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Episode 18: Response Rates, Honesty, Opinions Of Others And More – Podcast

Garth Beyer

On this episode of In The Box Podcast, we talked about Facebook’s new response rate tracking, how long we should keep trying before giving up, if it’s best to always tell the truth, how to share unfavorable opinions with others, and how to move on from things that didn’t go our way.

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Episode 18: Response Rates, Honesty, Opinions Of Others And More

Response rates – How fast do you expect to get a response when you tweet or Facebook a complaint?

Attempt Length – How long do you keep trying before you try something else or give up?

Honesty – Is it good to ALWAYS tell the truth?

Opinion of others – Is it worth it to share your opinions of others if it is not a favorable one?

Moving on – How do you move on from things that didn’t go your way?

 

Stay Positive & Try Until You Can’t

How It Works

Garth Beyer

There is a little known benefit to watching how something works.

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For most things, you can read blogs, watch YouTube videos, or flip on the television show How Stuff Works to see how exactly something works. If you’re a real adventurer, you might go to the location of “it” and see for yourself how it works.

The little known benefit of watching how things work is that it becomes ever more difficult to hate it, dispute it, or rant about it.

After seeing this video on how clutches work, I don’t find myself getting angry when I’m shifting my motorcycle and it jerks me forward or backward.

There’s a natural tendency to care more about what we know more about. All opinions change as more information is acquired.

Next time something frustrates you. Learn about it.

 

Stay Positive & Stress Ball Profits Are Now Seeing A Decrease

(how do they even work anyway…)

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Getting Opinions

Garth Beyer

I’m an op-ed writer and one would think that I come up with my opinions and then spread them, adjusting based on feedback. As the saying goes, “my opinions change with new information.”

However, that’s only part of it. Before I have my opinion, I get others.

The problem with having your own opinion first and bringing it to your editor (your boss, your manager, your teacher) is that once you open it to them, it stays between you two; sharing it with others becomes the act of a traitor.

Your opinion becomes a treasure piece between you and the person toward the top of the hierarchy. Or in other cases, it becomes a piece that must be critiqued, but not by someone below their level of expertise.

When you have an idea, an opinion, or a thought for improvement, share it with as many people on your own level (or one close to it). By skipping this step, you turn your work into a commodity when it should be priceless yet free. When you skip sharing your opinion with others: your friends, your family, your coworkers, then you miss out on one of the most important aspects of having the opinion in the first place – they are the ones you are trying to reach/help/connect/improve. You’re not going to be picked by the editor, your boss, or the CEO, however, nor should you attempt to pick yourself for them. Get chosen by the millions of people around you, and trust me, if you’re opinion resonates enough, your boss will call you forward and you will know that you picked yourself for the sake of others, not for the sake of being called forward.

 

Stay Positive & Oddly Enough Opinions Emerge From Cooperation

Garth E. Beyer

Relationship Improvement Method

Relationship Improvement Method

Garth Beyer

Every guy and lady have been victim to their own accidental voicing of an opinion or failure to complete a task in a relationship. In other words, everyone in a relationship ends up digging themselves a hole by not thinking before speaking or taking action. One will say something that is meant to be a friendly remark and it will come out wrong. Then they will try and clarify it and end up making things worse, digging themselves deeper into a hole.

It’s quite clear, even in my relationship, that men dig themselves holes more often then women and I am sure you would agree.

Though, digging yourself a hole is not always the problem since you usually end up laughing at the ridiculous statement you made. The real problem occurs when you can’t recover and clarify yourself. especially if your loved one takes real offense, which often they can.

One day I was recklessly offensive to someone and dug myself a deep hole. Sadly it was on a topic related to her family — a big no-no. At first she laughed but then the subtle honesty in my joke set in and I began digging myself deeper from there. Proceeding the after-noon that was spent in a state of emotional dysfunction, we recovered from my mistake. After we were on the same page again I joked that men should get a “Get Out Of The Hole Free” card. Damn I’m brilliant.

She laughed at the idea but then considered that we (men) do make mistakes. So instead of trying to recover from a comment which results in a deeper hole, the card is a way to just shut-up and start over or forget it. That day we decided that we would both get ONE “Get Out Of The Hole Free” card each month. Why not? It saves us from having an accidental emotional disaster. At the same time it forces us to be more aware of our thoughts and actions, especially if you use your card in the first week of the month.

Share the idea with your loved one and let me know how it works for you!

If you are feeling lucky, you can tell your partner that the card’s rollover each month.

Stay Positive and Out Of The Hole

Garth E. Beyer