WEBVTT - Be easy to work with

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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 easy to work with. If you

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<v Speaker 1>want people to want to work with you, making the

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<v Speaker 1>experience as painless as possible is a good way to

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<v Speaker 1>make that happen. So today's tip comes courtesy of a

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<v Speaker 1>friend who has been freelancing for a long time. She

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<v Speaker 1>was working with a new editor and turned in a

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<v Speaker 1>piece that was exactly the right length, written in the

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<v Speaker 1>same tone as everything else in the publication, and she

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<v Speaker 1>turned it in with the proper supporting material a few

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<v Speaker 1>days early. To hear her tell it, the editor was

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<v Speaker 1>so excited that she thanked her profusely for all she

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<v Speaker 1>had done, which of course made both of us wonder

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<v Speaker 1>were other people not doing this. Completing an assignment as

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<v Speaker 1>assigned seems like the bare minimum, but we all know

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<v Speaker 1>that not everyone is easy to work with. People miss deadlines,

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<v Speaker 1>people don't do what they agreed to do. Sometimes people

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<v Speaker 1>are not particularly pleasant with those they are working with.

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<v Speaker 1>They are late to meetings, or they are unprepared. They

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<v Speaker 1>are constantly trying to upsell to the next thing, and

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<v Speaker 1>maybe it works sometimes, but most people who have a

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<v Speaker 1>choice tend to seek out pleasure and avoid pain. If

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<v Speaker 1>you work with two vendors and they are basically the

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<v Speaker 1>same in terms of cost and performance, wouldn't you be

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<v Speaker 1>more likely to give future business to the one who

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<v Speaker 1>isn't a jerk? Wouldn't you be more likely to choose

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<v Speaker 1>the one who seems happy that you gave them the business?

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<v Speaker 1>I know I would, and pretty much most other people

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<v Speaker 1>will do the same. So if you want people to

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<v Speaker 1>want to work with you, being easy to work with

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<v Speaker 1>is a pretty good way to stand out, particularly in

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<v Speaker 1>a competitive market where it is hard to compete on

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<v Speaker 1>price and everyone does more or less the same thing.

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<v Speaker 1>Being easy to work with is the one place you

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<v Speaker 1>can truly distinguish yourself. What this looks like is probably

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<v Speaker 1>different in every industry, but being nice goes a long

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<v Speaker 1>way everywhere. Returning calls promptly and thanking people is always

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<v Speaker 1>a good idea. Doing the job you said you'd do

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<v Speaker 1>in the time you said you'd do it in is

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<v Speaker 1>going to make any one happy. I know it doesn't

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<v Speaker 1>always work out. You work to build a relationship with

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<v Speaker 1>someone and they quit or go elsewhere. A project can

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<v Speaker 1>turn into a disaster despite everyone's best intentions. But careers

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<v Speaker 1>are long, and if you have been in the same

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<v Speaker 1>business for decades, you will likely have the experience of

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<v Speaker 1>someone reaching out with a job or a project in

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<v Speaker 1>the future precisely because they did enjoy working with you

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<v Speaker 1>in the past. You were easy to work with and

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<v Speaker 1>they want to continue that easy feeling as long as possible.

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<v Speaker 1>In the meantime, this is Laura. Thanks for listening, and

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<v Speaker 1>here's to making the most of our time. Hey, everybody,

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