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Good morning. This is Laura.
Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's tip is to be easy to work with.
If you want people to want to work with you, Making the experience as painless as possible is a good way to make that happen.
So today's tip comes courtesy of a friend who has been freelancing for a long time.
She was working with a new editor and turned in a piece that was exactly the right length, written in the same tone as everything else in the publication, and she turned it in with the proper supporting material a few days early.
To hear her tell it, the editor was so excited that she thanked her profusely for all she had done.
Which, of course, made both of us wonder, were other people not doing this?
Completing an assignment, as assigned, seems like the bare minimum.
But we all know that not everyone is is easy to work with.
People miss deadlines.
People don't do what they agreed to do.
Sometimes people are not particularly pleasant with those they are working with.
They are late to meetings, or they are unprepared.
They are constantly trying to upsell to the next thing.
And maybe it works sometimes, but most people who have a choice tend to seek out pleasure pleasure, and avoid pain.
If you work with two vendors, and they are basically the same in terms of cost and performance, wouldn't you be more likely to give future business to the one who isn't a jerk?
Wouldn't you be more likely to choose the one who seems happy that you gave them the business?
I know I would, and pretty much most other people will do the same.
So, if you want people to want to work with you, being easy to work with is a pretty good way to stand out, particularly in a competitive market, where it is hard to compete on price, and everyone one does more or less the same thing.
Being easy to work with is the one place you can truly distinguish yourself.
What this looks like is probably different in every industry, but being nice goes a long way everywhere.
Returning calls promptly and thanking people is always a good idea.
Doing the job you said you'd do in the time you said you'd do it in is going to make anyone happy.
I know it doesn't always work out.
You work to build a relationship with someone and they quit or go elsewhere.
A project can turn into a disaster despite everyone's best intentions.
But careers are long.
And if you have been in the same business for decades, you will likely have the experience of someone reaching out with a job or a project in the future.
precisely because they did enjoy working with you in the past. You were easy to work with and they want to continue that easy feeling as long as possible.
In the meantime, this is Laura.
Thanks for listening.
And here's to making the most of our time.
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