Anger or Peace? Im taking a moment to write HERE so that I may not take out my anger here instead of elsewhere (hence also turning it into a positive). Today - I received quite the insulting and down-right condescending Email. I cant remember the last time I was ever spoken to in such a manner! It was just down right nasty. The email came simply because I asked questions about a service I was considering investing in for my business. The Email came from the head of this service provider. See...the quoted rate he wants to charge is $40,000. Fair enough - the price was never the issue nor even discussed. Also The Company came highly recommended and seemed to be highly capable. So...that was not the issue at all either. The entire issue was that I had QUESTIONS. Yes, before blindly investing and signing contracts, I had questions - about 8 of them. I mean, fair enough - right? Assume you are buying a car, wouldnt you expect that all your questions be thoroughly answered? Asking questions doesnt make you into an a-hole. It makes you human. Shockingly I was told that my questions are unnecessary and micro-managing. I was also then MOCKED with sarcasm - all implying that Im small chops compared to what they can handle. I was then even told that THEY choose THEIR clients. Finally I was told that they are choosing to answer my questions only out of social obligation due to mutual contacts...oh and so much more. My first instinct was to reply in anger, hate, ego and puff/beat my chest. My second instinct was to write a nice email that condescended back but in politically correct terminology (basically - being nasty with poise? If there even is such a thing). My third instinct - after taking time to step away - was to NOT respond at all. There is no point. See. The more I thought about it - I just feel bad for this person. Firstly, their entire attitude, anger and negative energy is not going to serve them well in the future and my guess is that they will come to learn that soon. If anything, I would prefer to keep distance from all of it. Responding simply means I get roped into it and invite more of it into my life. Secondly - I decided to give this person the benefit of doubt. Maybe its not me - maybe its just something bad going on in their life and I happened to be there to catch the brunt of it? All in all - Im going to walk away and let it be. So... Why am I ranting about it here? Well by focusing my energies on writing this post, I was able to get it out of my system but in a healthy way! Lessons Learned: 1. Angry? Take some time before reacting AT ALL. Step away. Just a small bit of time can drastically alter your decisions (for the better). 2. About to Fight? Dont. Its shitty energy and its going to drag you down. Ok Im done :) Closing my Gmail and going to SLEEP!
Posted on: Sun, 30 Nov 2014 07:09:03 +0000
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