[PLANNING] Holiday Season: Less Stress, More Fun 🎃🪔🎁
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Holidays or Holidaze? The holidays should be fun, right? So why are so many people stressed out about them? Because they don't prioritize the many opportunities that come their way.
In this episode I give you a simple, 3-step plan to ensure MORE FUN and LESS STRESS this holiday season. Remember, planning makes everything easier...especially the holidays. 🎃🪔🎁
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1) What's your vision for your holiday season? If you don't know what you're aiming for, you'll never hit the target. Take a couple of minutes and think about what your ideal holiday season looks like. Maybe you want to attend a party every weekend. Maybe you want to spend most of your time in your PJs by the fireplace eating cookies. Whatever your vision is, write it down!
2) Brainstorm everything you want to do during the holidays. Write down everything you want to do: every event you want to attend, every show you want to see, every person you want to hang out with, every recipe you want to cook. Don't think, just spew it onto paper.
3) Prioritize Your Brainstorm List. Take the list you created and give everything a 1, 2, or 3. Ones are "I never miss this". Twos are "I'd like to make this happen". Threes are "Fun if we can make it, but no big deal if we skip it." Threes might also be something you like to do regularly but not every year. For my family, a December trip to Disneyland falls into the "3" category as we only do it every other year. BTW, your 1s, 2s, and 3s should be aligned with your vision.
4) Calendar Your #1s first. Then your 2s, and if you have the mental, emotional, and time bandwidth, schedule in your 3s as well. As you do this, you might feel like it's too much. Give yourself permission to DO LESS and keep your vision in mind.
5) Stay Flexible. Things change as the holidays progress. This isn't set in stone. Feel free to do more or less as your energy ebbs and flows.
For more on this topic, check out my book Rock Your Holidays at TinyURL.com/BWYDbooks
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Nov 13, 2025: Interview with Flow Expert Diane Allen
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