1 00:00:03,000 --> 00:00:09,320 Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning, 2 00:00:10,640 --> 00:00:16,440 Speaker 1: This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's 3 00:00:16,440 --> 00:00:19,600 Speaker 1: tip is that you don't have to figure out every 4 00:00:19,680 --> 00:00:24,440 Speaker 1: situation from scratch. A few templates that can work in 5 00:00:24,520 --> 00:00:27,920 Speaker 1: common situations may be just what you need to make 6 00:00:27,960 --> 00:00:32,240 Speaker 1: the people in your life feel cared for. In other words, 7 00:00:32,720 --> 00:00:36,880 Speaker 1: even if one size doesn't fit all, one size may 8 00:00:37,360 --> 00:00:42,000 Speaker 1: fit some. This tip comes from Will Guidara, the former 9 00:00:42,040 --> 00:00:45,519 Speaker 1: General mantager of eleven Medicine Park and the author of 10 00:00:45,560 --> 00:00:50,360 Speaker 1: the book Unreasonable Hospitality. He was recently interviewed by gathering 11 00:00:50,400 --> 00:00:55,720 Speaker 1: expert Priya Parker. Over the years, eleven Madison Park became 12 00:00:55,840 --> 00:01:01,520 Speaker 1: known for extraordinary thoughtfulness think provide a sled to diners 13 00:01:01,560 --> 00:01:04,080 Speaker 1: seeing New York snow for the first time so they 14 00:01:04,080 --> 00:01:08,559 Speaker 1: could go sledding after dinner. But, as Quidar explained, one 15 00:01:08,800 --> 00:01:13,720 Speaker 1: size fits one hospitality is hard to scale. It is 16 00:01:13,760 --> 00:01:18,920 Speaker 1: hard to constantly come up with new extravagant ideas, so 17 00:01:19,000 --> 00:01:22,319 Speaker 1: he suggested looking for patterns in what happens and how 18 00:01:22,319 --> 00:01:26,760 Speaker 1: you can respond to fit those patterns. He offered the 19 00:01:26,800 --> 00:01:30,199 Speaker 1: example that lots of people got engaged at eleven Madison park, 20 00:01:31,120 --> 00:01:33,800 Speaker 1: the restaurant team got the jeweler Tiffany to give them 21 00:01:34,040 --> 00:01:39,800 Speaker 1: champagne flutes and Tiffany blue boxes. Then when couples got engaged, 22 00:01:40,440 --> 00:01:44,640 Speaker 1: the restaurant served champagne in those flutes. After the toast 23 00:01:45,400 --> 00:01:48,520 Speaker 1: staff washed the flutes and gave them to the couple 24 00:01:48,560 --> 00:01:51,080 Speaker 1: in the blue box to take home as a memento 25 00:01:51,480 --> 00:01:55,840 Speaker 1: of the moment. Champagne flutes in a special box wouldn't 26 00:01:55,840 --> 00:02:01,520 Speaker 1: make sense for everyone, but one size fits some, and 27 00:02:01,560 --> 00:02:05,279 Speaker 1: they were a good gift for newly engaged couples without 28 00:02:05,320 --> 00:02:07,639 Speaker 1: having to come up with some new way to delight 29 00:02:08,000 --> 00:02:12,240 Speaker 1: every newly engaged set. Even if you are not the 30 00:02:12,320 --> 00:02:15,840 Speaker 1: manager of a special occasion restaurant, one size fits some 31 00:02:16,040 --> 00:02:19,679 Speaker 1: is a helpful tip to remember. For instance, maybe you 32 00:02:19,760 --> 00:02:22,440 Speaker 1: decide that a large proportion of people you know would 33 00:02:22,520 --> 00:02:26,720 Speaker 1: love a monogrammed LLBean boat bag as a gift, or 34 00:02:26,919 --> 00:02:30,520 Speaker 1: seize chocolates as a gift. Now, obviously for people who 35 00:02:30,560 --> 00:02:33,760 Speaker 1: are allergic to chocolate, or who work for LLBean and 36 00:02:33,960 --> 00:02:36,560 Speaker 1: don't need any more boat bags, you come up with 37 00:02:36,600 --> 00:02:41,040 Speaker 1: something else. But one size fits a good number, even 38 00:02:41,360 --> 00:02:46,240 Speaker 1: if not all One size fits some. For notes, too, 39 00:02:46,400 --> 00:02:49,320 Speaker 1: the same phrase can convey gratitude and thank you note 40 00:02:49,360 --> 00:02:53,160 Speaker 1: after thank you note. For most sympathy cards, the same 41 00:02:53,200 --> 00:02:56,440 Speaker 1: basic structure and a core sentence of condolence will get 42 00:02:56,480 --> 00:03:00,520 Speaker 1: you eighty percent to complete. You change the thing up for 43 00:03:01,000 --> 00:03:06,040 Speaker 1: very unexpected circumstances, but you generally don't have to start 44 00:03:06,360 --> 00:03:10,680 Speaker 1: from a blank page. One size fits some for food, 45 00:03:11,800 --> 00:03:15,079 Speaker 1: have a few go to dinner party meals, and you 46 00:03:15,120 --> 00:03:17,840 Speaker 1: will be able to host a party and delight your 47 00:03:17,840 --> 00:03:24,519 Speaker 1: guests without overthinking it. One size fits sum for entertainment, too, 48 00:03:25,639 --> 00:03:29,720 Speaker 1: Develop a menu of perhaps five destinations in your area 49 00:03:29,840 --> 00:03:32,919 Speaker 1: that friends and family visiting from out of town might enjoy, 50 00:03:33,720 --> 00:03:39,200 Speaker 1: perhaps museums, restaurants, parks, historical sites, or special shops when 51 00:03:39,240 --> 00:03:42,200 Speaker 1: they are planning a trip to your area, and ask 52 00:03:42,440 --> 00:03:45,880 Speaker 1: for your suggestions. All you need to do is copy 53 00:03:45,920 --> 00:03:48,240 Speaker 1: and paste the destinations that are good fit for them 54 00:03:48,800 --> 00:03:53,240 Speaker 1: and hit send. I think the wisdom of one size 55 00:03:53,280 --> 00:03:56,760 Speaker 1: fits some is that it is not one size fits all. 56 00:03:57,640 --> 00:04:00,600 Speaker 1: You are not trying to shoehorn every person or experience 57 00:04:00,640 --> 00:04:04,200 Speaker 1: into a single response. But you also realize that, given 58 00:04:04,200 --> 00:04:08,200 Speaker 1: the pace of life, one size fits one solutions are 59 00:04:08,240 --> 00:04:11,880 Speaker 1: probably not practical. You don't have the time to start 60 00:04:11,880 --> 00:04:14,600 Speaker 1: from scratch and figuring out how to respond to every 61 00:04:14,680 --> 00:04:20,120 Speaker 1: person and experience with one size fits some. You are 62 00:04:20,120 --> 00:04:23,760 Speaker 1: developing great responses to common patterns and getting a lot 63 00:04:23,800 --> 00:04:28,480 Speaker 1: of mileage from these responses. When a unique situation comes up, 64 00:04:29,320 --> 00:04:32,039 Speaker 1: you can come up with a unique and thoughtful response, 65 00:04:33,200 --> 00:04:36,719 Speaker 1: but much of the time your menu of existing responses 66 00:04:37,120 --> 00:04:42,640 Speaker 1: will equip you to respond with care. In the meantime, 67 00:04:43,400 --> 00:04:47,799 Speaker 1: this is Laura. Thanks for listening, and here's to making 68 00:04:47,839 --> 00:04:58,279 Speaker 1: the most of our time. Thanks for listening to Before Breakfast. 69 00:04:58,839 --> 00:05:02,560 Speaker 1: If you've got questions, ideas, or feedback, you can reach 70 00:05:02,640 --> 00:05:12,320 Speaker 1: me at Laura at Laura vandercam dot com. Before Breakfast 71 00:05:12,360 --> 00:05:16,640 Speaker 1: is a production of iHeartMedia. 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