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Ever feel hijacked by your reaction to a client event?

Clive Griffiths
Clive Griffiths

Ever feel hijacked by your reaction to a client event?

You get asked an awkward question - answer it badly.
Then you replay that in your head for hours.
Punishing yourself multiple times.

We spend so much time stuck in thoughts we didn’t choose.

I used to think “professional” meant bottling feelings up.



But then I heard something that changed that completely.

Acknowledgment isn’t weakness.
It’s awareness.

Noticing anger, stress, embarrassment.
Noticing the way I'd spiral into a doom loop.
Noticing - without any kind of judgment or need to fix.

That’s the shift I needed.

From reaction to reflection.
From stuck to space to think.
From auto-pilot to event transformation.

Just try it next time you find yourself in a doom loop.
Acknowledge and name the feeling instead of fighting it.

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