WEBVTT - Second Cup: Be easy to work with

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio.

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<v Speaker 2>Good Morning, This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast.

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<v Speaker 2>Today's tip is to be easy to work with. If

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<v Speaker 2>you want people to want to work with you, making

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<v Speaker 2>the experience as.

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<v Speaker 3>Painless as possible is a good way to make that happen.

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<v Speaker 3>So today's tip comes courtesy of a friend who has

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<v Speaker 3>been freelancing for a long time. She was working with

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<v Speaker 3>a new editor and turned in a piece that was

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<v Speaker 3>exactly the right length, written in the same tone as

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<v Speaker 3>everything else in the publication, and she turned it in

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<v Speaker 3>with the proper supporting material a few days early. To

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<v Speaker 3>hear her tell it, the editor was so excited that

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<v Speaker 3>she thanked her profusely for all she had done, which

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<v Speaker 3>of course made both of us wonder were other people

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<v Speaker 3>not doing this. Completing an assignment as assigned seems like

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<v Speaker 3>the bare minimum, but we all know that not everyone

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<v Speaker 3>is easy to work with. People miss deadlines, people don't

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<v Speaker 3>do what they agreed to do. Sometimes people are not

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<v Speaker 3>particularly pleasant with those they are working with. They are

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<v Speaker 3>late to meetings, or they are unprepared. They are constantly

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<v Speaker 3>trying to upsell to the next thing, and maybe it

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<v Speaker 3>works sometimes, but most people who have a choice tend

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<v Speaker 3>to seek out pleasure and avoid pain. If you work

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<v Speaker 3>with two vendors and they are basically the same in

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<v Speaker 3>terms of cost and performance, wouldn't you be more likely

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<v Speaker 3>to give future business to the one who isn't a jerk?

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<v Speaker 3>Wouldn't you be more likely to choose the one who

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<v Speaker 3>seems happy that you gave them the business? I know

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<v Speaker 3>I would, and pretty much most other people will do

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<v Speaker 3>the same. So if you want people to want to

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<v Speaker 3>work with you, being easy to work with is a

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<v Speaker 3>pretty good way to stand out, particularly in a competitive

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<v Speaker 3>market where it is hard to compete on price and

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<v Speaker 3>everyone does more or less the same thing. Being easy

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<v Speaker 3>to work with is the one place you can truly

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<v Speaker 3>distinguish yourself. What this looks like is probably different in

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<v Speaker 3>every industry, but being nice goes a long way everywhere.

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<v Speaker 3>Returning calls promptly and thanking people is always a good idea.

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<v Speaker 3>Doing the job you said you'd do in the time

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<v Speaker 3>you said you'd do it in is going to make

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<v Speaker 3>anyone happy. I know it doesn't always work out. You

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<v Speaker 3>work to build a relationship with someone and they quit

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<v Speaker 3>or go elsewhere. A project can turn into a disaster

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<v Speaker 3>despite everyone's best intentions. But careers are long, and if

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<v Speaker 3>you have been in the same business for decades, you

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<v Speaker 3>will likely have the experience of someone reaching out with

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<v Speaker 3>a job or a project in the future precisely because

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<v Speaker 3>they did enjoy working with you in the past. You

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<v Speaker 3>were easy to work with and they want to continue

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<v Speaker 3>that easy feeling as long as possible. In the meantime,

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<v Speaker 3>this is Laura. Thanks for listening, and here's to making

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<v Speaker 3>the most of our time.

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