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Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio.

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Speaker 1: Good Morning, This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast.

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Speaker 1: Today's tip is to thank people twice, just for the

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Speaker 1: joy of it. Good manners require that when someone gives

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Speaker 1: you a gift, you put pen to paper or at

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Speaker 1: least fingers to keyboard to write a thank you note.

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Speaker 1: These notes let people who have shown you generosity, kindness

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Speaker 1: and support know that they have made a difference. But

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Speaker 1: why stop there after sending those notes? Say thank you

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Speaker 1: again when you're actually using the gift. There's no obligation

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Speaker 1: to do this, but it can be a lot of

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Speaker 1: fun for you and the person who is generous to

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Speaker 1: you in the first place. This works especially well for

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Speaker 1: gifts you don't enjoy until a while after they're received.

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Speaker 1: When you're given a bottle of wine or a jar

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Speaker 1: of homemade jam, take a show be and write the

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Speaker 1: name of the person who gave it to you on

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Speaker 1: the label. Then, when you're drinking the wine or enjoying

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Speaker 1: the food, text the giver a photo of the wine

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Speaker 1: and the glasses or the jam on your toast. They

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Speaker 1: know that you're thinking of them and enjoying the gift.

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Speaker 1: This works for gifts your kids received two. A picture

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Speaker 1: of your kids absorbed in a Lego kit that their

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Speaker 1: aunt and uncle sent them communicates volumes about how thoughtful

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Speaker 1: and well chosen the gift was. Gift cards lend themselves

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Speaker 1: to the double thank you too. In addition to a

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Speaker 1: note right after the received, it can be fun to

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Speaker 1: write another note telling the giver about the delicious dinner

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Speaker 1: their restaurant gift card provided, or to let them know

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Speaker 1: what their retail gift card purchased. This doesn't have to

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Speaker 1: be complicated. You can just text or email a photo

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Speaker 1: of your smiling child with the armload of target treasures

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Speaker 1: bought with the gift card, or write a note telling

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Speaker 1: them about the date, night, meal, and experience that the

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Speaker 1: giver made possible. It's nice to say thank you twice

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Speaker 1: for tangible gifts too. If your neighbor keeps your kids

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Speaker 1: so that you can get ready to host a birthday party,

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Speaker 1: you'll surely say thank you when you pick the kids up,

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Speaker 1: but it's also nice to call or send a note

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Speaker 1: after the party acknowledging your neighbor's role in the party's success. Likewise,

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Speaker 1: if a colleague introduces you to someone in their network,

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Speaker 1: thank them for the introduction, and then say thank you

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Speaker 1: again after you've had your coffee together. If it feels

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Speaker 1: right for the relationship, you could text the person of

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Speaker 1: photo of the two of you with your lattes, or

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Speaker 1: if you think the person would like public recognition, even

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Speaker 1: post the photo on social media with a note expressing thanks.

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Speaker 1: And don't forget thanking people twice for recommendations. That means

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Speaker 1: a text to the colleague who told you about the

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Speaker 1: crown after you binge watched all of season one and

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Speaker 1: are queuing up season two, or a photo of the

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Speaker 1: pot of soup you made using a recipe recommended to you,

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Speaker 1: or an update to a mentor who coached you on

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Speaker 1: negotiating for a raise after you find out that you

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Speaker 1: got the raise. It just takes an instant to say

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Speaker 1: thank you again, and it can amplify our sense of

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Speaker 1: gratitude and let the people who are kind to us

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Speaker 1: know that what they have done matters. People are a

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Speaker 1: good use of time, so thanking people twice this time

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Speaker 1: will spent in the meantime. This is Laura, thanks for listening,

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Speaker 1: and here's to making the most of our time. Hey, everybody,

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