A competitor makes for a better sounding board than a friend. This helps to improve your job performance because you’re not being coddled; you’re being challenged.
You may not agree with someone’s take on the matter, but there’s no questioning the sincerity. This gives you moment for pause.
Things aren’t coming together in the way they should. This might be the moment when you throw the pieces back in the puzzle box and start again.
Don’t scold yourself for getting sidetracked. You didn’t have much choice. Focus on making up for lost time.
A prodigal loved one returns to the fold. You should be relieved but instead you’re angry. It’s OK. Things are safe enough that you can allow yourself to experience emotions that were put on hold.
There comes a time when you have to stop worrying about doing things by the book and just wing it. And that time is now.
