WEBVTT - Be famous for something

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio.

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<v Speaker 1>Good Morning. This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast.

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<v Speaker 1>Today's tip is to become famous for something. I don't

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<v Speaker 1>mean as a celebrity necessarily. I mean become known in

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<v Speaker 1>your family or within your community for something specific or offbeat.

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<v Speaker 1>This can give people a way to relate to you,

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<v Speaker 1>and can help create traditions that everyone finds fun or meaningful.

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<v Speaker 1>Sometimes it seems like Andy Warhol's famous admonition that everyone

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<v Speaker 1>will be famous for fifteen minutes has come more than true,

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<v Speaker 1>with dozens of reality shows and numerous folks achieving Internet fame.

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<v Speaker 1>There are my our celebrities everywhere. But there is another

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<v Speaker 1>way that we use the word famous. I'm thinking like

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<v Speaker 1>when someone talks about their grandmother's famous brownies, your sister

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<v Speaker 1>in law's famous apple pie, or your neighbors famous Halloween decorations,

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<v Speaker 1>your managers famous red pants that he wears to the

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<v Speaker 1>annual Christmas party. I've heard about a third grade teacher

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<v Speaker 1>who was famous in her school for dancing on the tables.

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<v Speaker 1>Kids would work really hard in her class because they

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<v Speaker 1>knew that if they accomplished something important. This teacher even

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<v Speaker 1>into her seventies would climb onto the table and dance,

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<v Speaker 1>enjoy at their accomplishment. Perhaps you are famous among your

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<v Speaker 1>friends for your restaurant recommendations or the way you know

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<v Speaker 1>how to get a baby to stop fussing. The upside

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<v Speaker 1>of being famous for something a little fun or offbeat

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<v Speaker 1>is that people with any interest in the topic, we'll

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<v Speaker 1>seek you out to benefit from your expertise or to

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<v Speaker 1>eat your famous brownies. People know what to ask you

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<v Speaker 1>to bring to a potluck picnic. Being famous for something

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<v Speaker 1>makes it easy for people who don't know you that

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<v Speaker 1>well to strike up a conversation with you, because they

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<v Speaker 1>know just the topic to bring up. Every time you

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<v Speaker 1>bring the dish you are famous for to a party,

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<v Speaker 1>or decorate your house for Halloween, or play that silly

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<v Speaker 1>tune on the harmonica, people will refresh their memories of

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<v Speaker 1>you doing it the last time. Your thing you are

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<v Speaker 1>famous for becomes associated with a time and a place,

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<v Speaker 1>and can make the experience feel richer in the wash

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<v Speaker 1>of time. Yep, it's a family party because we're eating

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<v Speaker 1>those brownies again, just like we did last year. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>maybe there is something you are already known for, But

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<v Speaker 1>if you are not or maybe you're among new people.

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<v Speaker 1>You can nudge this process along. What seems like a

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<v Speaker 1>good bet, What fits with your identity, what do you

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<v Speaker 1>genuinely enjoy or have some small neck for work to improve,

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<v Speaker 1>and then gently encourage this reputation. Oh I love making brownies?

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<v Speaker 1>Can I make you guys by brownies? I have a

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<v Speaker 1>recipe I got from my grandmother that I have been

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<v Speaker 1>perfecting for years. Or matching people in restaurants for special

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<v Speaker 1>occasions is such fun for me. Let me know if

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<v Speaker 1>you are ever looking for restaurant ideas. You can spread

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<v Speaker 1>the word about other people's reputations too, using the word famous.

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<v Speaker 1>Generously have some of Tom's famous honey mustard. He makes

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<v Speaker 1>it every Christmas and it's delicious on cheddaring crackers. Or

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<v Speaker 1>you could ask Jen what to give your dad for

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<v Speaker 1>his birthday. She's famous for her gift giving ideas. People

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<v Speaker 1>feel good when you brag about their specialties, and everybody

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<v Speaker 1>appreciates getting insight into what others enjoy and are good at.

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<v Speaker 1>So the next time you find yourself stuck in traffic

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<v Speaker 1>and daydreaming, reflect on what you are famous for or

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<v Speaker 1>what you could be famous for. Embrace something you are

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<v Speaker 1>good at or something you enjoy and let others know

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<v Speaker 1>about it. Cultivate this identity, then you will be able

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<v Speaker 1>to connect over what you are famous for and perhaps

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<v Speaker 1>be a resource for others. Two. In the meantime, this

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<v Speaker 1>is Laura. Thanks for listening, and here's to making the

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