Monday Motivation - September 23rd

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Welcome to this week's Monday Motivation. I have been thinking about communication. I recently had to deal with a situation in my personal life where someone was trying hard to share an idea and a process that they had developed to make my life better. Unfortunately, this person was completely unable to convey their thoughts in a cogent way, and therefore their idea was lost to everyone. The speaker and the the listeners were both frustrated. We eventually figured out the thought process, but it was awkward and difficult. 

Because so many of us work remotely now, communication is more important than ever. Because we can't be seen, some feel that they need to try harder to be heard. My thought is that communicating better fills in that gap.

This weeks training opportunity is on Communication,  I originally took this class in 2020, and took it again this week. I hope you find it relevant to your personal brand journey.

Training opportunity
Communication Foundations through DIRECTV Academy

Past Training Recommendations

Accelerate your Career: Personal Brand on DIRECTV Academy

Transform your Personal Brand on DIRECTV Academy



LinkedIn Creator Mode through DIRECTV Academy

Learning LinkedIn Course through DIRECTV Academy

Developing Your Personal Brand through DIRECTV Academy

Feel free to forward this week's update to anyone who might want to work on their Personal brand. 

To learn more about John and the work he does for DIRECTV please click HERE. 

The views expressed in this blog post reflect the experiences and opinions of the author only and are not meant to be any official correspondence from DIRECTV, its Dealers, affiliates or any related entities. Copyright John Mac's Travels 2024


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