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Happy Tuesday! They’re all gonna laugh at you! JK it’s all in your head!

Today’s Topic’s:

• Dismantle the tyrant in your brain and do your best work by turning off the Spotlight Effect!

• 📰 News Nuggets 🐤

• 💖 Inspiration Ignition: It’s usually not as bad as you think! 🔥

• 🏈 Up Your Game - Captain’s Corner 👨‍🔧

• 🔨 Service Sector Spotlight: Fox Pest Control 💡

• 🤣 Fun-Tastic Finds: Get to work Abby 🎉

FEATURED STORY

Dismantling the Spotlight Tyrant: 💡 
Reclaim Your Mental Realm and Unleash Unstoppable Confidence

Welcome to the twisted world of the spotlight effect, 💡the ego-driven force that convinces you everyone's constantly judging your every move, outfit, and screw-up. This psychological phenomenon has been sabotaging your social life and career, but it's time to kick it to the curb and unleash your inner badass.

Ever walked into a room, coffee stain on your shirt, and thought everyone was looking at it and judging your poor choices in life? 👀👀

Well first, they weren’t, actually less than 25% of them even noticed. Second, you’re not alone. We all deal with the belief that everyone is looking at us and judging us when in reality, they aren’t. How we deal with these thoughts can have a massive impact on our careers.

It’s time to confront the spotlight effect as it wreaks havoc on your work life, crippling job performance, straining workplace relationships, and hindering career progression.

Fear not, as we lay out the path to overcoming this psychological tyrant by mastering self-awareness, embracing mindfulness, cultivating empathy, and building unshakable self-confidence.

In this article:

• Discover how to embrace mindfulness to become less self-conscious and more present in the moment, improving your overall well-being.

• Shift your focus from self-obsession to connection, cultivating empathy, and putting yourself in others' shoes to reduce self-focus and promote prosocial behavior.

• Transform the spotlight effect into gold by using self-awareness for personal growth and chasing professional development.

• Supercharge your career growth by embracing the attention and projecting confidence. 

With newfound knowledge and strategies, crush the spotlight effect and thrive in your career, relationships, and seize every opportunity that comes your way. Tame this beast through a powerful combination of self-awareness, confidence, and connection.

Apply these strategies, and watch as the spotlight effect loses its grip on your life, leaving you to excel in your career, ace your relationships, and make the most of every opportunity… like a boss. It's time to conquer this psychological tyrant and unleash your inner rebel.

Read the full article here.

📰 NEWS NUGGETS 🐤

Fresh Finds in Home Services

🪰PPMA releases their Annual Report on their pest Industry efforts which you can read here. PCT did a great write up which you can read here. 🪰

🚨Phil Kirkeiner and the Baton Leads team are crushing the referral game. Read here to learn more. Click here to jump in and start getting referrals from them asap.🚨

PCT has released the annual Top 100 pest control companies in the US by revenue💰. See the list here. 📈

💖 INSPIRATION IGNITION 🔥

Lighting a Spark for Creativity & Motivation

🏈 UP YOUR GAME - Captain’s Corner 👨‍🔧

Tools & Tips - Crafting the Game Plan

The Art of Delegation: How to Stop Micromanaging and Let Your Team Shine 🌞

Hey there, it's Captain Crush, and today we're talking about a topic that's near and dear to my heart: delegation. As leaders, we often think we can do it all. But the truth is, if you micromanage your team and refuse to delegate you’re sure to crash instead of crush... ain’t nobody got time for that.

So how do you become a delegation ninja? First, you gotta trust your team. If you don’t trust them, then why the hell did you hire them to begin with? As the great Ronald Reagan once said,

"The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things. He is the one that gets the people to do the greatest things."

Another key to delegation is setting clear expectations. An old boss I once had always said “inspect what you expect.” Be crystal clear about what needs to be done, when it needs to be done, and why it should be done.

A fool proof path to getting there is to go through a process with your direct reports that is something like this:

·  I do you watch, let them watch you perform the task first.

·  I do you help, let them help you and perform parts of the task themselves.

· You do I help, let them take the reigns and you help them out where needed.

·  You do I watch, let them tackle it on there own and provide feedback.

· You do, now they are off to the races and working in a manner you can trust.

Understand that you can't do it all yourself, so stop acting like it. You're not Superman or Wonder Woman. Delegate to your team, empower them, and trust them. As my Dad once said, “give someone else a turn or you wont have any friends you little 🍑”

So, my friends, embrace the power of delegation. Trust your team, set clear expectations, let go of your ego, and understand that it's okay to make some damn mistakes. So this week be a delegation ninja and watch your team shine. And remember, that’s an order straight from the Captain! Read the full article here.

Crush on,
Captain Crush

🔨 SERVICE SECTOR SPOTLIGHT 💡

Highlighting Industry Excellence

Congratulations to Fox Pest Control on their incredible growth! Only a third of the way into 2023 and on pace to crush it again this year. Read more below!

🤣 FUN-TASTIC FINDS 🎉

Grins, Or Your Money Back