1 00:00:03,440 --> 00:00:06,720 Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio. 2 00:00:09,400 --> 00:00:13,960 Speaker 1: Good Morning. This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. 3 00:00:14,560 --> 00:00:17,800 Speaker 1: Today's tip is to go ahead and celebrate your wins, 4 00:00:18,320 --> 00:00:20,840 Speaker 1: and if they're big wins, do so in a big way. 5 00:00:22,120 --> 00:00:25,920 Speaker 1: This tip comes from Scott Jeffrey Miller, executive vice president 6 00:00:25,960 --> 00:00:28,960 Speaker 1: of Franklin Covey. He's also the author of the new 7 00:00:29,000 --> 00:00:33,839 Speaker 1: book Management mess to Leadership Success. He notes that recently 8 00:00:33,880 --> 00:00:36,239 Speaker 1: I had an idea to celebrate a big win in 9 00:00:36,280 --> 00:00:39,520 Speaker 1: a big way. He gathered a number of business leaders 10 00:00:39,560 --> 00:00:42,519 Speaker 1: from around the world who are now representing Franklin Covey 11 00:00:42,560 --> 00:00:45,720 Speaker 1: in their home countries. My goal was to celebrate the 12 00:00:45,720 --> 00:00:49,520 Speaker 1: success they've had in building their prospecting databases and also 13 00:00:49,600 --> 00:00:51,640 Speaker 1: take a quantum leap in the number of people they 14 00:00:51,680 --> 00:00:55,360 Speaker 1: could add to their target audience, he says. In other words, 15 00:00:55,360 --> 00:00:58,120 Speaker 1: he wanted to celebrate what they'd accomplished and share a 16 00:00:58,200 --> 00:01:01,560 Speaker 1: vision of what was possible. So what did he do. 17 00:01:02,440 --> 00:01:05,720 Speaker 1: He had staff wheel three confetti cannons toward the intimate 18 00:01:05,720 --> 00:01:10,120 Speaker 1: gathering as he shared statistics regarding potential prospects in each country. 19 00:01:10,760 --> 00:01:13,920 Speaker 1: A few hundred thousand, here, a million or so. They're 20 00:01:14,560 --> 00:01:19,920 Speaker 1: totaling twenty eight million potential prospects. It's an impressive number, but, 21 00:01:20,000 --> 00:01:23,119 Speaker 1: as he notes, an even more impressive number to experience 22 00:01:23,760 --> 00:01:27,280 Speaker 1: on command. He says, the cannons were set off suddenly 23 00:01:27,319 --> 00:01:31,880 Speaker 1: the air filled with twenty eight million pieces of confetti. 24 00:01:32,840 --> 00:01:38,160 Speaker 1: This was unexpected and memorable. Otherwise buttoned down executives jumped 25 00:01:38,240 --> 00:01:40,520 Speaker 1: up from their seats, many pulling out cell phones and 26 00:01:40,560 --> 00:01:44,080 Speaker 1: capturing it on video, while others started dancing and laughing, 27 00:01:44,560 --> 00:01:47,960 Speaker 1: celebrating to the synchronized music in the background. Miller says, 28 00:01:48,680 --> 00:01:51,720 Speaker 1: at one point, I even passed out umbrellas as the 29 00:01:51,720 --> 00:01:56,480 Speaker 1: confetti showers continued. Now, well, confetti isn't exactly a high 30 00:01:56,480 --> 00:02:00,040 Speaker 1: budget item. Multiply anything by twenty eight million and it 31 00:02:00,040 --> 00:02:03,440 Speaker 1: won't be cheap, But Scott stresses that budget should never 32 00:02:03,520 --> 00:02:07,200 Speaker 1: constrain your ability to celebrate winds. People might be happy 33 00:02:07,240 --> 00:02:09,000 Speaker 1: to get some free food or gifts out of a 34 00:02:09,000 --> 00:02:12,280 Speaker 1: celebratory event, but I promise if you invest time in 35 00:02:12,360 --> 00:02:16,200 Speaker 1: recognizing them, you can make a bigger, more lasting impression. 36 00:02:17,200 --> 00:02:20,880 Speaker 1: If you recognize people individually, showing that you've memorized their 37 00:02:20,919 --> 00:02:24,840 Speaker 1: names and accomplishments, you can make people glow for simply 38 00:02:24,880 --> 00:02:27,600 Speaker 1: the cost of your time. But the point is to 39 00:02:27,720 --> 00:02:31,880 Speaker 1: do something, and it's even better if it's something that 40 00:02:32,000 --> 00:02:35,480 Speaker 1: wows now. To be sure, no one wants to celebrate 41 00:02:35,560 --> 00:02:39,080 Speaker 1: fake winds. People are happiest when they earn their confetti, 42 00:02:39,720 --> 00:02:43,000 Speaker 1: but Scott stresses that leaders must also fight the compulsion 43 00:02:43,120 --> 00:02:46,920 Speaker 1: to wait for just the right special occasion to celebrate. 44 00:02:47,720 --> 00:02:51,000 Speaker 1: This can lead to missed opportunities, and Scott recalls a 45 00:02:51,000 --> 00:02:54,720 Speaker 1: great IRMA Bomback anecdote about saving stuff for some imagined 46 00:02:54,760 --> 00:02:58,960 Speaker 1: perfect moment. In retrospect, Bomback once said I would have 47 00:02:59,080 --> 00:03:02,160 Speaker 1: burned the pink candle that was sculpted like a rose 48 00:03:02,760 --> 00:03:07,359 Speaker 1: before it melted while being stored. So here's Scott's advice, 49 00:03:08,040 --> 00:03:12,680 Speaker 1: burn that rose scented candle. Don't hold back celebrating winds 50 00:03:12,800 --> 00:03:17,160 Speaker 1: for just very special days, find legitimate reasons to celebrate, 51 00:03:17,200 --> 00:03:20,680 Speaker 1: and then be generous. If you have a discretionary budget, 52 00:03:21,200 --> 00:03:25,240 Speaker 1: spend it that it's what it's there for your discretion. 53 00:03:26,120 --> 00:03:28,480 Speaker 1: You can do this in your personal life too, I mean, 54 00:03:28,600 --> 00:03:30,960 Speaker 1: why not open the good bottle of wine on a 55 00:03:31,000 --> 00:03:36,840 Speaker 1: Tuesday night. Really, so much in life is worth celebrating, though, 56 00:03:36,920 --> 00:03:39,800 Speaker 1: if you are raining down twenty eight million pieces of confetti. 57 00:03:40,440 --> 00:03:43,680 Speaker 1: You should probably offer to help clean up and leave 58 00:03:43,800 --> 00:03:47,520 Speaker 1: a really good tip in the meantime. This is Laura. 59 00:03:47,960 --> 00:03:50,640 Speaker 1: Thanks for listening, and here's to making the most of 60 00:03:50,640 --> 00:03:59,720 Speaker 1: our time. Hey, everybody, I'd love to hear from you. 61 00:03:59,720 --> 00:04:02,680 Speaker 1: You can send me your tips, your questions, or anything else. 62 00:04:03,400 --> 00:04:07,000 Speaker 1: Just connect with me on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram at 63 00:04:07,040 --> 00:04:12,560 Speaker 1: Before Breakfast pod. That's B the number four, then Breakfast 64 00:04:12,920 --> 00:04:15,680 Speaker 1: p o D. You can also shoot me an email 65 00:04:15,760 --> 00:04:19,599 Speaker 1: at Before Breakfast podcast at i heeart media dot com 66 00:04:19,600 --> 00:04:22,120 Speaker 1: that Before Breakfast is spelled out with all the letters. 67 00:04:22,760 --> 00:04:24,839 Speaker 1: Thanks so much, I look forward to staying in touch. 68 00:04:30,640 --> 00:04:33,720 Speaker 1: Before Breakfast is a production of I Heart Radio. 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