WEBVTT - Ask for helpful hints

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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 if there is an aspect of your

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<v Speaker 1>life you want to improve, or even if you just

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<v Speaker 1>want to make pleasant conversation, ask people for helpful hints.

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<v Speaker 1>Most people love sharing advice, so you might find something useful,

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<v Speaker 1>or at least you'll be able to pass the time.

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<v Speaker 1>So I am fascinated by the mechanics of daily life.

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<v Speaker 1>How do people with full lives make time for their

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<v Speaker 1>priorities and make sure the laundry gets done? Does someone

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<v Speaker 1>have a great approach to networking? And do they have

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<v Speaker 1>any meal planning tips. A lot of my work centers

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<v Speaker 1>on finding out how how successful people manage their lives

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<v Speaker 1>and sharing their strategies. But you don't have to write

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<v Speaker 1>about time management to seek out the tips and examples

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<v Speaker 1>of others. If there's any specific aspect of your life

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<v Speaker 1>you are looking to improve, you can ask someone who

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<v Speaker 1>is doing it well for any helpful hints. Maybe you

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<v Speaker 1>have a colleague who somehow keeps projects moving forward without

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<v Speaker 1>seeming to nag people to do their parts. Ask her

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<v Speaker 1>if she has any advice for managing a project you're

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<v Speaker 1>about to take on. If you are bored with your

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<v Speaker 1>sandwich and an apple lunch every day and you have

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<v Speaker 1>a coworker who routinely brings lunches that look appealing, express

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<v Speaker 1>your admiration for his lunches and ask if he has

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<v Speaker 1>any tips for packing a lunch you'll look forward to eating.

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<v Speaker 1>That is straightforward enough. But even if you don't particularly

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<v Speaker 1>need a help helpful hint, asking people for suggestions related

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<v Speaker 1>to something they do well is a great conversation topic.

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<v Speaker 1>For instance, your uncle, who prides himself on being a

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<v Speaker 1>grill master might be happy to know you just got

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<v Speaker 1>a grill. Ask for helpful hints, and he will enthusiastically

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<v Speaker 1>offer his recommendations for getting started That can keep a

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<v Speaker 1>family gathering going for quite a while. Or if you

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<v Speaker 1>are in the break room and searching for a conversation

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<v Speaker 1>topic with a coworker you know loves knitting, she would

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<v Speaker 1>probably enjoy recommending her favorite knitting supplies if you ask

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<v Speaker 1>for helpful hints for your sister who just took it up. Indeed,

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<v Speaker 1>it is quite possible that routinely asking for helpful hints

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<v Speaker 1>will result in you being known as a great conversationalist.

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<v Speaker 1>That is my helpful hint for the day. In any case,

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<v Speaker 1>we all get bored of talking about the weather. Asking

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<v Speaker 1>for helpful hints might result in you're finding out something useful.

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<v Speaker 1>But even if it doesn't, it's a question that acts

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<v Speaker 1>like a fire starter for a conversation that is useful

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<v Speaker 1>in its own right. In the meantime, this is Laura.

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks for listening, and here's to making the most of

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<v Speaker 1>our time. Thanks for listening to Before Breakfast. If you've

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<v Speaker 1>got questions, ideas, or feedback, you can reach me at

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<v Speaker 1>Laura at Laura vandercam dot com. Before Breakfast is a

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