1 00:00:03,400 --> 00:00:06,680 Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio. 2 00:00:09,320 --> 00:00:15,520 Speaker 1: Good Morning. This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. 3 00:00:16,640 --> 00:00:21,960 Speaker 1: Today's tip is to become famous for something. I don't 4 00:00:22,040 --> 00:00:26,920 Speaker 1: mean as a celebrity necessarily. I mean become known in 5 00:00:27,040 --> 00:00:32,160 Speaker 1: your family or within your community for something specific or offbeat. 6 00:00:33,680 --> 00:00:35,720 Speaker 1: This can give people a way to relate to you, 7 00:00:36,800 --> 00:00:42,120 Speaker 1: and can help create traditions that everyone finds fun or meaningful. 8 00:00:44,520 --> 00:00:48,720 Speaker 1: Sometimes it seems like Andy Warhol's famous admonition that everyone 9 00:00:48,760 --> 00:00:53,000 Speaker 1: will be famous for fifteen minutes has come more than true, 10 00:00:54,320 --> 00:00:58,280 Speaker 1: with dozens of reality shows and numerous folks achieving Internet fame. 11 00:00:59,280 --> 00:01:04,440 Speaker 1: There are my our celebrities everywhere. But there is another 12 00:01:04,480 --> 00:01:08,120 Speaker 1: way that we use the word famous. I'm thinking like 13 00:01:08,120 --> 00:01:12,240 Speaker 1: when someone talks about their grandmother's famous brownies, your sister 14 00:01:12,319 --> 00:01:17,800 Speaker 1: in law's famous apple pie, or your neighbors famous Halloween decorations, 15 00:01:19,080 --> 00:01:22,039 Speaker 1: your managers famous red pants that he wears to the 16 00:01:22,080 --> 00:01:26,319 Speaker 1: annual Christmas party. I've heard about a third grade teacher 17 00:01:26,920 --> 00:01:30,240 Speaker 1: who was famous in her school for dancing on the tables. 18 00:01:31,400 --> 00:01:33,880 Speaker 1: Kids would work really hard in her class because they 19 00:01:33,959 --> 00:01:37,920 Speaker 1: knew that if they accomplished something important. This teacher even 20 00:01:37,959 --> 00:01:41,800 Speaker 1: into her seventies would climb onto the table and dance, 21 00:01:41,959 --> 00:01:46,440 Speaker 1: enjoy at their accomplishment. Perhaps you are famous among your 22 00:01:46,480 --> 00:01:50,760 Speaker 1: friends for your restaurant recommendations or the way you know 23 00:01:50,920 --> 00:01:55,480 Speaker 1: how to get a baby to stop fussing. The upside 24 00:01:55,520 --> 00:01:58,920 Speaker 1: of being famous for something a little fun or offbeat 25 00:01:59,720 --> 00:02:02,760 Speaker 1: is that people with any interest in the topic, we'll 26 00:02:02,760 --> 00:02:07,240 Speaker 1: seek you out to benefit from your expertise or to 27 00:02:07,360 --> 00:02:11,160 Speaker 1: eat your famous brownies. People know what to ask you 28 00:02:11,360 --> 00:02:15,600 Speaker 1: to bring to a potluck picnic. Being famous for something 29 00:02:15,639 --> 00:02:17,760 Speaker 1: makes it easy for people who don't know you that 30 00:02:17,840 --> 00:02:21,520 Speaker 1: well to strike up a conversation with you, because they 31 00:02:21,560 --> 00:02:25,400 Speaker 1: know just the topic to bring up. Every time you 32 00:02:25,440 --> 00:02:27,680 Speaker 1: bring the dish you are famous for to a party, 33 00:02:27,840 --> 00:02:30,960 Speaker 1: or decorate your house for Halloween, or play that silly 34 00:02:31,000 --> 00:02:34,720 Speaker 1: tune on the harmonica, people will refresh their memories of 35 00:02:34,760 --> 00:02:38,000 Speaker 1: you doing it the last time. Your thing you are 36 00:02:38,080 --> 00:02:42,280 Speaker 1: famous for becomes associated with a time and a place, 37 00:02:43,040 --> 00:02:45,880 Speaker 1: and can make the experience feel richer in the wash 38 00:02:45,919 --> 00:02:51,360 Speaker 1: of time. Yep, it's a family party because we're eating 39 00:02:51,360 --> 00:02:56,480 Speaker 1: those brownies again, just like we did last year. Now, 40 00:02:56,520 --> 00:03:00,280 Speaker 1: maybe there is something you are already known for, But 41 00:03:00,360 --> 00:03:02,720 Speaker 1: if you are not or maybe you're among new people. 42 00:03:03,520 --> 00:03:07,440 Speaker 1: You can nudge this process along. What seems like a 43 00:03:07,480 --> 00:03:12,520 Speaker 1: good bet, What fits with your identity, what do you 44 00:03:12,600 --> 00:03:17,919 Speaker 1: genuinely enjoy or have some small neck for work to improve, 45 00:03:17,960 --> 00:03:23,800 Speaker 1: and then gently encourage this reputation. Oh I love making brownies? 46 00:03:24,400 --> 00:03:27,080 Speaker 1: Can I make you guys by brownies? I have a 47 00:03:27,160 --> 00:03:29,320 Speaker 1: recipe I got from my grandmother that I have been 48 00:03:29,320 --> 00:03:34,600 Speaker 1: perfecting for years. Or matching people in restaurants for special 49 00:03:34,639 --> 00:03:38,200 Speaker 1: occasions is such fun for me. Let me know if 50 00:03:38,200 --> 00:03:42,520 Speaker 1: you are ever looking for restaurant ideas. You can spread 51 00:03:42,520 --> 00:03:47,960 Speaker 1: the word about other people's reputations too, using the word famous. 52 00:03:48,200 --> 00:03:53,600 Speaker 1: Generously have some of Tom's famous honey mustard. He makes 53 00:03:53,640 --> 00:03:58,480 Speaker 1: it every Christmas and it's delicious on cheddaring crackers. Or 54 00:03:59,000 --> 00:04:01,080 Speaker 1: you could ask Jen what to give your dad for 55 00:04:01,120 --> 00:04:07,000 Speaker 1: his birthday. She's famous for her gift giving ideas. People 56 00:04:07,120 --> 00:04:11,880 Speaker 1: feel good when you brag about their specialties, and everybody 57 00:04:11,880 --> 00:04:17,000 Speaker 1: appreciates getting insight into what others enjoy and are good at. 58 00:04:18,680 --> 00:04:21,280 Speaker 1: So the next time you find yourself stuck in traffic 59 00:04:21,360 --> 00:04:26,080 Speaker 1: and daydreaming, reflect on what you are famous for or 60 00:04:26,120 --> 00:04:30,120 Speaker 1: what you could be famous for. Embrace something you are 61 00:04:30,160 --> 00:04:33,560 Speaker 1: good at or something you enjoy and let others know 62 00:04:33,640 --> 00:04:40,080 Speaker 1: about it. Cultivate this identity, then you will be able 63 00:04:40,120 --> 00:04:43,800 Speaker 1: to connect over what you are famous for and perhaps 64 00:04:43,839 --> 00:04:51,080 Speaker 1: be a resource for others. Two. In the meantime, this 65 00:04:51,160 --> 00:04:55,760 Speaker 1: is Laura. 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