Just one idea gets you started

One idea, executed well, can send you off on new adventures

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Speaker 1 (00:03):
Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning,
This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's
tip is that just one idea gets you started. While
it can be helpful to brainstorm a long list of

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ideas of ways to spend your time, even just one
idea executed upon can be a proof of concept, and
then you will probably get more ideas as you do
your one. Today's tip was inspired by my recent September
Reset project. During the month of September, I had lots

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of people track their time and then try some of
my favorite time management rules. As longtime listeners may have guessed,
one of those rules was to plan one big adventure
and one little adventure into life each week. Adventures make
life memorable and more fun. Planning in one big adventure

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about half a weekend day and a little adventure, which
could be less than an hour, tends to be a
good cadence. It's enough to make the week feel different,
but not enough to upset the good routines that already exist.
Some people were intrigued by this concept and dove in,

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but others were stumped. What would be interesting to do,
What kind of adventures would fit in life. Were they
supposed to come up with something new every week. Maybe
this sounded like just more work. I get it, and
I don't want to make anyone's mental lood heavier. I

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do think that brainstorming adventures could be fun and can
be helpful, because when you have a long list, then
each week you can just pick one that feels fresh
or works based on the weather and time available. A
family with young kids might have a list that includes
the zoo, the aquarium, the children's museum, a farm with

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hay rides, a science museum, doing scooters on a nearby trail,
visiting an indoor bouncy place, and so forth. For someone else,
adventures might include a longer hike or kayaking, or going
for a bike ride on a different trail somewhere a
little farther away, or trying a new cuisine or ice skating,
or going to a design museum one town over, or

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anything like that. Now, maybe these ideas are getting you thinking.
But here's the thing. One idea gets you started. You
don't have to brainstorm twenty adventures you might like to
have over the next few months. If that sounds oppressive,
then just brainstorm one adventure you'd like to have this week.

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Focus on making that one adventure actually see how it goes.
My guess is that you will probably enjoy yourself, and
in the course of having that adventure, you will start
to have a good sense of other adventures that could
work in your life. If you go drive to a

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trail and go for a bike ride and enjoy it,
you'll look for other trails within an hour or so
of your house. Those could be adventures for other weekends.
Or maybe you'll drive through a little town on your
way to the trail and see a banner advertising a
carnival coming next weekend. That could be an upcoming adventure too.

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Or you will stop at a little sandwich shop for
lunch and you'll realize that you haven't been to that
fondue place your family loves in over a year. Maybe
an adventure could be built around that some weekend as well.
Just one idea gets you started. You see what it's
like to do things, and you start to think of

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other things that might be doable too. So if you
like lists, by all means, make a list. I like lists.
I'm brainstorming potential goals for next year. In items for
my holiday and winter fun lists and so forth. Right now,
but not everyone does like lists, and sometimes list making

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feels like one more thing to do. So just come
up with one idea, do that one idea, see what happens.
My guess is it will generally be a positive thing
in your life and get you started on a lot
more fun things to come in the meantime. This is Laura.

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Thanks for listening, and here's to making the most of
our time. Thanks for listening to Before Breakfast. If you've
got questions, ideas, or feedback, you can reach me at
Laura at Laura vandercam dot com. Before Breakfast is a

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