1 00:00:03,480 --> 00:00:08,000 Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. 2 00:00:09,080 --> 00:00:15,240 Speaker 2: Good Morning, This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. 3 00:00:16,400 --> 00:00:21,160 Speaker 2: Today's tip is to be easy to work with. If 4 00:00:21,200 --> 00:00:24,600 Speaker 2: you want people to want to work with you, making 5 00:00:24,640 --> 00:00:25,920 Speaker 2: the experience as. 6 00:00:25,840 --> 00:00:29,760 Speaker 3: Painless as possible is a good way to make that happen. 7 00:00:32,200 --> 00:00:35,159 Speaker 3: So today's tip comes courtesy of a friend who has 8 00:00:35,200 --> 00:00:39,040 Speaker 3: been freelancing for a long time. She was working with 9 00:00:39,080 --> 00:00:41,600 Speaker 3: a new editor and turned in a piece that was 10 00:00:41,960 --> 00:00:45,120 Speaker 3: exactly the right length, written in the same tone as 11 00:00:45,200 --> 00:00:48,400 Speaker 3: everything else in the publication, and she turned it in 12 00:00:48,440 --> 00:00:52,680 Speaker 3: with the proper supporting material a few days early. To 13 00:00:52,720 --> 00:00:56,720 Speaker 3: hear her tell it, the editor was so excited that 14 00:00:56,800 --> 00:01:00,640 Speaker 3: she thanked her profusely for all she had done, which 15 00:01:00,640 --> 00:01:03,920 Speaker 3: of course made both of us wonder were other people 16 00:01:04,480 --> 00:01:10,120 Speaker 3: not doing this. Completing an assignment as assigned seems like 17 00:01:10,200 --> 00:01:14,360 Speaker 3: the bare minimum, but we all know that not everyone 18 00:01:14,600 --> 00:01:19,160 Speaker 3: is easy to work with. People miss deadlines, people don't 19 00:01:19,200 --> 00:01:23,200 Speaker 3: do what they agreed to do. Sometimes people are not 20 00:01:23,280 --> 00:01:27,080 Speaker 3: particularly pleasant with those they are working with. They are 21 00:01:27,160 --> 00:01:31,759 Speaker 3: late to meetings, or they are unprepared. They are constantly 22 00:01:31,800 --> 00:01:35,680 Speaker 3: trying to upsell to the next thing, and maybe it 23 00:01:35,760 --> 00:01:40,600 Speaker 3: works sometimes, but most people who have a choice tend 24 00:01:40,640 --> 00:01:45,240 Speaker 3: to seek out pleasure and avoid pain. If you work 25 00:01:45,319 --> 00:01:48,880 Speaker 3: with two vendors and they are basically the same in 26 00:01:48,960 --> 00:01:53,480 Speaker 3: terms of cost and performance, wouldn't you be more likely 27 00:01:53,800 --> 00:01:57,400 Speaker 3: to give future business to the one who isn't a jerk? 28 00:01:58,360 --> 00:02:01,360 Speaker 3: Wouldn't you be more likely to choose the one who 29 00:02:01,400 --> 00:02:05,640 Speaker 3: seems happy that you gave them the business? I know 30 00:02:05,840 --> 00:02:09,760 Speaker 3: I would, and pretty much most other people will do 31 00:02:09,840 --> 00:02:14,160 Speaker 3: the same. So if you want people to want to 32 00:02:14,240 --> 00:02:17,800 Speaker 3: work with you, being easy to work with is a 33 00:02:17,840 --> 00:02:22,239 Speaker 3: pretty good way to stand out, particularly in a competitive 34 00:02:22,280 --> 00:02:26,040 Speaker 3: market where it is hard to compete on price and 35 00:02:26,200 --> 00:02:30,600 Speaker 3: everyone does more or less the same thing. Being easy 36 00:02:30,639 --> 00:02:33,960 Speaker 3: to work with is the one place you can truly 37 00:02:34,000 --> 00:02:39,560 Speaker 3: distinguish yourself. What this looks like is probably different in 38 00:02:39,720 --> 00:02:44,640 Speaker 3: every industry, but being nice goes a long way everywhere. 39 00:02:45,919 --> 00:02:51,720 Speaker 3: Returning calls promptly and thanking people is always a good idea. 40 00:02:52,240 --> 00:02:54,640 Speaker 3: Doing the job you said you'd do in the time 41 00:02:54,680 --> 00:02:57,320 Speaker 3: you said you'd do it in is going to make 42 00:02:57,800 --> 00:03:03,200 Speaker 3: anyone happy. I know it doesn't always work out. You 43 00:03:03,280 --> 00:03:05,919 Speaker 3: work to build a relationship with someone and they quit 44 00:03:06,040 --> 00:03:09,680 Speaker 3: or go elsewhere. A project can turn into a disaster 45 00:03:09,919 --> 00:03:16,760 Speaker 3: despite everyone's best intentions. But careers are long, and if 46 00:03:16,800 --> 00:03:20,600 Speaker 3: you have been in the same business for decades, you 47 00:03:20,639 --> 00:03:23,800 Speaker 3: will likely have the experience of someone reaching out with 48 00:03:23,840 --> 00:03:27,720 Speaker 3: a job or a project in the future precisely because 49 00:03:27,760 --> 00:03:31,680 Speaker 3: they did enjoy working with you in the past. You 50 00:03:31,800 --> 00:03:35,640 Speaker 3: were easy to work with and they want to continue 51 00:03:35,640 --> 00:03:41,200 Speaker 3: that easy feeling as long as possible. In the meantime, 52 00:03:42,280 --> 00:03:46,880 Speaker 3: this is Laura. Thanks for listening, and here's to making 53 00:03:46,920 --> 00:03:49,120 Speaker 3: the most of our time. 54 00:03:55,480 --> 00:03:58,240 Speaker 1: Hey, everybody, I'd love to hear from you. You can 55 00:03:58,240 --> 00:04:01,760 Speaker 1: send me your tips, your questions, or anything else. 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