They don't hate you, they're busy
When our minds have excessive time to ponder a circumstance, the crazier and more destructive our thoughts become.
This is most evident when we’re waiting to hear back from a potential client, a job interview, or a date.*
As time passes and we don’t hear a response, irrational thoughts begin to hold our mind hostage.
“I’ve emailed them three times, they must think my proposal is worthless and way overpriced.”
“They said they’d get back to me last week with their final decision. They must hate me.”
“They never returned my last 2 voicemails. I’m way out of my league. I’m going to stop bothering them.”
If we stay the course we often uncover that none of our destructive conclusions were true. In actuality, people are just like us: Busy, distracted, and overwhelmed.
Be respectfully persistent. Keep following up. Have faith.
They don’t hate you. They’re busy.
*DISCLAIMER: There is an exception to every rule. If you are indeed waiting an extended period of time to hear back from a date or friend request…chances are they do hate you…and they’re not busy.