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Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio.

Good morning. This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast Podcast.

Today's tip is to know why your work matters. Not only is it motivating and rewarding to know

what makes your work important, knowing this can help you figure out what is the best use of your time.

Today's tip, like another this week, comes from Will Guidara's book, Unreasonable Hospitality.

The remarkable power of giving people more than they expect. Guidara was a co-owner and

the general manager of the restaurant, Eleven Madison Park. And he draws on his experiences

in hospitality to offer suggestions about how people in any context can make their customers,

clients, or guests feel valued and take their work from good to legendary.

Guidara asserts, without exception, no matter what you do,

you can make a difference in someone's life. You must be able to name for yourself

why your work matters. He distinguishes between real estate agents who sell houses and those who

with a higher purpose sell homes. He writes, you can be in the financial services business

or in the business of providing people with a plan so they can provide for their families.

You can be in the insurance business or in the business of offering people the comfort of knowing

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