The CEO Code

Adapt, Improvise, and Overcome

Disappointment is when reality does not meet expectation. It would be unrealistic to suggest that everyone is always or should always be positive and in a good mood. As the old bumper sticker says, “Stuff happens.” We all have downers, mistakes, and mishaps. The key you need to remember is that it isn’t what happens to you that matters: it’s what you do about it.

Reality would suggest that it is actually a rare occurrence when things work out exactly the way you planned. Sometimes you fall short, sometimes you exceed your expectations, and once in a while you hit a bull’s-eye. The world is not black and white. It is several shades of gray and full of various colors.

Recently, I was meeting with a client, a partner ...