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I just got fired..
Hey Anon.
So this week was pretty rough for me (past couple of weeks actually)
I had a ton of personal stuff going on that took a toll on my health & almost forced me to quit my caffeine intake.
And because of that (& frankly a ton of other stuff which’d be too long for this email), I was lousy at client work.
So much so that one of my clients (agency actually) fired me because my writing was really bad & didn’t take his feedback seriously.
And he was right too, I had so much going on I barely had the time to go through his feedback, which cost me this job btw.
When he said he wanted to RESPECTFULLY fire me, I felt like a strong gut punch. I panicked, and reached out to a few unhealthy warm leads just because I have bills to pay.
But I sat with the discomfort of getting fired for a while.
After a few hours, I realized I was just overreacting.
And instantly regretted my decision of reaching out to those warm leads when in reality I should’ve focused on upskilling myself (email copy FTW)
I eventually did that though.
Planned the week with 80% focus on email copy stuff like sending DMs everyday, reading copy books, writing emails, creating a work samples portfolio etc.
And that’s when I realized the importance of mindfullness, patience and reframing your situation.
When I got fired, I just needed some patience to think through the situation & reframe the situation positively. Could’ve saved me a ton of anxiety and regrets of telling people that actually I don’t need the job atm.
So my friends, the lesson for today is that when you’re panic stricken, sit with that panic for a while.
Think through it patiently and reframe it in your favour.
Your mind will thank you for it.
So that’s it for today.
I will see you next time.
Cheers muchachos.