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That's why we launched The Big Tick.

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I'm Wes Kosova, each weekday I dig into one important story and talk about why it matters.

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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 use Pocket phrases to respond to questions and comments you find yourself

encountering again and again.

Pocket phrases are proven, reliable answers that keep you from having to respond to

every situation, a new.

The phrases are in your back pocket when you need them.

I imagine we can all list the questions and comments we get more often than we wish.

If you are taller than 6-3 or so, people may seem incapable of ignoring this fact.

Did I with bright red hair or anything physically outside the norm?

If you're above a certain age and unpartnered, you may be asked why you're still single

or why you don't have kids.

If you're between jobs, how's the job search going?

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