Good morning and welcome to the Increase Your Impact Podcast. I'm Justin Sua, episode

2092. Have you ever noticed that just thinking about something exciting can give you a little

jolt of energy, that excitement of what's ahead? That's because our brains, they don't just

experience pleasure in the moment.

Our brains also thrive on anticipation. Looking forward to something fuels, motivation,

focus, and effort. This is actually called the anticipatory pleasure. It's the power of

expecting something good to happen. It can help you through monotonous days and hard moments.

And the brain just starts firing and it releases dopamine keeping us engaged. But the key is that

we have something. We give ourselves something to look forward to. A lot of people make

the mistakes of only looking at the big far-off goals. One day we're

going to win a championship. Someday I'm going to make it to the top. And while those days are

that's great, they're too distant to keep us fueled every single day. So instead, consider

looking forward but not far. Find something right in front of you a challenge an

opportunity a small win something right in your face to get excited about it could be the next rep

the next game the next opportunity and when you train your mind to get excited about what's next, not just

what's far away, you start to build momentum. You stay engaged. And that's what separates those

who burn out from those who break through. So my invitation to you is to ask yourself,

what is right in front of me that I can look forward to? Because when you learn to fuel yourself with

what's next, you won't just get to where you want to go. You'll enjoy the journey along the way.

Have a great day and we'll do it again next time.