I have recently felt great about my outlook on my firm and my own personal awareness. I have been super open-minded on different ideas, strategies, and themes. All was good in the world until someone pissed in my cheerios.

What happened? Well, my ego got hurt. In short, this is what happened- the details don’t matter.

1) I sponsored in 2021 a local non-profit that fosters founders and entrepreneurship.

2) I was engaged and was invited to their annual event.

3) In 2022, I was never asked for my renewal contribution.

4) I was not invited to the event this year.

5) It really bothered me.

What matters to me is how much it affected me. I was completely on tilt the entire day. I called several people to whine, bitch, and complain about the situation. Nothing helped my ego.

What I learned- I cannot handle ego-inflating activities because the inverse of such causes me emotional disturbance. The only thing I can do is imagine the Pretty Woman scenario where I can come back onto the scene and say, “Big Mistake….Huge!”

Today I laugh at how much this bothered me. It just shows that I have a lot of work to do on my blind spots.