WEBVTT - Pass it on 

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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 share experiences that you enjoy with

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<v Speaker 1>anyone else who you think might like them. This is

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<v Speaker 1>a great way to connect with people, and it's helpful

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<v Speaker 1>as well, because almost everyone loves recommendations. We all go

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<v Speaker 1>through life forming opinions on things. We also all go

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<v Speaker 1>through life looking for ways to nourish relationships with family members, friends,

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<v Speaker 1>and colleagues. The good news is that we combine these

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<v Speaker 1>practices whenever we recommend something to someone. This is an

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<v Speaker 1>authentic and helpful reason to reach out and lets the

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<v Speaker 1>other person know you were thinking about them. And so

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<v Speaker 1>every time you have a good experience, ask yourself whether

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<v Speaker 1>you could share it with someone you care about. You

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<v Speaker 1>loved Susan Orleans book about the Los Angeles Library fire.

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<v Speaker 1>Recommend it to your library loving friend. Your local grocery

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<v Speaker 1>store is carrying your favorite eggnog from a creamery near

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<v Speaker 1>your hometown, Text a photo of the eggnog to your

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<v Speaker 1>neighbor who shops at the same grocery store, and while

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<v Speaker 1>you're at it, text a photo to your parents along

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<v Speaker 1>with memories of enjoying the eggnog with them as you

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<v Speaker 1>decorated your house for the holidays. Every year, you found

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<v Speaker 1>a new webinar series that's given you lots of ideas

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<v Speaker 1>applicable to your job. Share it with a colleague who

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<v Speaker 1>would benefit too. You could even have a weekly routine

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<v Speaker 1>of texting the takeaways from the webinar you plan to

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<v Speaker 1>apply to your own work. That'll put a capstone on

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<v Speaker 1>the shared experience and also create some accountability for following

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<v Speaker 1>through with what you learn. Now you'll notice that I

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<v Speaker 1>am not suggesting you post your recommendations on social media.

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<v Speaker 1>You if you want to do that, that's fine, because

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<v Speaker 1>everybody loves cheerful posts and helpful recommendations. But there's something

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<v Speaker 1>to be said for sharing recommendations with a specific person.

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<v Speaker 1>When you do this, you not only help the person

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<v Speaker 1>find something in the universe that might be fun. You

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<v Speaker 1>are sending the message that the other person has a

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<v Speaker 1>place in your brain. You spend time and effort thinking

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<v Speaker 1>about what the person might like and what might bring

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<v Speaker 1>them happiness. Who wouldn't want to be the recipient of that.

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<v Speaker 1>It's a great gift any time, but especially now when

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<v Speaker 1>some of our normal ways of helping relationships along are

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<v Speaker 1>off the table. When it becomes a habit to share

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<v Speaker 1>anything we've enjoyed with a loved one who would appreciate it,

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<v Speaker 1>we add a new mode of connection to our repertoire,

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<v Speaker 1>helping us stay connected with those we care about. And

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<v Speaker 1>given that most people would welcome finding out about a

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<v Speaker 1>great restaurant, a great book, a great album, or a

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<v Speaker 1>cool new product, there is really no downside to this.

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<v Speaker 1>It's just an extra minute or two to pass things along,

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<v Speaker 1>but it does a lot of good in the world.

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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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<v Speaker 1>I'd love to hear from you. You can send me

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