This is Jeb Blunt and it's Money Monday on the Sales Gravy podcast.

Say, make money, money, money, money, money.

Make money, money, money, money, money, money makes the world go round.

I'm not talking around town.

Remy gave me the sound.

I want you to think about a time when you were trying to explain something to another person.

And I want you to remember the moment right in the middle of your story when the other person held up their hand and said, stop.

Could you just get to the point?

Now consider how that made you feel.

You were probably hurt,

unappreciated, angry, enraged, and you were left with a feeling that the other person didn't

even try to understand you. Or how about the time when you were trying to have a conversation

with a friend or a family member, and they kept looking down at their phone at incoming text

messages and social media alerts.

Remember how that made you feel?

If you were like me, it made you want to rip the phone from their hand and smash it on the floor.

Or how about the time when you came home from work and you were so excited to tell your significant other about your day?

You talked, but the person wasn't even paying attention because they were watching

TV or playing a video game or typing away on their laptop. You're not even listening to me,

you complain. I don't know why I even bother. But your significant other just replied with a

huh, barely averting their attention from the screen. And in that moment,

did you feel more emotionally connected or in love with him or her? Well, you know the truth and so do I.

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