1 00:00:03,440 --> 00:00:06,680 Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio. 2 00:00:09,160 --> 00:00:14,040 Speaker 1: Good Morning, This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. 3 00:00:14,840 --> 00:00:18,200 Speaker 1: Today's tip is to promote your own good work by 4 00:00:18,239 --> 00:00:22,400 Speaker 1: asking others to celebrate it with you. In general, such 5 00:00:22,440 --> 00:00:27,640 Speaker 1: celebrating makes accomplishments far more fun. Today's tip, like a 6 00:00:27,640 --> 00:00:31,520 Speaker 1: few others this week, comes from Meredith Fyneman's book Brag Better, 7 00:00:32,080 --> 00:00:35,920 Speaker 1: Master the Art of Fearless self Promotion. While many of 8 00:00:36,000 --> 00:00:39,360 Speaker 1: us hope that our work speaks for itself, Fineman suggests 9 00:00:39,400 --> 00:00:43,080 Speaker 1: giving good work a little bit more amplification. After all, 10 00:00:43,200 --> 00:00:46,839 Speaker 1: people can't take advantage of your useful, wonderful work unless 11 00:00:46,840 --> 00:00:51,160 Speaker 1: they know about it, and no one can read our minds. Now. 12 00:00:51,200 --> 00:00:53,120 Speaker 1: I know it's hard for many of us to stand 13 00:00:53,200 --> 00:00:55,760 Speaker 1: up and boast, but there are ways to feel more 14 00:00:55,800 --> 00:00:58,880 Speaker 1: authentic about this, and a good one is to involve 15 00:00:58,920 --> 00:01:02,240 Speaker 1: others in our good times. For instance, if you do 16 00:01:02,320 --> 00:01:05,120 Speaker 1: something really cool, you can invite your friends for a 17 00:01:05,160 --> 00:01:09,759 Speaker 1: fun activity, dinner, or drinks to celebrate the accomplishment. Feineman says, 18 00:01:10,120 --> 00:01:12,880 Speaker 1: I once threw myself a book deal party and bought 19 00:01:12,920 --> 00:01:14,959 Speaker 1: a cake that my friends and I ate on my roof. 20 00:01:15,480 --> 00:01:18,280 Speaker 1: I sprung for a fancy, trendy cake and it was delicious. 21 00:01:18,720 --> 00:01:21,880 Speaker 1: I licked the box it came in. If you get 22 00:01:21,920 --> 00:01:25,040 Speaker 1: an email singing your praises, as long as it isn't confidential, 23 00:01:25,319 --> 00:01:28,800 Speaker 1: you can forward it to family members or friends. Save 24 00:01:28,840 --> 00:01:31,080 Speaker 1: the responses so you can look back at them and smile. 25 00:01:31,319 --> 00:01:34,800 Speaker 1: Fineman suggests you can take your colleagues out for drinks 26 00:01:34,840 --> 00:01:38,480 Speaker 1: or dinner to celebrate a professional win. Your winds aren't 27 00:01:38,480 --> 00:01:41,520 Speaker 1: always yours alone, so it's fun to celebrate with those 28 00:01:41,560 --> 00:01:45,080 Speaker 1: you work with. Two. Fineman rights. Even in these times 29 00:01:45,120 --> 00:01:49,160 Speaker 1: of social distancing, people are often looking for an excuse 30 00:01:49,240 --> 00:01:54,080 Speaker 1: to connect and celebrate, so in fact, you're actually helping 31 00:01:54,120 --> 00:01:56,880 Speaker 1: people by giving them an occasion to raise a glass, 32 00:01:57,360 --> 00:02:02,080 Speaker 1: perhaps on zoom about your book, long your promotion, your 33 00:02:02,160 --> 00:02:05,440 Speaker 1: aggressive negotiation to land a good deal on a used car. 34 00:02:06,400 --> 00:02:10,840 Speaker 1: Don't shy from asking, and hopefully in the future you'll 35 00:02:10,840 --> 00:02:13,000 Speaker 1: be able to actually pay for a round of drinks 36 00:02:13,000 --> 00:02:17,480 Speaker 1: in person too. Bringing people together is good, and if 37 00:02:17,520 --> 00:02:19,919 Speaker 1: it happens to be at least initially for the reason 38 00:02:19,960 --> 00:02:23,680 Speaker 1: of recognizing how awesome you are, well all the better. 39 00:02:24,760 --> 00:02:27,560 Speaker 1: So if you've had a win recently, see what you 40 00:02:27,600 --> 00:02:30,320 Speaker 1: can do to invite others to celebrate it with you. 41 00:02:31,240 --> 00:02:34,000 Speaker 1: They'll know about your win and they'll make some new 42 00:02:34,000 --> 00:02:39,239 Speaker 1: connections as well. In the meantime, this is Laura. Thanks 43 00:02:39,240 --> 00:02:49,640 Speaker 1: for listening, and here's to making the most of our time. Hey, everybody, 44 00:02:49,880 --> 00:02:52,000 Speaker 1: I'd love to hear from you. You can send me 45 00:02:52,000 --> 00:02:55,680 Speaker 1: your tips, your questions, or anything else. 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