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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 make someone smile right now. Choose

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Speaker 1: someone you care about, perhaps a family member, a friend,

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Speaker 1: a colleague, or just someone you see regularly, and do

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Speaker 1: something nice for them as soon as you possibly can.

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Speaker 1: Of the nearly nine episodes of Before Breakfast that I've

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Speaker 1: recorded so far, many focus on ways to invest in relationships,

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Speaker 1: writing gratitude notes, being willing to plan get togethers for friends,

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Speaker 1: and bragging about a colleague, just to name a few.

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Speaker 1: That's because people are a good use of time. And

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Speaker 1: if people are a good use of time, then it

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Speaker 1: follows that anything we can and do to make someone's

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Speaker 1: day better or boost their sense of self worth is

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Speaker 1: among the most productive things we could be doing. It

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Speaker 1: is probably not that hard to make someone smile. Indeed,

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Speaker 1: it is a superpower that you are walking around with

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Speaker 1: right now. Before Breakfast. You could make someone's day, so

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Speaker 1: why not use that power. If you've been listening to

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Speaker 1: this podcast on your way to your favorite coffee shop,

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Speaker 1: tell the person who makes your latte that you are

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Speaker 1: grateful that they are always so cheerful in the morning.

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Speaker 1: If you check in with a receptionist or security person

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Speaker 1: at work, thank the person for their hard work. Or

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Speaker 1: if you know him or her and there's not a

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Speaker 1: line waiting, ask about a noon favorite topic. Have they

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Speaker 1: been to any baseball games lately? Planted their roses. If

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Speaker 1: you are listening to this as you are getting your

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Speaker 1: family ready in the morning, you could tuck a little

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Speaker 1: funny note into a child's lunch box. You can put

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Speaker 1: an I Love you message in your partner's work bag.

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Speaker 1: You could text a friend or family member to say

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Speaker 1: you are thinking about them and share a happy memory,

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Speaker 1: or send a photo that you know will make them laugh.

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Speaker 1: If you have already started your work day, you could

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Speaker 1: email a coworker to express appreciation for their contributions to

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Speaker 1: a recent project. Send a note to your mentor expressing

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Speaker 1: appreciation for some advice that you used recently. Send a

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Speaker 1: note to someone you are mentoring congratulating them on a

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Speaker 1: recent success, maybe something you know that they are particularly

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Speaker 1: proud of. If you're listening to this later in the day,

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Speaker 1: maybe you can do something special with a family member

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Speaker 1: that often gets crowded out. If your kid likes to

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Speaker 1: do puzzles. Say you will help for fifteen minutes. It

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Speaker 1: is only fifteen minutes, and you'll get a smile for sure,

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Speaker 1: or maybe surprise everyone with the announcement that you are

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Speaker 1: getting in the car to go get ice cream. Why not.

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Speaker 1: We have the power to give each other joy and delight,

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Speaker 1: So figure out a way to make someone smile in

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Speaker 1: the next few minutes. Whatever else you do today, you

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Speaker 1: will have made the world better and that is worth doing.

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Speaker 1: In the meantime, this is Laura. Thanks for listening, and

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

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Speaker 1: I'd love to hear from you. You can send me

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Speaker 1: your tips, your questions, or anything else. Just connect with

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Speaker 1: out with all the letters. Thanks so much, I look

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