Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio.
Speaker 1: Good Morning. This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast.
Speaker 1: Today's tip is to share experiences that you enjoy with
Speaker 1: anyone else who you think might like them. This is
Speaker 1: a great way to connect with people, and it's helpful
Speaker 1: as well, because almost everyone loves recommendations. We all go
Speaker 1: through life forming opinions on things. We also all go
Speaker 1: through life looking for ways to nourish relationships with family members, friends,
Speaker 1: and colleagues. The good news is that we combine these
Speaker 1: practices whenever we recommend something to someone. This is an
Speaker 1: authentic and helpful reason to reach out and lets the
Speaker 1: other person know you were thinking about them. And so
Speaker 1: every time you have a good experience, ask yourself whether
Speaker 1: you could share it with someone you care about. You
Speaker 1: loved Susan Orleans book about the Los Angeles Library fire.
Speaker 1: Recommend it to your library loving friend. Your local grocery
Speaker 1: store is carrying your favorite eggnog from a creamery near
Speaker 1: your hometown, Text a photo of the eggnog to your
Speaker 1: neighbor who shops at the same grocery store, and while
Speaker 1: you're at it, text a photo to your parents along
Speaker 1: with memories of enjoying the eggnog with them as you
Speaker 1: decorated your house for the holidays. Every year, you found
Speaker 1: a new webinar series that's given you lots of ideas
Speaker 1: applicable to your job. Share it with a colleague who
Speaker 1: would benefit too. You could even have a weekly routine
Speaker 1: of texting the takeaways from the webinar you plan to
Speaker 1: apply to your own work. That'll put a capstone on
Speaker 1: the shared experience and also create some accountability for following
Speaker 1: through with what you learn. Now you'll notice that I
Speaker 1: am not suggesting you post your recommendations on social media.
Speaker 1: You if you want to do that, that's fine, because
Speaker 1: everybody loves cheerful posts and helpful recommendations. But there's something
Speaker 1: to be said for sharing recommendations with a specific person.
Speaker 1: When you do this, you not only help the person
Speaker 1: find something in the universe that might be fun. You
Speaker 1: are sending the message that the other person has a
Speaker 1: place in your brain. You spend time and effort thinking
Speaker 1: about what the person might like and what might bring
Speaker 1: them happiness. Who wouldn't want to be the recipient of that.
Speaker 1: It's a great gift any time, but especially now when
Speaker 1: some of our normal ways of helping relationships along are
Speaker 1: off the table. When it becomes a habit to share
Speaker 1: anything we've enjoyed with a loved one who would appreciate it,
Speaker 1: we add a new mode of connection to our repertoire,
Speaker 1: helping us stay connected with those we care about. And
Speaker 1: given that most people would welcome finding out about a
Speaker 1: great restaurant, a great book, a great album, or a
Speaker 1: cool new product, there is really no downside to this.
Speaker 1: It's just an extra minute or two to pass things along,
Speaker 1: but it does a lot of good in the world.
Speaker 1: In the meantime, this is Laura. Thanks for listening, and
Speaker 1: here's to making the most of our time. Hey, everybody,
Speaker 1: I'd love to hear from you. You can send me
Speaker 1: your tips, your questions, or anything else. Just connect with
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