1 00:00:03,480 --> 00:00:09,680 Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning, 2 00:00:10,960 --> 00:00:16,919 Speaker 1: This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's 3 00:00:16,920 --> 00:00:21,279 Speaker 1: tip is to be easy to work with. If you 4 00:00:21,360 --> 00:00:24,759 Speaker 1: want people to want to work with you, making the 5 00:00:24,840 --> 00:00:28,960 Speaker 1: experience as painless as possible is a good way to 6 00:00:29,040 --> 00:00:34,479 Speaker 1: make that happen. So today's tip comes courtesy of a 7 00:00:34,520 --> 00:00:38,320 Speaker 1: friend who has been freelancing for a long time. She 8 00:00:38,479 --> 00:00:40,879 Speaker 1: was working with a new editor and turned in a 9 00:00:40,920 --> 00:00:44,240 Speaker 1: piece that was exactly the right length, written in the 10 00:00:44,280 --> 00:00:47,760 Speaker 1: same tone as everything else in the publication, and she 11 00:00:47,880 --> 00:00:50,840 Speaker 1: turned it in with the proper supporting material a few 12 00:00:50,880 --> 00:00:54,800 Speaker 1: days early. To hear her tell it, the editor was 13 00:00:55,080 --> 00:00:58,840 Speaker 1: so excited that she thanked her profusely for all she 14 00:00:58,920 --> 00:01:02,400 Speaker 1: had done, which of course made both of us wonder 15 00:01:03,040 --> 00:01:08,680 Speaker 1: were other people not doing this. Completing an assignment as 16 00:01:08,680 --> 00:01:12,920 Speaker 1: assigned seems like the bare minimum, but we all know 17 00:01:13,080 --> 00:01:17,800 Speaker 1: that not everyone is easy to work with. People miss deadlines, 18 00:01:18,520 --> 00:01:22,959 Speaker 1: people don't do what they agreed to do. Sometimes people 19 00:01:22,959 --> 00:01:25,959 Speaker 1: are not particularly pleasant with those they are working with. 20 00:01:26,880 --> 00:01:31,040 Speaker 1: They are late to meetings, or they are unprepared. They 21 00:01:31,040 --> 00:01:35,280 Speaker 1: are constantly trying to upsell to the next thing, and 22 00:01:35,360 --> 00:01:39,280 Speaker 1: maybe it works sometimes, but most people who have a 23 00:01:39,400 --> 00:01:44,840 Speaker 1: choice tend to seek out pleasure and avoid pain. If 24 00:01:44,880 --> 00:01:48,320 Speaker 1: you work with two vendors and they are basically the 25 00:01:48,360 --> 00:01:52,720 Speaker 1: same in terms of cost and performance, wouldn't you be 26 00:01:52,800 --> 00:01:56,240 Speaker 1: more likely to give future business to the one who 27 00:01:56,560 --> 00:02:00,760 Speaker 1: isn't a jerk? Wouldn't you be more likely to choose 28 00:02:00,760 --> 00:02:04,880 Speaker 1: the one who seems happy that you gave them the business? 29 00:02:05,320 --> 00:02:09,200 Speaker 1: I know I would, and pretty much most other people 30 00:02:09,440 --> 00:02:13,440 Speaker 1: will do the same. So if you want people to 31 00:02:13,840 --> 00:02:17,160 Speaker 1: want to work with you, being easy to work with 32 00:02:17,400 --> 00:02:21,440 Speaker 1: is a pretty good way to stand out, particularly in 33 00:02:21,480 --> 00:02:24,800 Speaker 1: a competitive market where it is hard to compete on 34 00:02:24,880 --> 00:02:28,519 Speaker 1: price and everyone does more or less the same thing. 35 00:02:29,880 --> 00:02:33,280 Speaker 1: Being easy to work with is the one place you 36 00:02:33,360 --> 00:02:38,920 Speaker 1: can truly distinguish yourself. What this looks like is probably 37 00:02:38,960 --> 00:02:43,760 Speaker 1: different in every industry, but being nice goes a long 38 00:02:43,800 --> 00:02:50,240 Speaker 1: way everywhere. Returning calls promptly and thanking people is always 39 00:02:50,240 --> 00:02:53,919 Speaker 1: a good idea. Doing the job you said you'd do 40 00:02:54,040 --> 00:02:56,640 Speaker 1: in the time you said you'd do it in is 41 00:02:56,680 --> 00:03:01,320 Speaker 1: going to make any one happy. I know it doesn't 42 00:03:01,360 --> 00:03:04,800 Speaker 1: always work out. You work to build a relationship with 43 00:03:04,840 --> 00:03:08,560 Speaker 1: someone and they quit or go elsewhere. A project can 44 00:03:08,600 --> 00:03:14,160 Speaker 1: turn into a disaster despite everyone's best intentions. But careers 45 00:03:14,680 --> 00:03:18,120 Speaker 1: are long, and if you have been in the same 46 00:03:18,200 --> 00:03:22,680 Speaker 1: business for decades, you will likely have the experience of 47 00:03:22,760 --> 00:03:25,160 Speaker 1: someone reaching out with a job or a project in 48 00:03:25,200 --> 00:03:29,440 Speaker 1: the future precisely because they did enjoy working with you 49 00:03:29,520 --> 00:03:34,360 Speaker 1: in the past. You were easy to work with and 50 00:03:34,400 --> 00:03:38,600 Speaker 1: they want to continue that easy feeling as long as possible. 51 00:03:40,440 --> 00:03:46,000 Speaker 1: In the meantime, this is Laura. Thanks for listening, and 52 00:03:46,120 --> 00:03:56,280 Speaker 1: here's to making the most of our time. Hey, everybody, 53 00:03:56,440 --> 00:03:58,560 Speaker 1: I'd love to hear from you. You can send me 54 00:03:58,600 --> 00:04:02,240 Speaker 1: your tips, your questions, or anything else. 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