Happy Friday, Crusaders!

I’m sure by now you’ve heard about the law of attraction. If not, my Google search defines the law of attraction as an attractive and magnetic power. This law attracts thoughts, ideas, people, situations and circumstances. Blah, blah, blah. Here’s an applicable definition;

Any person, situation, idea or emotion which gets the most energy from you, (whether it’s positive or negative) is what you’ll experience the most of in your life. For example, if you do not want something in your life then you focus on the solution rather than the problem. Easier said than done…Duuuuh… But taking action toward what you DO want in your life attracts awesomeness like prime parking spaces or fulfilling relationships. :D

Finally, focus on what you wish to experience in your life and those things will be attracted to you one way or another.  

Thanks for reading!

Hello team! When you read this, we'll be about to start our photoshoot in San Francisco

It's the culmination of a ton of work from all areas of the company, from Creative, to Accounting, to PGSS (shoutout to Connor for being the same size as our model), to Wholesale for letting us invade their office the past few days, and Gabby for booking us hotels, restaurants, food, and more. Today is a testament to teamwork! Thank you everyone for all the work you do every day and for being flexible enough (open-minded policy, anyone?) to help other departments get things done. Teamwork makes the dream work! 


Stay tuned on social media today when you can! Nery will be posting/snapping to keep our channels updated on the events of the day! We're all looking forward to showing you all the finished products! 


 

Quick Reminder: Self Assessments due Friday! Let me know if you have any questions.

“The Halo/Horns Effect is a type of cognitive bias where a person’s impression of another can substantially influence one’s thoughts and feelings about that person. Psychologist Edward Thorndike first wrote about the Halo Effect in 1920. Thorndike performed a simple study in which he asked two high-ranking officers to evaluate their soldiers on physical qualities such as neatness, and mental qualities like intellect and leadership. The results of the study showed that if a soldier was rated high in one area, he also tended to be rated highly in all other areas.”

I know that in interviews, I’ve sometimes fallen prey to this psychological effect. It’s easy to assume that someone who is dressed sharply is automatically more intelligent, and let that weigh more heavily in how I assess their answers. In other words, it’s the misconception that if someone is good at A (dressing) they must also be good at B and C (performance/punctuality etc).

But this concept can be applied to all areas of business. In management, a supervisor may see an enthusiastic employee and rate them higher in performance because of it. In brainstorming, a leader may favor an idea from one of their high performing employees over one of their low performing ones.(But not here of course!)

It’s important to be aware of the horns and halo state of mind when forming any thought or opinion really, as it can creep up in the workplace, in politics, and even in the dating scene. When decision making, be sure that every idea stands on its own merit, and is free of the horns and halo biases.