MANAGING DISAPPOINTMENT
We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope. – Martin Luther King, Jr.
Not being offered the job, the promotion or a place on the course are all sources of disappointment. So are the ‘didn’t really hit it off’ internet date, seeing your team lose, or a New Year’s Eve party not being much fun.
Disappointment happens when things don’t go the way you hoped or expected that they would. It can leave you feeling let down and discouraged; a natural response to the hurt and sadness that occurs when your expectations or hopes fail to materialise.
And yet any person who has succeeded or achieved something has overcome disappointments. Instead of allowing disappointment to overwhelm or paralyse them, make ...
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