Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning,
Speaker 1: This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's
Speaker 1: tip is that if there is an aspect of your
Speaker 1: life you want to improve, or even if you just
Speaker 1: want to make pleasant conversation, ask people for helpful hints.
Speaker 1: Most people love sharing advice, so you might find something useful,
Speaker 1: or at least you'll be able to pass the time.
Speaker 1: So I am fascinated by the mechanics of daily life.
Speaker 1: How do people with full lives make time for their
Speaker 1: priorities and make sure the laundry gets done? Does someone
Speaker 1: have a great approach to networking? And do they have
Speaker 1: any meal planning tips. A lot of my work centers
Speaker 1: on finding out how how successful people manage their lives
Speaker 1: and sharing their strategies. But you don't have to write
Speaker 1: about time management to seek out the tips and examples
Speaker 1: of others. If there's any specific aspect of your life
Speaker 1: you are looking to improve, you can ask someone who
Speaker 1: is doing it well for any helpful hints. Maybe you
Speaker 1: have a colleague who somehow keeps projects moving forward without
Speaker 1: seeming to nag people to do their parts. Ask her
Speaker 1: if she has any advice for managing a project you're
Speaker 1: about to take on. If you are bored with your
Speaker 1: sandwich and an apple lunch every day and you have
Speaker 1: a coworker who routinely brings lunches that look appealing, express
Speaker 1: your admiration for his lunches and ask if he has
Speaker 1: any tips for packing a lunch you'll look forward to eating.
Speaker 1: That is straightforward enough. But even if you don't particularly
Speaker 1: need a help helpful hint, asking people for suggestions related
Speaker 1: to something they do well is a great conversation topic.
Speaker 1: For instance, your uncle, who prides himself on being a
Speaker 1: grill master might be happy to know you just got
Speaker 1: a grill. Ask for helpful hints, and he will enthusiastically
Speaker 1: offer his recommendations for getting started That can keep a
Speaker 1: family gathering going for quite a while. Or if you
Speaker 1: are in the break room and searching for a conversation
Speaker 1: topic with a coworker you know loves knitting, she would
Speaker 1: probably enjoy recommending her favorite knitting supplies if you ask
Speaker 1: for helpful hints for your sister who just took it up. Indeed,
Speaker 1: it is quite possible that routinely asking for helpful hints
Speaker 1: will result in you being known as a great conversationalist.
Speaker 1: That is my helpful hint for the day. In any case,
Speaker 1: we all get bored of talking about the weather. Asking
Speaker 1: for helpful hints might result in you're finding out something useful.
Speaker 1: But even if it doesn't, it's a question that acts
Speaker 1: like a fire starter for a conversation that is useful
Speaker 1: in its own right. In the meantime, this is Laura.
Speaker 1: Thanks for listening, and here's to making the most of
Speaker 1: our time. Thanks for listening to Before Breakfast. If you've
Speaker 1: got questions, ideas, or feedback, you can reach me at
Speaker 1: Laura at Laura vandercam dot com. Before Breakfast is a
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