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Good morning.

This is Laura.

Welcome to the Before Breakfast Podcast.

Today's tip is to ask each week what you are looking forward to.

If you don't see anything on your schedule that sparks genuine excitement, then something

needs to change right away.

Long time listeners know that I am always telling people to plan their weeks on Fridays.

It's one of my favorite time management rules.

While the Friday part most intrigues people, and we've talked about that in other episodes,

the most important takeaway is that you need to plan your life in weeks.

A week is the repeating pattern of life as we live it.

Big enough to be holistic, small enough to be feasible.

On Friday, you can look ahead to the upcoming week and figure some things out.

First of all, most people figure out the things they need to do.

They also, hopefully, figure out steps toward long-term goals and where those can go.

But after looking at those two matters, you are not done.

As you look over the next seven days, ask yourself if there is anything you are genuinely

looking forward to.

Is there anything on your calendar that makes you think, hey, I can't wait to do that.

Is there anything that will make you excited when you get out of bed on that morning?

I am not talking about vaguely fun things we do for other people.

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