Rising Above: Transforming Disappointment into Gratitude and Growth 🌟

Published: Thu, 04/11/24

Disappointment lands hard for me. Whether I'm disappointed in myself or others, it's the one thing that can really take me out.

I flew all the way to Anaheim to deliver a talk on Inclusion. My contact person said the subject was important enough to get its own hour. Cool.

Something didn't feel right about how the event was set up. There was some weird app with the sessions listed. It was not clear and kind of confusing. There were many, many sessions.

Some sessions are in the basement. None of the rooms let you know what was happening inside of them.

No breaks in the schedule for lunch. Of course, I had a 1:00 pm time slot so I sat in on the second half of the session before mine. They had 6 people show up. They ran overtime.

No AV person to assist me. No problem, I figured it out. Then crickets. Nothing. No one. Nada. Nobody showed. I waited a full 30 minutes and no one even peeked in the room.

I left. I checked out of the hotel, and here I sit, in the airport, hoping to get an earlier flight home.

How am I managing the feelings of disappointment and time wasted, away from my family?

Here's how...

I had a short flight here.

I got to catch up on some sleep last night in the hotel.

I prepared and practiced a really good talk that someone else will experience.

I get to go home to my family early.

I'm safe.

I'm alive.

I'm healthy.

It's not the end of the world.

Seriously, if this is the worst thing that happens for me this week, I'm really great and grateful!

Still in my disappointment for the moment, but this too shall pass.

I don't know the why yet, but I'm gonna trust it's all happening for me.

I was gonna keep this to myself, but maybe this little story will make a difference for someone. Who knows.

A story not shared doesn't serve.

All the best,

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