Tag: when things go wrong

When The Backup Plan Fails

My area has
two major internet companies.

A few days ago,
my main internet company
wasn’t operational in my area.

So I tried to switch
to the second internet company.

It wasn’t operational
in my area either.

I continued checking
every couple of hours
but I soon accepted that
I was getting nothing done that day
that required the internet.

I completed offline tasks.

When your backup plan fails,
consider that it might be
a sign from the universe
you should focus on other things.

Complete other tasks
and try again tomorrow.

Someone To Vent To

There are frustrations
in every job,
every business,
every industry.

If we don’t express
these frustrations to someone
(this could be a human someone
or a cat
or a plant),
if we don’t vent
some of these extreme emotions,
they will erupt
usually at the most inconvenient time
when we are with customers
or people we’re trying to impress.

I have someone I vent to.
I express my frustrations
to him on,
at least,
a weekly basis.

He is outside the industry
so he is unlikely
to ever inadvertently
reveal my feelings
to people I sell to
or partner with.

I’ll preface the deluge
of complaints
by telling him
“I just have to vent.”

He knows then
that he doesn’t have
to provide solutions.
All he has to do
is listen.

And I do the same
for him
when he needs to vent.

We both feel better,
are calmer,
and can go back
to whatever we’re working on.

Ensure you have someone
to vent to.