How to Bounce Back and Feel Fabulous after Losing

I lost what I thought was an unlosable deal.

In fact, I have lost several deals so far this year. Even though for most of them the reasons for losing we out of my control. It still hurts. It is frustrating. It is a roller coaster of emotions (and maybe a little bit of chocolate)

So how do you bounce back?

As an #event host in the #hybrid, #online and #facetoface space, I have won awards, had amazing accolades from clients and peers, and still I lose deals.

Some of the ways I bounce back are:

* Change of physical setting. So getting out of the office and going for a walk with Winston the Wonder Poodle

* Remind myself it is not about me. I read my “Happy File” and remind myself that I am actually good at what I do and there is no way I can be a female or change ethnicity for the client (even though I have hosted a gala dinner as Dame Edna)

* Check in with my mastermind group for some external affirmation of my skills

* Call people in my network and check out how they are to take the focus off me

What about you?

If you are an #Eventprof, what do you do to bounce back after you have lost the deal?