“Midweek Material” curates articles, podcasts, videos, etc. on a variety of topics including law, marketing/sales, productivity and more.
The counterintuitive way to have more influence [Podcast]:
Once they know that you care about them, they are much more willing to engage in listening to you.
How To Be Heard By Improving Your Listening Skills [Jason Feifer, Problem Solvers]
10 steps for pitching to executives [Article]:
Rather than thinking of the meeting as a pitch to the executive, think of it as a conversation. It’s two people, talking, figuring out the best solution moving forward.
Selling To An Executive? Follow These 10 Steps To Win Their Respect [Paul Petrone, LinkedIn]
Best tips on optimizing mental health, aging, and more [Podcast]:
Then I also created this exercise called, “What for? Why now? What else?” “WWW” for short. Once you notice your phone is in your hand, you just ask yourself those questions. What for? What did I pick it up to do? Did I actually have a purpose? Then you ask yourself why now? What was the time-sensitive reason you picked it up? Most of the time is going to be an emotional reason. It’s going to be like, I was anxious, and I want it to be soothed. I was bored waiting in this line, I wanted a distraction. I felt lonely, I wanted to feel connected. Identify what your brain is actually after and then you can move to the third step, the what else, which is to ask yourself, what else could you do in that moment to achieve the same result? Could you actually use your phone to call a friend instead of going to social media if you’re having a moment of loneliness? Could you go for a quick walk around the block if you need a break from work, instead of going over to the news?
Making Resolutions With Chasing Life [Dr. Sanjay Gupta, Chasing Life]
The obligations that come with being a leader [Video]:
Leadership’s Unspoken Rules: Simon Sinek On Responsibility And Trust [Simon Sinek]
Andrew T. Daniel 