar overhaul? Read How to Plan Your Holiday Calendar and then embrace the ebb and flow of all the holidays by listening to The Lazy Genius Conquers Holiday Overwhelm and create those opening and closing ceremonies you’ve heard me talk about. Download a transcript of this episode! This podcast is hosted by Kendra Adachi and executive produced by Kendra Adachi, Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hi friends, you're listening to the Lazy Genius Podcast.

0:04.8

I'm Kendra and I'm here to help you be a genius about the things that matter and lazy

0:09.4

about the things that don't.

0:11.3

Today is episode 87.

0:13.8

The Lazy Genius Guide to Flexibility.

0:16.4

It's getting really close to Christmas and it is safe to assume that things aren't

0:21.0

always going to go according to plan.

0:24.0

Schedules change.

0:25.2

Family members are late to gatherings.

0:26.8

Not really bothers you.

0:28.5

You are late to gatherings and maybe that bothers you too.

0:31.0

A kid gets sick and makes you miss that one holiday activity that you've been really

0:34.8

looking forward to.

0:36.3

The cookies you make are disgusting.

0:37.9

A fight breaks out during a Christmas light drive.

0:41.1

Like so many things can happen that derail our plengins and our expectations.

0:46.6

So right now you might be a little bit nervous about these next couple of weeks.

0:49.7

Nervous that you won't make the memories that you are so hoping to make.

0:54.5

I believe that by the end of this episode you will move from nervous to the end of this

0:58.4

Christmas to confidence.

1:00.6

Not confidence in perfect holiday plans, but confidence that you can still experience

1:05.8

relational connection even if your holiday plans don't work out.

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