WEBVTT - Make a fuss

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio.

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<v Speaker 1>Good Morning. This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast.

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<v Speaker 1>Today's tip is to make a fuss. If there is

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<v Speaker 1>an occasion in your life that is worth celebrating, then

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<v Speaker 1>celebrate it. It's generally worth the bother A great Many

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<v Speaker 1>years ago, I heard about a young couple who were

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<v Speaker 1>figuring out where they were going to get married. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>traditionally people get married somewhere near the bride's home, and

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<v Speaker 1>she happened to be from a small country, and indeed

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<v Speaker 1>a not so urban part of that country that wasn't

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<v Speaker 1>exactly going to be easy to get to. So the

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<v Speaker 1>couple assumed that they should dispense with that tradition and

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<v Speaker 1>just do something small and local. No one was going

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<v Speaker 1>to want to travel for their wedding, right, They floated

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<v Speaker 1>that idea of staying put with friends and family and

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<v Speaker 1>got back an entirely different answer than they imagined. It

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<v Speaker 1>turned out that people liked the idea of traveling internationally

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<v Speaker 1>and having a big, traditional wedding in her culture, so

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<v Speaker 1>that is what they did. Fortunately, people wanted to make

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<v Speaker 1>a fuss. They wanted this big experience they were going

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<v Speaker 1>to go to the couple's wedding anyway, and this gave

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<v Speaker 1>them an excuse to do something memorable that they were

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<v Speaker 1>highly unlikely to do otherwise. Now, I recognize that some

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<v Speaker 1>people go to weddings every weekend, and I am sure

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<v Speaker 1>that they have wedding travel fatigue. But in general, it's

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<v Speaker 1>unlikely we will get to the end of our lives

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<v Speaker 1>and say, phew, I am so glad I never did anything.

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<v Speaker 1>Think of all the energy I saved, Um, what am

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<v Speaker 1>I going to do with it? Now? Celebration are fun,

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<v Speaker 1>making people feel special. It's an easy way to add

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of happiness into our lives and to nurture

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<v Speaker 1>relationships too, So don't let these occasions for celebration slip away.

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<v Speaker 1>Do something to honor them. If someone you are close

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<v Speaker 1>to has a birthday coming up, get the card, get

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<v Speaker 1>the balloons, get them a cupcake. If someone is graduating,

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<v Speaker 1>go to the party and be sure to wrap the

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<v Speaker 1>gift up nice and fancy. Take the initiative to throw

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<v Speaker 1>a party for someone else, particularly if you are sure

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<v Speaker 1>there won't be other formal celebrations happening. Most likely, no

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<v Speaker 1>one is throwing your friend a shower for her fourth baby,

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<v Speaker 1>But you could host a little celebratory lunch. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>why not If there are occasions in your own life

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<v Speaker 1>that might be worth celebrating, do so. Maybe you could

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<v Speaker 1>invite some people over to toast. I am really glad

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<v Speaker 1>that I decided to throw myself a party A few

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<v Speaker 1>years ago when one of my books, called Off the Clock,

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<v Speaker 1>came out, we rented out a little restaurant in New

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<v Speaker 1>York and invited all sorts of people. It became like

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<v Speaker 1>an episode of This is Your Life as I chatted

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<v Speaker 1>to people from my professional and personal spheres going back decades.

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<v Speaker 1>I still have fond memories of it all. Whatever else

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<v Speaker 1>happened with the launch that made it feel more real

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<v Speaker 1>to me. So today, look at your calendar and mark

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<v Speaker 1>some occasions that might be worth celebrating, and make a

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<v Speaker 1>fuss for other people's celebrations too. The time will pass

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<v Speaker 1>one way or another. Marking it makes it memorable and

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<v Speaker 1>keeps time from slipping unnoticed into the past. In the meantime,

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<v Speaker 1>this is Laura. Thanks for listening, and here's to making

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<v Speaker 1>the most of our time. Hey, everybody, I'd love to

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