322. How To Be Awesome At The Vacation Reset

This episode is all about The Vacation Reset.  How to come home, take a fresh look at your routine, and use everything you felt and experienced on your trip to make your everyday more fulfilling. So rather than having post-vacation blues you have this fresh perspective on everything - what you’re eating, what you’re spending your free time doing, and what makes you feel the most alive.  It a post-vacation breakthrough podcast.  

 

1. Why Vacation Is Such a Powerful Reset

• You break your routines naturally — new places, new foods, new experiences.

• You slow down and experience joy more intentionally.

• You're more present and tuned into how you actually feel.

Mini Thought: → When you remove the autopilot of daily life, you notice what truly lights you up.

 

2. Coming Home: The Moment of Clarity

• You can feel what routines were serving you and which ones felt heavy.

• You’re often able to clearly see what you missed (the good stuff!) — and what you didn’t.

• Your nervous system resets — you realize where you were operating from stress without realizing it.

Mini Thought: → Vacation gives you the contrast you need to upgrade your life.

 

3. How to Create Your Personal Vacation Reset

• Reflect: Ask yourself: What made me happiest on this trip? What did I not miss about home?

• Audit your life: What parts of your daily/weekly routines could feel lighter, freer, more intentional?

• Add in Micro-Experiences: Can you add mini "vacation moments" into your normal weeks (like trying new foods, spontaneous adventures, walks without your phone)?

• Declutter Your Calendar: Remove one thing that drains you. Commit to one thing that fills you up.

Mini Thought: → Tiny changes = huge shifts in how your days feel.

 

 

 

4. Use Momentum Instead of Falling Into the Post-Vacation Slump

• Most people fall into the "Maui Blues" — they mourn that vacation life is over.

• Shift the story: Vacation isn’t the escape — it’s a preview of what more joyful living could look like.

• Plan small things you can look forward to each week (adventures, date nights, slow mornings).

• Keep something “vacation-inspired” going (sunsets, meals outside, afternoon walks).

Mini Thought: → Build your real life to include the things you love about vacation life.

 

 

5. Fresh Eyes on Your Big Goals

• Being away from your normal environment clears your mental windshield.

• Look at your big goals again — are they still aligned? Or is it time to pivot?

• Use the renewed sense of energy and perspective to make bold moves or corrections.

Mini Thought: → Fresh energy = a fresh roadmap toward what really matters.

 

 

 

Action items!! 

 

-Make a list of what lit you up! 

-Notice what you didn’t miss about being away and what you dreaded coming back to then audit your calendar. 

-Make a playlist that reminds you of your trip to keep that vibe going. 

-Add something into your routine that you loved from your trip.  Like reading 10 pages or a long walk after dinner. 

-Declutter one part of your space. 

-Try a food at home that you loved on vacation. 

-Think of tiny daily things that you loved there. Walking barefoot, eating more fruit, etc. 

 

 

Vacation isn’t just a break — it’s a gift of perspective. And the best thing you can do is bring that joy, that presence, and that clarity back into your daily life. Instead of mourning the end of vacation, use it as a launchpad for better habits, better experiences, and a more intentional, vibrant life. Every day can have a little bit of that vacation magic — if you design it that way. Thanks for listening, and here’s to your most awesome Vacation Reset yet!

 

 

Here is a link to Lindsay’s 2.0 Calendar System if you want to tie this all together! 

https://howtobeawesomeateverything.com/pages/2-0weeklyhabitsandplanningsystem