Deep in the mountains of Greece, the country's most-wanted man has been on the run for over a decade.

He's a bank robber, a kid napper, but to many Greeks, he's a hero.

His name is Vasili Spaliokostas, and we're on the trail of the man behind the men, a modern-day Robin Hood

who steals from the rich and gives to the poor.

A Miles Gray, listen to the Good Thief on the iHeartRadio app Apple podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.

Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio.

Good morning. This is Laura.

Welcome to the Before Breakfast Podcast.

Today's tip is that when you see someone doing something you want to encourage, praise it right away.

Don't let the moment pass.

Praising something good while it lasts makes it more likely that the behavior will continue.

And you might have to spend less time correcting things later.

Teachers are sometimes encouraged to catch students doing something right.

In other words, instead of watching for and calling out students in appropriate behavior,

notice and praise the good behavior right away.

If teachers and parents praise or acknowledge good behavior right away, the thinking goes,

kids may be more likely to continue that behavior.

That is obviously great in its own right.

But when people continue in good behavior for longer, they are most likely not engaging in undesirable behavior at the same time.

That means you are not going to have to correct or complain, at least for a little longer.

Given that criticizing is not terribly pleasant for anyone, it is best to be able to avoid at least a little bit of this.

Now, you may not be able to avoid it forever, but it helps to lessen the need for a while.

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