Don’t let the Pinballs
OF LIFE
Bring You Down
DENISE M. MICHAELS GHOSTWRITER, AUTHOR, SPEAKER, BOOK COACH
Copyrighted Denise M. Michaels
“Well, THAT was obnoxious!” my good friend Karen whispered bitterly. She was reacting to a colleague who she felt should’ve connected with her before an important learning session coming up soon. In fact this colleague left her out of the loop until it was too late. “What was obnoxious about it?” I asked.
move. Now her event won’t be as successful as it could’ve been.” Karen smiled. Smart, resourceful, well-connected, creative and passionate, Karen is a successful entrepreneur with great ideas and plenty of positive energy. However, when this happened the hurt little girl inside
“I could’ve brought a lot of attention and attendees to what she’s
her felt miffed. Like she didn’t get an invitation to the birthday party
doing, but she didn’t let me know until the last minute. I could’ve
of the most popular kid in school.
sent the word out to my email lists a few times. Now, the learning session is only three days away. Plus, I wanted to go and I’ll be out of town,” Karen replied. “That doesn’t sound like ‘obnoxious’ to me,” I replied calmly. “It sounds like she’s disorganized, didn’t plan well and made a dumb
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I asked her about it. At first she defended her choice of words. However, after a few more questions she sheepishly admitted there was a tiny spot inside that felt unwanted, unloved and left out at times. Instead of acknowledg-
ing her pain, she projected. In her moment of hurt and anger
