WEBVTT - Confirm addresses

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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 confirm people's mailing addresses, especially if

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<v Speaker 1>you plan to send holiday cards this year, or if

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<v Speaker 1>you have some big event like a birth or move

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<v Speaker 1>coming up, or you'll want to send notices. Reaching out

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<v Speaker 1>to confirm mailing addresses can be a really fun way

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<v Speaker 1>to stay in touch. I was recently preparing to mail

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<v Speaker 1>copies of my new book Tranquility by Tuesday to various people.

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<v Speaker 1>I have a lot of addresses and files from previous mailings,

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<v Speaker 1>but having moved myself recently, and having seen how hard

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<v Speaker 1>it can be to get your address updated various places,

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<v Speaker 1>I figured I should reach out to make sure things

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<v Speaker 1>were accurate. But of course, once you email people that

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<v Speaker 1>you have met in the past, you are reconnecting. Reconnecting

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<v Speaker 1>it's fun. I got all kinds of wonderful responses. I

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<v Speaker 1>learned about people's current lives. I got a few lunch

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<v Speaker 1>dates set up with people who were visiting Philadelphia or

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<v Speaker 1>who lived somewhere that I would be traveling in the

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<v Speaker 1>next few months. I learned about other people's home renovation

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<v Speaker 1>projects that seemed similar to mine, and we commiserated about

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<v Speaker 1>the same things. In this social media era, it is

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<v Speaker 1>tempting to think we know everything about everyone, but we

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<v Speaker 1>really don't. Not everyone wants to share everything, and connecting

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<v Speaker 1>individually is always more meaningful than clicking like on someone's post.

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<v Speaker 1>You don't really need a reason to email old friends

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<v Speaker 1>and colleagues. I can guarantee that they will be almost

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<v Speaker 1>universally happy to hear from you. Anyone who isn't is

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<v Speaker 1>just going to ignore you. They aren't going to send

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<v Speaker 1>a nasty note back telling you to never reach out again. However,

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<v Speaker 1>I do know that it feels a little weird to

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<v Speaker 1>reach out out of the blue, and you might get

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<v Speaker 1>some responses wondering a wee bit if you are okay. So,

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<v Speaker 1>if you are looking for a reason to do this, systematically,

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<v Speaker 1>confirming addresses can be one. It is as simple as

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<v Speaker 1>that you are mailing cards this holiday season and you

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<v Speaker 1>want to be sure you've got the right address. Are

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<v Speaker 1>you still on Maple Street or wherever the person happens

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<v Speaker 1>to live. Say a quick thing or two, and then

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<v Speaker 1>wish the person well. Some folks will just respond with

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<v Speaker 1>yes or a new address. But most will follow up

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<v Speaker 1>with something a bit more friendly and you'll start up

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<v Speaker 1>a new conversation. If nothing else, this will make checking

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<v Speaker 1>your email a lot more fun for at least a

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<v Speaker 1>week or two, so why not give it a shot.

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<v Speaker 1>At least you'll get fewer returned envelopes after the holidays,

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<v Speaker 1>and the upside is anything you can imagine. In the meantime,

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

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