Struggling With Disappointment

I used to go to bed after days I’d like to forget.

Of course, that doesn’t solve the problem but gets us ready to attack it the next day.

  • All disappointment is temporary.  True, it hurts – sometimes very deeply.  But disappointment will eventually turn into good fortune.
  • Isolate what is really disappointing you.  This can be a revelation because often what disappoints us is not what we think it is.
  • Focus on others not yourself.  It is impossible to feel badly when we concentrate our attention on others.
  • Don’t take it personally.  You didn’t “deserve it”. You didn’t “ask for it”.  It’s not that you’re “not good enough”.  Taking things personally makes it difficult to get to what is really eating us.

Keep expectations low and motivation high to never be disappointed.

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