🧠 Weekly Reflections #2: Getting or letting go?

Hey everyone —

Welcome to the 2nd edition of the weekly reflections newsletter! First off, thank you all so much for the love, support, and engagement in last week's newsletter! I love reading all of your comments, thoughts, and reflections on these posts and feel free to drop a response and I'll get back to you all as soon as possible ❤️.

Let's get into it! 🫡

💎  Reflections from the Journal

• I got a ton of comments and questions expanding on what I wrote about establishing trust in our pitches as communicators in last week's newsletter. Just to expand a little bit: Establishing trust with your audience as communicators will mean you have to know what makes them tick, aka what they value.
• ↳ Just to use my position as an analyst pitching in an investment fund real quick: If I know one analyst is geared/oriented towards investment expectations or another towards debt management, it's crucial that I speak that language and incorporate whatever content that includes in my pitch. 
• ↳ That doesn't just help your pitch/talk/message win over your audience but lets them know that you are paying attention to what matters in the room.
• "You are suffering from self-doubt while others are intimidated by your full potential." - M.
• Fascinating insight of a soliloquy: Originally, the word ‘soliloquy’ had religious connotations, denoting a kind of private mediation between man and his soul or between one aspect of man and different aspects of his character. The soliloquy, as a term, entered the English language through the writings of St. Augustine.
• "If we get bad news, it's crucial to communicate that they're not going to like it. If you're afraid it's going to break their heart, communicate that. Give them 1 - 3 secs to brace themselves, then hit them w/ it. Two possible responses: They already knew how bad it would be, or they can already take care of it." (33:38 - Mastering Negotiation | This SAVED MY MARRIAGE | The Basement)
• "The real cure for distraction is not focus or productivity or efficiency, but attraction." (27:20 - 8 Strategies to Remove Distractions to Improve Focus and Productivity)"

🤔 Questions to ask yourself today:

• What's more important to you: Getting or letting go?  
• Is privilege robbing your drive?

📎 Interesting resources worth checking out:

• More Auto Payments Are Late, Exposing Cracks in Consumer Credit
• Some really cool ai tools to consider adding to your workflow

That's all I got for today. Love you guys, and see you next week!

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