Aside – It Doesn’t Always Work

Nobody is perfect.  Nobody has a perfect life.  There are whole minutes, hours, days weeks, months and even years that feel awful.  Do you remember the Queens Annus Horribilis?

What do you do when that happens?  Best bet?  Grieve and move on.  Which I know is much easier said than done.

Grieve.  Cry. Mourn the loss.  Let yourself feel what you gave up, what you didn’t get, what you had hoped for, what you

clown crying

photo by Mel B.

had and lost.

Then move on.  Learn from what happened.  Look for a new way.  Try something else.  Ask around.  Do some research and reading.  Find a new way and do it.

I lost a big client this month.  I’m not happy about it, but it has made me rethink where I am and what I am doing.  Next time I see them, I’m going to thank them.