BrandTalks

20/02/2025

At first glance, this quote may feel harsh, but when explored deeply, it reveals a profound truth about emotional maturity and intellectual resilience. The quote is not meant to diminish anyone, but rather to highlight the relationship between emotional sensitivity and the capacity to think critically, calmly, and objectively.

When we are easily offended, it often stems from reacting emotionally before fully understanding or processing a situation. In these moments, our minds become clouded with hurt, anger, or frustration, making it difficult to engage with the issue thoughtfully. This is not about intelligence in terms of IQ, but about intellectual maturity—the ability to step back, assess, and approach a situation with calmness rather than instant reaction. So, when someone is quick to take offense, they are less likely to think rationally, listen deeply, or consider different perspectives.

Ask yourself: What happens when you feel offended? Do you jump to conclusions, take things personally, or let your emotions guide your response? In these moments, you may feel attacked or misunderstood, but is that truly what is happening? Or could it be that you're allowing your emotions to override a more thoughtful, considered approach? When we allow ourselves to be easily offended, we limit our ability to engage in meaningful conversations and to see situations from multiple angles.

Now, think about the opposite: What happens when you choose not to be offended so easily? When you approach situations with curiosity rather than defensiveness, you create space for deeper understanding. You become more resilient, more willing to hear different opinions, and more open to constructive criticism. This intellectual openness enhances your ability to think critically, ask thoughtful questions, and engage in more meaningful discussions.

The quote invites you to ask yourself: Do I want to react emotionally and shut down my ability to learn and grow? Or do I want to cultivate resilience, patience, and deeper understanding? Intelligence in this context is not just about being smart—it’s about being able to rise above immediate reactions and approach life’s challenges with an open, thoughtful mind.

The less easily you are offended, the more you engage with life from a place of wisdom rather than reaction, and in doing so, you allow yourself to grow intellectually, emotionally, and personally.
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08/01/2025

“Whatever happens, stay alive. Don't die before you're dead. Don't lose yourself, don't lose hope, don't lose direction.

Stay alive, with yourself, with every cell of your body, with every fiber of your skin.

Stay alive, learn, study, think, read, build, invent, create, speak, write, dream, design.

Stay alive, stay alive inside you, stay alive also outside, fill yourself with colors of the world, fill yourself with peace, fill yourself with hope.

Stay alive with joy.

There is only one thing you should not waste in life, and that's life itself."

~Virginia Woolf

Pic: All credits to the unkown artist

05/09/2024

And it all starts with WHY.

«…As it turns out, all the great and inspiring leaders and organizations in the world they all think, act and communicate the exact same way. And it’s the complete opposite to everyone else. All I did was codify it, and it’s probably the world’s simplest idea. I call it “the Golden Circle”.
Why? How? What? This little idea explains why some organizations and some leaders are able to inspire where others aren’t. Let me define the terms really quickly. Every single person, every single organization on the planet knows WHAT they do, 100 percent. Some know HOW they do it, whether you call it your differentiated value proposition or your proprietary process or your USP.

But very, very few people or organizations know WHY they do what they do. And by “why” I don’t mean “to make a profit.” That’s a result. It’s always a result. By “why,” I mean: What’s your purpose? What’s your cause? What’s your belief? Why does your organization exist? Why do you get out of bed in the morning? And why should anyone care? Well, as a result, the way we think, the way we act, the way we communicate is from the outside in. It’s obvious. We go from the clearest thing to the fuzziest thing. But the inspired leaders and the inspired organizations -regardless of their size, regardless of their industry- all think, act and communicate from the inside out.

Let me give you an example. I use Apple because they’re easy to understand and everybody gets it. If Apple were like everyone else, a marketing message from them might sound like this: “We make great computers. They’re beautifully designed, simple to use and user friendly. Want to buy one?”

Most people and organizations when communicating an idea, they start from WHAT to WHY, from outside to inside part of the Golden Circle. In fact they say WHAT they do, HOW to do it, but they usually fail to say WHY they do WHAT they do. That’s how most marketing is done, that’s how most sales is done and that’s how most of us communicate interpersonally. We say what we do, we say how we’re different or how we’re better and we expect some sort of a behavior, a purchase, a vote, something like that.

Here’s how Apple actually communicates. “Everything we do, we believe in challenging the status quo. We believe in thinking differently. The way we challenge the status quo is by making our products beautifully designed, simple to use and user friendly. We just happen to make great computers. Want to buy one?” Totally different right? You’re ready to buy a computer from me. All I did was reverse the order of the information. What it proves to us is that people don’t buy what you do; people buy why you do it.

In other words, when we communicate from the outside in, yes, people can understand vast amounts of complicated information like features and benefits and facts and figures. It just doesn’t drive behavior. When we can communicate from the inside out, we’re talking directly to the part of the brain that controls behavior, and then we allow people to rationalize it with the tangible things we say and do. This is where gut decisions come from.

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24/08/2024

Barangay Camp 4-6 Foundation Day!

There a lot of activities to expect that will be posted soon so please ready yourselves. Masaya to! 🙂

Just one of the highlights is the Miss Gay Competition. Kaya naman we are in search for at most 15 candidates to compete and bring home the crown. Register na for free!

23/08/2024

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