I had a back and forth with the guy last night, and he explained the things which made him change directions. And while wouldn't have made the choice he made, the reasoning was... dammit... the reasoning was sound.
What's made me feel good about entire process was:
- Professionally - he validated my interpretation of one of his pre-decision emails yesterday... the tenor of which indicated that he had suddenly gone from accepting to not - I told my staff this... so I'm glad my between-the-lines radar is still calibrated.
- Personally - I practiced restraint of pen and tongue. Or anyone else. And now, although we lost out on closing a quarter-changing deal, we have a new potential client (he's running creative at a mid-size ad agency), and a new fan of our process. He wrote me this morning to say: "And I have to say you both have been one of the best experiences I've had with [people like you]. I also can refer you to at least 2 art directors who are looking to get out of [another company] before it shuts down."
On this here blog? I wasn't so nice. But hey, if I can't vent here, where the fuck CAN I vent?
Anyway: today's another day. Capitalism + ethics = my company. Onward.
Love to all. Even you, the social studies teacher with the frequent, heavy sigh.
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And on the phone and at your morning meeting and at lunch and so on and so on and so on.
sometimes you gotta get it out in here so that you can operate "appropriately" out there.
rock on to good instincts :-)
That's what blogs are for.
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