WEBVTT - Send birthday wishes

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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 send birthday wishes. Well. Many people

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<v Speaker 1>don't like a big public fuss about their birthdays. Few

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<v Speaker 1>people wouldn't appreciate a personal note marking the occasion, and

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<v Speaker 1>since it is very easy to send a note, you

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<v Speaker 1>should go ahead and do it now. I will admit

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<v Speaker 1>that this episode is a wee bit self serving as

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<v Speaker 1>it is first airing on my birthday. But all of

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<v Speaker 1>us celebrate a birthday every single year, which means that

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<v Speaker 1>there is at least one opportunity to reach out to

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<v Speaker 1>everyone you know each year to say something nice and appreciative.

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<v Speaker 1>I think a lot of us have gotten a bit

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<v Speaker 1>sloppy about this. In the social media era, Facebook and

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<v Speaker 1>some other platforms will tell you that someone has a

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<v Speaker 1>birthday coming up, which is helpful as a reminder, but

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<v Speaker 1>then most of us just post a happy birthday on

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<v Speaker 1>someone's feed and leave it at that. It is something,

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<v Speaker 1>but we could probably do better. If you do know

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<v Speaker 1>someone's birthday or you are being reminded of it on

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<v Speaker 1>social media, chances are you also know that person's email address, so,

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<v Speaker 1>in addition to any social media wishes, or in place

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<v Speaker 1>of them, send a personal note wishing the person a

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<v Speaker 1>happy birthday. It doesn't have to be long. You can

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<v Speaker 1>simply send them good wishes, recall a happy memory from

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<v Speaker 1>the last year, or say something you admire about the person,

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<v Speaker 1>Say something you are looking forward to together in the

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<v Speaker 1>upcoming year. Then wish them many wonderful birthdays to come,

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<v Speaker 1>and sign off. It is as simple as that. This

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<v Speaker 1>will take less than five minutes. It might just take

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<v Speaker 1>two or three, and it will almost certainly be read

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<v Speaker 1>and appreciated if you know the person's mailing address. This

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<v Speaker 1>is a nice touch too to send a card if

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<v Speaker 1>it does require a wee bit more planning, as you

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<v Speaker 1>want the card to arrive by the person's birthday, but

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<v Speaker 1>it doesn't take that much planning. If you put the

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<v Speaker 1>card in the mail three to four days before the

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<v Speaker 1>special day, that should be sufficient for most places. I'd

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<v Speaker 1>recommend buying a pack of blank cards so you don't

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<v Speaker 1>have to go hunting for birthday specific cards, which can

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<v Speaker 1>be overpriced or corny. You can often buy quite nice

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<v Speaker 1>blank stationary for less than a dollar. A card you

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<v Speaker 1>buy in bulk If you've got the cards and you've

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<v Speaker 1>got stamps, then you are almost always good to go.

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<v Speaker 1>You can obviously send a text to as long as

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<v Speaker 1>you follow the email guidelines. A simple happy Birthday is nice,

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<v Speaker 1>but a bonus statement or two about the person makes

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<v Speaker 1>the wishes extra special, and it really doesn't need to

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<v Speaker 1>take more than a few seconds. You can do this,

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<v Speaker 1>or here's an idea, call the person. I know that

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<v Speaker 1>many people shy away from using the phone as a

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<v Speaker 1>phone these days, but if you talk with the birthday

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<v Speaker 1>boy or girl at other points in the year, a

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<v Speaker 1>short call on their birthday will make them smile. Now again,

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<v Speaker 1>I know a lot of people don't like public fuss.

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<v Speaker 1>If you are going to throw a surprise party or

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<v Speaker 1>rope fifty people into singing Happy Birthday, make sure the

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<v Speaker 1>if they celebrant, is the sort of person who goes

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<v Speaker 1>for that, And if they do, that's great. If not,

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<v Speaker 1>a card or a call is never going to be offensive,

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<v Speaker 1>so you know you can do that. If you are

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<v Speaker 1>unsure of people's birthdays, it doesn't hurt to just ask.

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<v Speaker 1>It's okay to reach out if you know them well

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<v Speaker 1>enough that you'd be sending birthday wishes it's fine to

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<v Speaker 1>just ask the next time you're talking, say you're making

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<v Speaker 1>a file. If it's awkward, like you've known the person

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<v Speaker 1>for ten years, or it's a family member and you've

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<v Speaker 1>just forgotten, maybe be discreet about it. But you can

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<v Speaker 1>probably do a little sleothing and figure it out. And

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<v Speaker 1>then once you know, market on a recurring calendar and

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<v Speaker 1>you will be able to celebrate every year. 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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