I oversaw the organization of an event last weekend. 3 people came. At least $5000 were invested into the event.
Yeah.
Never doing that again. . .I can salvage it by making the video available, instructional materials, etc. Live and learn, right?
Shit. Not so much. I have been sleepless and stressed all week about it. Not every minute, but whenever I don't have something else to engage in. By the end of the week I was exhausted.
I decided to let go. Everything else at work is going well. I discussed it with my boss, and we decided we needed to go with a different model for these workshops, anyway.
OK, this really sounds like rationalizing - "really, really! It's fine!!!!"
It's not fine, but I'm letting go of it anyway. I made a mistake, took too much of a risk. Now I'll hold myself to making it right. That's it.
I really think that being honest and joyful is the best thing you can do for a person, whether at work or with friends and family. If you make a mistake, just admit it and address it - ask for help in fixing it! Usually it is not nearly as bad when you say it out loud as it had seemed in your own head. My boss was like, "yeah, we need to use a totally different model for that program." Verrry true. . .
"Own your mistakes or they own you." Paulo Coehlo
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