- The Smarter Brain
- Posts
- Managing Disappointments, Listen to Understand, Stand Out Through Personal Branding
Managing Disappointments, Listen to Understand, Stand Out Through Personal Branding
Mario Peshev
February 14, 2023
Managing Disappointments, Listen to Understand, Stand Out Through Personal Branding
Welcome to The Smarter Brain, a curation of thought-provoking ideas and actionable reads to help you build better habits and become more productive.
Happy reading - See you on Sunday!
Cheers, The Smarter Brain Team
Estimated Reading Time: 2 mins
3 Ideas For Better Habits
1
Manage Your Expectations to Control Your Disappointments
Personal development guru, Tony Robbins, on quelling our disappointments. "We must learn to discipline our disappointment. Some people let disappointment destroy them, while others let it drive them—that’s a choice."
Source: Life Force: How New Breakthroughs in Precision Medicine Can Transform the Quality of Your Life & Those You Love
2
Listen to Understand, Not to Reply
Inspirational author, Roy T. Bennett, on the importance of listening with intention.
"Listen with curiosity. Speak with honesty. Act with integrity. The greatest problem with communication is we don’t listen to understand. We listen to reply. When we listen with curiosity, we don’t listen with the intent to reply. We listen for what’s behind the words."
3
Incorporate ‘You’ In Everything You Do
High-impact strategist, Susan C. Young, on the power of your personal brand.
"Create your own personal brand to stand apart from the crowd. Package your unique talents, style, personality, and products. Show and tell who you are and what you do—to the world."
Productivity Tools and Resources
4
Your Calendar and Task Manager in One App
Super Planner is an innovative planner and task manager to help you get things done across all your IOS devices.
5
Magic Photo Studio On-The-Go
PhotoRoom helps you create professional designs for free in an all-in-one creative photo editing platform.
What We're Reading
PodUp is a newsletter that helps you discover the best business podcasts with quick summaries of must-listen episodes covering a range of fascinating topics – without enduring hours of audio.
Brain Food
Today I Learned: That giving birth in the United States is more than 20 times as lethal as skydiving. (Source)
Science: A new study reveals that having a sense of purpose in daily life can influence college students' decisions on day-to-day alcohol consumption. (Source)
Have a productive rest of your week, The Smarter Brain Team
CLASSIFIEDS
Stop Struggling With Your Online Store
No Time For Dat is a newsletter for busy eCommerce entrepreneurs that delivers all of the most important eCommerce news and trends with free short snapshots straight to your inbox 3 times per week.
Explore thousands of hands-on creative classes with one inspiring membership
Skillshare is a platform that offers thousands of classes in a variety of subjects.
Whether you're looking to learn something new or enhance your existing skills, Skillshare has something for you.
Partner with The Smarter Brain and reach 5,700 professionals' inboxes. Contact us to learn more.
If you enjoy The Smarter Brain, we would really appreciate you spreading the word by sharing the sign up link to a colleague or friend. Thank you!
Collaborate with The Smarter Brain