#110 The Details Matter!

Welcoming you back with DAYLIGHT SAVINGS ENERGY! 🤝

Time to make like our clocks and spring forward. Toward becoming your own boss one day. Toward that promotion you’ve been vying for. Toward the savings number required for that new car or vacation you’ve been craving.

Whatever goal you’ve set for yourself, take a step forward this week.

Let’s get after it.

Plenty of Day Highlights Here…

FATTENING THE WALLET 💰️ 

• Making Cents of Checking The Bill

ELEVATING YOUR BRAND 📈 

• Hustle Hub: Personal Branding Tips + Founder Inspiration

• Did You Know Featuring Sleep-Maxxing, AI Shoppers, and Learning in Public

• Networking Hack: PEG, PEG, PEG!!!

BOOSTING YOUR PRODUCTIVITY🚀

• A Food For Thought on Decision Making

MAKING CENTS 💰️ 

Check Every Bill!

Short and Sweet: How often do you look at your receipts? I mean really look at them? Because you could be paying for goods and services you didn’t buy. Technology isn’t infallible, and humans neither are humans, so mistakes happen more than you might think.

Don’t pay more than you should - take thirty seconds and go through that bill.

HOW MISTAKES HAPPEN

(Courtesy of Gemini — Google’s AI model)

O.T.F. 
O.F.T - One Final Thought

After almost getting tricked into an optional charge at the car dealership, I am committed to paying attention to detail when it comes to bills and receipts. Do I think this will make a big difference in my quest to build wealth? Nah, definitely not. But no one ever wants to pay for something they didn’t receive, and a few extra bucks here and there never hurt anyone.

Plus, these 30 seconds post-checkout can help you build strong attention-to-detail habits that could be more valuable elsewhere.

HUSTLE HUB 📈 

YOUR SUCCESS:

Be Prepared - Here are 20 tips for highlighting your personal brand during the hiring process, courtesy of Forbes.

THEIR SUCCESS:

Be Inspired - It’s never too late to be a founder! Take it from these four.

YOUR SUCCESS:

Be Proactive - 5 practical strategies to boost your brand this year, whether you’re a founder, side-hustler, or anything in between.

NETWORKING HACK 🤝 

OTF ORIGINAL: Remember “P-E-G” At Your Next Event!

Good communication is about much more than what you say. It’s also about how you say it and how you present yourself (those non-verbal cues), and using this PEG framework helps keep my networking game sharp. To that end, here are three small things to remember the next time you’re networking:

• P = Posture

• E = Expression

• G = Gut

• Posture: The way you stand, sit, and move tells people how confident and engaged you are.

• Real-world example: You’re at a work event, and two people approach you— one is slouched, looking at the floor; the other stands up straight, shoulders back, maintaining eye contact from the moment you connect. Who would you want to work with?

• Takeaway: Always think about your posture when making that all-important first impression. 💪

• Expression: Your facial expressions say a lot, even when you’re not talking. The right one can draw people in; the wrong one can push people away.

• Real-world example: Ever been in a conversation where someone’s face is blank and unengaged? It’s awkward AF. Let’s not be that person. Instead, be the person who makes the speaker feel heard. Nod, smile, and react accordingly. Send the message that you’re a good listener, and people will want to keep talking to you.

• Takeaway: Let your facial expressions and non-verbal cues say more than your words ever could. 🕺 

• Gut: Trust your gut.

• Real-world example: You’re talking to someone and instinctively think to yourself, This isn’t the sort of connection I’m looking for. Instead of seeing it through, trust that gut of yours. Save time and network more efficiently.

• Takeaway: Your brain can process a lot of information in a short amount of time. When you find yourself wondering, “Should I share this?” or “Should I stick around?” listen to your instincts and act accordingly. 🤝 

O.T.F
O.F.T: One Final Thought

PEG, PEG, PEG!!!

DID YOU KNOW🕺 

• Self-Interest: Do you know what it means to “learn in public?”
  

• Human Interest: What on earth is sleep-maxxing? (It’s trending)
  

• Artificial Interest: Did you see that article about how AI agents will change shopping?

   

FOOD FOR THOUGHT🚀 

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