(via Secret Sauce: A Chief Operating Officer Didn’t Get Promoted)
I thought I was in line to be the CEO.
I didn’t get the promotion.
I tried to convince myself that it didn’t’ matter that much. Turns out I was lying to myself (and everyone who asked). It was an awkward, embarrassing and painful time.
During that period, I stumbled upon a quote by Mizuta Masahilde,
“Since my house burned down I now have a better view of the rising moon.”