Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio.
Speaker 1: Good Morning. This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast.
Speaker 1: Today's tip is to connect when it counts. Everyone loves
Speaker 1: to congratulate people on success, but reaching out when someone
Speaker 1: is going through something really challenging we'll do far more
Speaker 1: for your relationship long term. Like many listeners, I get
Speaker 1: those LinkedIn notices about my connections new jobs. The idea
Speaker 1: is that this provides a nudge to reach out and
Speaker 1: congratulate people. I subscribe to Publishers Lunch, which tells me
Speaker 1: when people get book deals, and so I find myself
Speaker 1: reaching out to congratulate people on those. Most weeks, we
Speaker 1: reach out when people post birthday or wedding or anniversary
Speaker 1: announcements on social media. All of these are great ideas,
Speaker 1: but if you or a friend or a family member
Speaker 1: has ever gone through a personal or professional setback, you
Speaker 1: know that the crowds become a bit more thin. Maybe
Speaker 1: you were publicly in the running for something and lost.
Speaker 1: Maybe someone you love is in legal trouble, maybe some
Speaker 1: embarrassing past incident came up, or you or a loved
Speaker 1: one has been fired or laid off, or seen a
Speaker 1: business go bankrupt, or you made a mistake. Good people
Speaker 1: can have momentary lapses and judgment that have profound ramifications.
Speaker 1: None of us is immune to this happening. You probably
Speaker 1: remember anyone who was there for you in these tough times,
Speaker 1: so you can resolve to be that person for anyone
Speaker 1: else in such circumstances. When you find out ab out
Speaker 1: the situation, reach out, Check in to see how the
Speaker 1: person is doing, and offer to be a sounding board.
Speaker 1: Then reach out again in a few days to remind
Speaker 1: your friend that you are thinking about him or her.
Speaker 1: Communicate through multiple methods calls, emails, stay mail, and when
Speaker 1: the pandemic is over, visiting in person. When the other
Speaker 1: person is ready, be there with assistance. You can brainstorm
Speaker 1: about new career moves together, or you can offer to
Speaker 1: make introductions. Now. The primary reason to do this is
Speaker 1: that you are a good person. You can lift someone's
Speaker 1: mood when it most needs lifting. But I will say this,
Speaker 1: it is not all altruistic. Careers are long. Life is long.
Speaker 1: Someone unceremoniously fired from one job is going to be
Speaker 1: hired elsewhere. Someone who sees one business go belly up
Speaker 1: is quite likely to start another that runs brilliantly for decades.
Speaker 1: These people are going to be great professional connections in
Speaker 1: the future, and they are going to remember your loyalty.
Speaker 1: A generous and thoughtful friend who made a mistake most
Speaker 1: likely deserves forgiveness and the opportunity to rebuild a reputation.
Speaker 1: You have the opportunity to experience many wonderful years together
Speaker 1: in the future if you are there for the relationship now,
Speaker 1: so connect when it counts. Doing so will be remembered
Speaker 1: far more than yet. In other congratulations when all is
Speaker 1: rosy in the meantime, This is Laura. Thanks for listening,
Speaker 1: and here's to making the most of our time. Hey, everybody,
Speaker 1: I'd love to hear from you. You can send me
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