Hey folks. As you may know, we recently launched a new podcast with our friends at LinkedIn.

It's called The Next Big Idea Daily, and it's hosted by my dear friend,

the Next Big Idea Club co-founder, Michael Cobbnot. Every weekday, in 10 minutes or less,

you'll get tips on better, smarter living. We all need them from experts like Daniel Coil,

Jonah Berger, and Greg McEwan. I find it's a great way to start the day.

All this week, Michael is speaking with Laura Vandercam about her new book Tranquility by Tuesday.

It's about finding time for the things we love in our busy, over-scheduled lives.

You're about to hear a sneak peek of this week's first episode.

For the rest of Michael's conversations with Laura, follow The Next Big Idea Daily,

wherever you get your podcasts. LinkedIn presents

There's often this assumption that you have to wait till life calms down to enjoy things,

to achieve your personal goals, to even relax and have some real fun. I don't think that's the case.

I think that even in the midst of the job craziness, the family craziness, everything that's

going on, you can truly be looking forward to an average Tuesday. That is what this book is about.

Good morning, Next Big Idea Daily listeners. I'm Michael Coil, and we're going to have

a great week this week. Why am I so confident? Because my guest this week is Laura Vandercam,

best-selling author, TED Talker, Time Management Guru, and she's going to offer us a master class

in planning and executing the perfect week, this week, and all your future weeks.

So, today is Monday, and if you take a look at your calendar, I bet your work is probably

already planned out for the week. You might have specific meetings or appointments on there.

Maybe you have family obligations you plan to do. That's great. But what about all that empty

space on your calendar? Your so-called spare time. If you're like me, that time is pretty loosely

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