Steveer Robbins here.

Welcome to the Get It Done Guys' quick and dirty tips to work less and do more.

Today's topic is deepening and building relationships.

The quick and dirty tip is to say thank you.

Miriam from California writes,

My favorite Get It Done Guy podcast, F podcast filing inspired me to rethink my filing.

I've enclosed a photo, which you can find in the transcript of this episode.

I'm a seventh grade science teacher. They say that a teacher rarely gets to reap the seed sown,

so I wanted to make sure you knew someone out there is listening and benefiting from your podcast.

Wow, Miriam is so

onto something, and not just recognizing my humble perfection, she's nailed the value of gratitude.

Saying thank you is powerful. After Miriam's letter, I started paying close attention to thank

yous and gratitude. Everywhere was full of opportunity.

A checkout clerk said, while staring blankly ahead in a vague days,

thank you for shopping at our store.

I hope you found what you were looking for.

Have a nice day.

It was amazing.

It was all one word.

I flicked dust in her eyes so she'd flinch and have to make direct eye contact.

Once we had a connection, I filled myself with a profound sense of gratitude,

looked deeply into her eyes, and said, you're welcome. Thank you for helping me out.

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