1 00:00:03,480 --> 00:00:09,360 Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning, 2 00:00:10,880 --> 00:00:16,720 Speaker 1: This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's 3 00:00:16,720 --> 00:00:19,680 Speaker 1: tip is that if there is an aspect of your 4 00:00:19,680 --> 00:00:22,880 Speaker 1: life you want to improve, or even if you just 5 00:00:22,960 --> 00:00:27,720 Speaker 1: want to make pleasant conversation, ask people for helpful hints. 6 00:00:29,160 --> 00:00:34,000 Speaker 1: Most people love sharing advice, so you might find something useful, 7 00:00:35,240 --> 00:00:38,000 Speaker 1: or at least you'll be able to pass the time. 8 00:00:40,159 --> 00:00:43,360 Speaker 1: So I am fascinated by the mechanics of daily life. 9 00:00:44,560 --> 00:00:47,040 Speaker 1: How do people with full lives make time for their 10 00:00:47,080 --> 00:00:51,920 Speaker 1: priorities and make sure the laundry gets done? Does someone 11 00:00:51,960 --> 00:00:55,200 Speaker 1: have a great approach to networking? And do they have 12 00:00:55,240 --> 00:00:59,120 Speaker 1: any meal planning tips. A lot of my work centers 13 00:00:59,200 --> 00:01:02,040 Speaker 1: on finding out how how successful people manage their lives 14 00:01:02,640 --> 00:01:06,240 Speaker 1: and sharing their strategies. But you don't have to write 15 00:01:06,240 --> 00:01:09,240 Speaker 1: about time management to seek out the tips and examples 16 00:01:09,240 --> 00:01:13,720 Speaker 1: of others. If there's any specific aspect of your life 17 00:01:13,760 --> 00:01:17,720 Speaker 1: you are looking to improve, you can ask someone who 18 00:01:17,760 --> 00:01:22,720 Speaker 1: is doing it well for any helpful hints. Maybe you 19 00:01:22,760 --> 00:01:27,240 Speaker 1: have a colleague who somehow keeps projects moving forward without 20 00:01:27,319 --> 00:01:31,480 Speaker 1: seeming to nag people to do their parts. Ask her 21 00:01:31,520 --> 00:01:34,039 Speaker 1: if she has any advice for managing a project you're 22 00:01:34,040 --> 00:01:37,759 Speaker 1: about to take on. If you are bored with your 23 00:01:37,800 --> 00:01:41,160 Speaker 1: sandwich and an apple lunch every day and you have 24 00:01:41,200 --> 00:01:46,039 Speaker 1: a coworker who routinely brings lunches that look appealing, express 25 00:01:46,080 --> 00:01:49,680 Speaker 1: your admiration for his lunches and ask if he has 26 00:01:49,680 --> 00:01:53,040 Speaker 1: any tips for packing a lunch you'll look forward to eating. 27 00:01:54,840 --> 00:01:59,040 Speaker 1: That is straightforward enough. But even if you don't particularly 28 00:01:59,200 --> 00:02:03,960 Speaker 1: need a help helpful hint, asking people for suggestions related 29 00:02:03,960 --> 00:02:08,560 Speaker 1: to something they do well is a great conversation topic. 30 00:02:09,919 --> 00:02:12,960 Speaker 1: For instance, your uncle, who prides himself on being a 31 00:02:13,080 --> 00:02:16,679 Speaker 1: grill master might be happy to know you just got 32 00:02:16,680 --> 00:02:21,799 Speaker 1: a grill. Ask for helpful hints, and he will enthusiastically 33 00:02:21,880 --> 00:02:27,240 Speaker 1: offer his recommendations for getting started That can keep a 34 00:02:27,320 --> 00:02:32,359 Speaker 1: family gathering going for quite a while. Or if you 35 00:02:32,400 --> 00:02:35,400 Speaker 1: are in the break room and searching for a conversation 36 00:02:35,520 --> 00:02:39,399 Speaker 1: topic with a coworker you know loves knitting, she would 37 00:02:39,480 --> 00:02:44,200 Speaker 1: probably enjoy recommending her favorite knitting supplies if you ask 38 00:02:44,280 --> 00:02:48,639 Speaker 1: for helpful hints for your sister who just took it up. Indeed, 39 00:02:48,720 --> 00:02:52,800 Speaker 1: it is quite possible that routinely asking for helpful hints 40 00:02:53,360 --> 00:02:57,919 Speaker 1: will result in you being known as a great conversationalist. 41 00:02:58,840 --> 00:03:03,360 Speaker 1: That is my helpful hint for the day. In any case, 42 00:03:03,400 --> 00:03:07,280 Speaker 1: we all get bored of talking about the weather. Asking 43 00:03:07,320 --> 00:03:11,320 Speaker 1: for helpful hints might result in you're finding out something useful. 44 00:03:12,400 --> 00:03:16,160 Speaker 1: But even if it doesn't, it's a question that acts 45 00:03:16,240 --> 00:03:21,520 Speaker 1: like a fire starter for a conversation that is useful 46 00:03:21,960 --> 00:03:26,760 Speaker 1: in its own right. In the meantime, this is Laura. 47 00:03:27,680 --> 00:03:32,040 Speaker 1: Thanks for listening, and here's to making the most of 48 00:03:32,080 --> 00:03:41,760 Speaker 1: our time. Thanks for listening to Before Breakfast. If you've 49 00:03:41,760 --> 00:03:45,960 Speaker 1: got questions, ideas, or feedback, you can reach me at 50 00:03:46,000 --> 00:03:55,040 Speaker 1: Laura at Laura vandercam dot com. Before Breakfast is a 51 00:03:55,080 --> 00:03:59,800 Speaker 1: production of iHeartMedia. 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