1 00:00:03,440 --> 00:00:06,720 Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio. 2 00:00:09,360 --> 00:00:14,840 Speaker 1: Good Morning. This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. 3 00:00:15,760 --> 00:00:20,080 Speaker 1: Today's tip is to figure out what specifically makes an 4 00:00:20,079 --> 00:00:23,480 Speaker 1: experience good for you and the others who are participating. 5 00:00:24,640 --> 00:00:27,160 Speaker 1: That way, you can be sure to build those features 6 00:00:27,160 --> 00:00:32,320 Speaker 1: into the experience every time. There are certain activities we 7 00:00:32,400 --> 00:00:35,720 Speaker 1: do solely because they are supposed to be fun. If 8 00:00:35,760 --> 00:00:38,760 Speaker 1: we have planned this Saturday at an amusement park, it's 9 00:00:38,800 --> 00:00:42,519 Speaker 1: easy to assume that everyone will enjoy the day. But 10 00:00:42,960 --> 00:00:47,040 Speaker 1: not everyone enjoys the exact same things the most, and 11 00:00:47,080 --> 00:00:51,400 Speaker 1: the presence or absence of those things can change someone's 12 00:00:51,440 --> 00:00:54,960 Speaker 1: experience of the day a lot. So it's worth asking 13 00:00:54,960 --> 00:00:58,760 Speaker 1: a few questions to find out what specifically will make 14 00:00:58,800 --> 00:01:01,520 Speaker 1: everyone feel like the a Mint Perk trip was a success. 15 00:01:02,680 --> 00:01:04,959 Speaker 1: Is it riding a roller coaster that goes upside down? 16 00:01:05,800 --> 00:01:09,240 Speaker 1: Eating a funnel cake, getting to ride on dad's shoulders, 17 00:01:10,280 --> 00:01:14,160 Speaker 1: buying even the smallest trinket at the gift shop. A 18 00:01:14,240 --> 00:01:17,080 Speaker 1: quick question on the car ride what is everyone looking 19 00:01:17,080 --> 00:01:20,480 Speaker 1: forward to? Can help you make sure that everyone's vision 20 00:01:20,520 --> 00:01:24,520 Speaker 1: of the day comes to pass. The reason to do 21 00:01:24,560 --> 00:01:27,160 Speaker 1: this is that we might not actually know what people 22 00:01:27,200 --> 00:01:30,440 Speaker 1: are most looking forward to. I'm sure we have all 23 00:01:30,560 --> 00:01:35,040 Speaker 1: gotten unexpected thank yous about highlights that we wouldn't have guessed. 24 00:01:36,080 --> 00:01:39,319 Speaker 1: Maybe an older relative who comes to visit thanks you 25 00:01:39,480 --> 00:01:41,960 Speaker 1: as she leaves for letting her assist the kids with 26 00:01:42,000 --> 00:01:45,800 Speaker 1: their bedtime routine. You thought she was helping you, and 27 00:01:45,920 --> 00:01:49,280 Speaker 1: she was, but getting to help also made her feel 28 00:01:49,320 --> 00:01:53,600 Speaker 1: like she was participating and contributing, which felt good. Now 29 00:01:53,680 --> 00:01:56,760 Speaker 1: you know, so in the future you can make a 30 00:01:56,840 --> 00:02:00,440 Speaker 1: point of asking her to help and narrating just how 31 00:02:00,520 --> 00:02:04,840 Speaker 1: much you appreciate her efforts. Or maybe a junior colleague 32 00:02:04,840 --> 00:02:07,560 Speaker 1: thanks you for letting her work the registration desk at 33 00:02:07,560 --> 00:02:11,320 Speaker 1: your company's annual event. What may have seemed like an 34 00:02:11,400 --> 00:02:15,840 Speaker 1: uninteresting task to you was special to her since she 35 00:02:15,880 --> 00:02:18,520 Speaker 1: got to interact with senior colleagues as she handed them 36 00:02:18,560 --> 00:02:22,440 Speaker 1: their name tags. Now you know, so you can make 37 00:02:22,440 --> 00:02:25,840 Speaker 1: sure she gets the opportunity to manage similar processes in 38 00:02:25,880 --> 00:02:32,480 Speaker 1: the future. Kids, in particular, often zero in on unexpected highlights. 39 00:02:33,480 --> 00:02:36,520 Speaker 1: I know from long experience that you can take a 40 00:02:36,600 --> 00:02:41,120 Speaker 1: kid to an amazing show or concert, and often what 41 00:02:41,240 --> 00:02:43,840 Speaker 1: they will talk about later is getting to buy a 42 00:02:43,880 --> 00:02:48,040 Speaker 1: snack at intermission. Now It might be tempting to get 43 00:02:48,160 --> 00:02:52,519 Speaker 1: upset about this. Are you really paying hundreds of dollars 44 00:02:52,560 --> 00:02:56,080 Speaker 1: for the opportunity to buy a water and Eminem's that 45 00:02:56,120 --> 00:02:58,160 Speaker 1: you could have bought for four dollars at a drug store. 46 00:02:59,280 --> 00:03:01,280 Speaker 1: But a better a coach is to realize that you 47 00:03:01,280 --> 00:03:05,120 Speaker 1: can make a special day even more special by giving 48 00:03:05,160 --> 00:03:08,880 Speaker 1: the kids some cash to hit the refreshment stand. In fact, 49 00:03:09,520 --> 00:03:12,800 Speaker 1: once you know what really excites the kids, you could 50 00:03:12,840 --> 00:03:16,440 Speaker 1: decide to get slightly cheaper tickets and be even more 51 00:03:16,480 --> 00:03:21,679 Speaker 1: generous on the concession front. Your goal is a good experience. 52 00:03:22,880 --> 00:03:27,519 Speaker 1: This allocation of spending, we'll make it one and pay 53 00:03:27,560 --> 00:03:31,760 Speaker 1: attention to what makes experiences good for you too. When 54 00:03:31,760 --> 00:03:34,800 Speaker 1: our family vacations at the beach, I want to get 55 00:03:34,840 --> 00:03:37,120 Speaker 1: in at least a few runs with a view of 56 00:03:37,160 --> 00:03:41,560 Speaker 1: the ocean. I dearly love my two year old. But 57 00:03:41,640 --> 00:03:43,840 Speaker 1: when I go out for an evening of adult fund, 58 00:03:44,680 --> 00:03:47,280 Speaker 1: what makes it even better is when I come home 59 00:03:47,360 --> 00:03:49,920 Speaker 1: late enough that I don't have to be the one 60 00:03:49,960 --> 00:03:54,440 Speaker 1: doing the bedtime routine. I do that routine approximately three 61 00:03:55,160 --> 00:03:59,160 Speaker 1: nights a year. That extra little breaks the cherry on 62 00:03:59,200 --> 00:04:03,440 Speaker 1: the Sunday. So pay attention to what makes an experience 63 00:04:03,480 --> 00:04:07,400 Speaker 1: good for you and make it happen and ask other 64 00:04:07,480 --> 00:04:09,760 Speaker 1: people what they are most looking forward to as well 65 00:04:10,760 --> 00:04:13,000 Speaker 1: or their favorite parts of when you did the experience 66 00:04:13,040 --> 00:04:16,400 Speaker 1: in the past. When we know what people value, we 67 00:04:16,400 --> 00:04:20,760 Speaker 1: can make sure it happens and maybe not obsess over 68 00:04:20,800 --> 00:04:26,480 Speaker 1: what doesn't really move the needle. In the meantime, this 69 00:04:26,560 --> 00:04:30,960 Speaker 1: is Laura. Thanks for listening, and here's to making the 70 00:04:31,040 --> 00:04:40,880 Speaker 1: most of our time. Hey, everybody, I'd love to hear 71 00:04:40,920 --> 00:04:43,680 Speaker 1: from you. 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