WEBVTT - What if we cheered first?

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning,

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<v Speaker 1>This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's

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<v Speaker 1>tip is that you don't need to hold your applause

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<v Speaker 1>till the end. Celebrate success before it even happens, and

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<v Speaker 1>you may help make success more likely. So many of

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<v Speaker 1>us are accustomed to cheering after big things, but there

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<v Speaker 1>are plenty of circumstances when people actually cheer first. If

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<v Speaker 1>you live in a city with a beloved sports team,

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<v Speaker 1>you know the feeling when the announcer introduces the starting lineup.

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<v Speaker 1>The crowd roars with enthusiasm as the player's names are

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<v Speaker 1>called and they run onto the court. Or maybe you

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<v Speaker 1>have heard Taylor Swift in concert. Everybody cheers and screams

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<v Speaker 1>as soon as she sets on stage. I mean they

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<v Speaker 1>cheer even before she's gotten anywhere near the stage. Yo

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<v Speaker 1>Yoma's fans do the same thing, perhaps with a bit

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<v Speaker 1>more applause and a bit less shrieking, but the exuberance

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<v Speaker 1>is no different. In those moments. We are on the

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<v Speaker 1>players or performer's side. We know they are going to

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<v Speaker 1>be amazing, and we are so excited to be in

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<v Speaker 1>their presence and see what they are about to do.

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<v Speaker 1>It feels pretty cool to be part of a crowd

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<v Speaker 1>like that, and I can only imagine that when you

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<v Speaker 1>are the one being cheered for, it is energizing and

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<v Speaker 1>confidence building. So this got me thinking, what if we

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<v Speaker 1>made it a habit to cheer first? What if we

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<v Speaker 1>started from the assumption that a performance will be wonderful

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<v Speaker 1>and worth celebrating. How powerful would it be to offer

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<v Speaker 1>a metaphorical standing ovation before the person takes the first step.

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<v Speaker 1>So many kids and adults, or what some might call

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<v Speaker 1>insecure overachievers. They believe their worth depends upon a good performance.

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<v Speaker 1>They worry they won't do well enough. So why not

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<v Speaker 1>put them at ease by cheering first? Show them that

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<v Speaker 1>you believe they are going to do great things, like

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<v Speaker 1>the crowd at the Taylor Swift and Yo Yoma concerts.

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<v Speaker 1>Show them that you are with them and for them,

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<v Speaker 1>like the fans at an Eagles game. You can do

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<v Speaker 1>this for kids before they play a sports game, or

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<v Speaker 1>give a live performance or take a test. If you

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<v Speaker 1>are the teacher or a coach or a parent, that

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<v Speaker 1>might mean expressing confidence in their hard work and skills

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<v Speaker 1>and anticipation for all the great things they are about

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<v Speaker 1>to do, and we don't have to just do this

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<v Speaker 1>for kids. You could cheer for a new hire on

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<v Speaker 1>their first day of work. Let them know how thrilled

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<v Speaker 1>you are that they are on your team, how grateful

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<v Speaker 1>you are for their skills and experiences they're bringing. This

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<v Speaker 1>is going to be awesome. You can cheer first for

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<v Speaker 1>a waiter from the moment you sit down at a

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<v Speaker 1>restaurant you love. Tell the person how happy you are

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<v Speaker 1>to be there and how much you look forward to

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<v Speaker 1>the night, and appreciate their role in making it special.

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<v Speaker 1>When we start from the position that a person is

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<v Speaker 1>already worthy and deserving of celebration, we put them at ease.

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<v Speaker 1>We let them know that we are on their side,

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<v Speaker 1>and by boosting their confidence, we may help position them

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<v Speaker 1>to do their best to perform at a level that

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<v Speaker 1>we and they will want to celebrate. Now. Of course,

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<v Speaker 1>not everything we do involves other people and their potential cheering.

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<v Speaker 1>I will admit I wish I had a cheering squad

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<v Speaker 1>in my office when I walk in each morning. Wouldn't

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<v Speaker 1>that be great? Alas they haven't seemed to shown up yet.

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<v Speaker 1>But maybe there are ways we can cheer for ourselves first. Too.

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<v Speaker 1>Maybe that means starting work by focusing on the top

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<v Speaker 1>three priorities we know we will want to have accomplished

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<v Speaker 1>by the end of the day. Maybe some days we

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<v Speaker 1>cheer for something more modest, like the fact that we

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<v Speaker 1>made it to work despite a lot of obstacles on

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<v Speaker 1>a day it would have been easier to stay home.

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<v Speaker 1>How About a pat on the back, you did it,

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<v Speaker 1>You are amazing. Cheer for yourself, maybe even play a

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<v Speaker 1>cheering soundtrack. There is so much power in knowing we

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<v Speaker 1>are capable and supported and worthy of celebration. So as

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<v Speaker 1>you go through your day today, look for opportunities to

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<v Speaker 1>cheer first, to express support, even before someone takes the

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<v Speaker 1>first step. If you do, you and they may have

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<v Speaker 1>even more to cheer or later in the meantime. This

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

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<v Speaker 1>most of our time. Thanks for listening to Before Breakfast.

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