Dave Rosenthal

But you're putting that sort of self-worth in the hands of others. And nobody will tell you, like a stoic, right? Nobody will tell you how dangerous that is than those who know how it feels when all that adoration and admiration gets pulled back for one reason or another. Because it's not in your control, right? What is in your control, right, is how good a job you do.

how well you deliver on the mission, the work, whatever you've been assigned to do, however small it might be, right? If you can deliver and objectively say, hey, I did a good job there, what people think of me as a result is not in your control. So I'm like, hey, whether that praise comes or goes, it doesn't matter to me, right?

how well you deliver on the mission, the work, whatever you've been assigned to do, however small it might be, right? If you can deliver and objectively say, hey, I did a good job there, what people think of me as a result is not in your control. So I'm like, hey, whether that praise comes or goes, it doesn't matter to me, right?

Because at the end of the day, I know if I get laid off, it's not going to matter how much praise I got or didn't get because that too is outside of my control. The only thing I have control over is the work that I'm doing right now. And how good do I feel when I've delivered it and get up and walk away from this keyboard, right? How do I feel about myself?

Because at the end of the day, I know if I get laid off, it's not going to matter how much praise I got or didn't get because that too is outside of my control. The only thing I have control over is the work that I'm doing right now. And how good do I feel when I've delivered it and get up and walk away from this keyboard, right? How do I feel about myself?

You can keep your job, Jared.

You can keep your job, Jared.

Interesting enough, something you said earlier brought back a fond memory. One of the positions in the past that I got laid off from was, Actually, no, that one was, I can call it a firing, right? Because, you know, it wasn't, oh, we're making cuts because, you know, finances or whatever that you typically hear these days.

Interesting enough, something you said earlier brought back a fond memory. One of the positions in the past that I got laid off from was, Actually, no, that one was, I can call it a firing, right? Because, you know, it wasn't, oh, we're making cuts because, you know, finances or whatever that you typically hear these days.

It was like, we didn't think, we were expecting something else, but we got something different. And which I'm like completely fine with, right? What happened though, I think maybe six months later or less than a year later, like to piggyback on what Adam was saying about, you know, never burning bridges, right? Like we parted ways like very amicably. Right. That was not resentful.

It was like, we didn't think, we were expecting something else, but we got something different. And which I'm like completely fine with, right? What happened though, I think maybe six months later or less than a year later, like to piggyback on what Adam was saying about, you know, never burning bridges, right? Like we parted ways like very amicably. Right. That was not resentful.

You know, we did the thing. We sat down from across from each other, looked each other in the eye, say, hey, I was expecting this. I didn't get that. And I was like, OK, like completely understand. We remain friends. Right. And this was back in Boston. So we remain friends and everything. And six months later. Right. Or however long we actually go and have lunch together. Right.

You know, we did the thing. We sat down from across from each other, looked each other in the eye, say, hey, I was expecting this. I didn't get that. And I was like, OK, like completely understand. We remain friends. Right. And this was back in Boston. So we remain friends and everything. And six months later. Right. Or however long we actually go and have lunch together. Right.

We sit down, you know, I'm going to say, Hey, how's the business? You know, how's, how are things going? Whatever it is. And, and literally again, the same experience sitting from across the table. It was like, yeah, we made a mistake in letting you go. Right. So when I heard that, bam, when I heard that, I was like, Holy smoke. Internally, I'm like jumping for joy. I'm like, I knew it. I knew it.

We sit down, you know, I'm going to say, Hey, how's the business? You know, how's, how are things going? Whatever it is. And, and literally again, the same experience sitting from across the table. It was like, yeah, we made a mistake in letting you go. Right. So when I heard that, bam, when I heard that, I was like, Holy smoke. Internally, I'm like jumping for joy. I'm like, I knew it. I knew it.

I knew it.

I knew it.

Come on.

Come on.

I guess I was, I just, I just didn't, you know, hang a lot on it, but I understand what you're saying. Like feeling like when you leave, you leave a hole that is noticeable. Right. Right. Like, yeah, I love that. I mean, I'm not going to lie.