WEBVTT - Create small miracles

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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 to be in the business of creating small

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<v Speaker 1>miracles for people in your network. It's a great way

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<v Speaker 1>to keep your network strong and to use your influence

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<v Speaker 1>for good. Today's tip, like another one this week, comes

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<v Speaker 1>from Rachel Rogers' book We Should All Be Millionaires. Rogers

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<v Speaker 1>talks about ways that people from all sorts of backgrounds

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<v Speaker 1>can create serious wealth. So we all know that opportunities

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<v Speaker 1>come to people who are well networked. Most people also

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<v Speaker 1>know a fair number of people just by working at

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<v Speaker 1>various places over the years, or meeting people casually or whatever.

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<v Speaker 1>But unfortunately the reality is that these networks tend not

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<v Speaker 1>to be automatically strong. We meet people and then we

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<v Speaker 1>all forget about each other. So if you are looking

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<v Speaker 1>to up your networking game, Rogers recommends reconnecting with the

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<v Speaker 1>community you already have. Now. Of course, this might be

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<v Speaker 1>easier said than done, as Rogers says, we have every

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<v Speaker 1>excuse not to invest in our non familiar relationships. We

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<v Speaker 1>are busy, we are tired, we are netflixing. However, she says,

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<v Speaker 1>if you want to have meaningful relationships to call on

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<v Speaker 1>in both good times and bad. You are going to

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<v Speaker 1>have to reconnect and recommit to building those relationships, and

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<v Speaker 1>it doesn't need to take all your time. Rogers notes

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<v Speaker 1>that a great way to reconnect with old friends and

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<v Speaker 1>colleagues to communicate, as the saying goes, to get a friend,

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<v Speaker 1>be a friend. Rather than just reaching out to say hey,

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<v Speaker 1>thinking of you, reach out to say I mentioned you

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<v Speaker 1>on my podcast, I nominated you for an award, I

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<v Speaker 1>refer to client to you. Hope that's cool. I popped

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<v Speaker 1>something into the mail for you. Rogers says, be generous

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<v Speaker 1>and create small miracles for people and they'll become loyal

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<v Speaker 1>friends for life. So I like this mindset of small miracles.

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<v Speaker 1>Most of us have at least some ability to do

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<v Speaker 1>something of value for the people we know if we

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<v Speaker 1>put some thought into it and look for opportunities. So

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<v Speaker 1>be on the hunt. If you see that a former

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<v Speaker 1>colleague has written an article for an industry publication, share

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<v Speaker 1>it with your professional community and then let him know

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<v Speaker 1>that you did it. If a friend or professional acquaintance

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<v Speaker 1>is selling something you are reasonably interested in, like a

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<v Speaker 1>book or a short course, buy it and let the

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<v Speaker 1>person know you did. Everyone loves making a sale. If

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<v Speaker 1>that intriguing person you met at a conference mentions that

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<v Speaker 1>she has an Etsy store, buy presents for people there.

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<v Speaker 1>Think of people who might like to be introduced to

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<v Speaker 1>each other. If you've got an interesting meeting, you might

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<v Speaker 1>bring along a younger colleague. If it makes sense. If

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<v Speaker 1>someone is hosting an event, attend and bring another person

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<v Speaker 1>to guarantee that at least three people will be there. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>of course, there's nothing wrong with telling people that you

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<v Speaker 1>are thinking about them, but in general, it doesn't take

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<v Speaker 1>too much more time, an effort, or money to do

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<v Speaker 1>something that shows you really or thinking about them. What

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<v Speaker 1>goes around tends to come around, So get in the

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<v Speaker 1>habit of creating small miracles for people. A true network

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<v Speaker 1>is built on generosity, and knowing that you can be

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<v Speaker 1>generous can actually help you feel quite wealthy, and as

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<v Speaker 1>Rachel Rogers says, we should all be millionaires. This is

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<v Speaker 1>one way to feel like one. 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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<v Speaker 1>most of our time. Thanks for listening to before breakfast.

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<v Speaker 1>If you've got questions, ideas, or feedback, You can reach

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

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