DECOMPRESS

M. Need to decompress

C. Go for it

M. I’m f’ing pissed that S didn’t get back to me

C. Why does this bother you?

M. It means she doesn’t like my message and people will think I’m an idiot

C. Can I ask you a few questions?

M. Sure

C. You had a great conversation with S and she’s super supportive, right?

M. That’s true

C. If I’m not mistaken, you were fired up after the call, right?

M. I was

C. Regarding your message, my understanding is that your goal was to create awareness, right?

M. That’s true

C. If I told you your message got a score of 1000, what would you think?

M. I’d be delighted

C. What would you think if I told you the score was 2000?

M. I wouldn’t believe it

C. Well, your score is now well above that

M. That’s true

C. Your goal was to get as many people as possible to get the news about your announcement, right?

M. That’s true

C. You also wanted to increase your credibility with ST, right?

M. Yes

C. Looks like that happened, right?

M. You’re right, it did

C. Okay, feel better about this issue?

M. I do. Thank you.

C. What else?

M. I’m feeling a bit discombobulated

C. What do you mean?

M. It’s a combination of having a lot of stuff up in the air and having a lot of stuff to do.

C. Want some advice?

M. Please

C. My advice is that you plan your day and your week. I suggest you _____. Just get that off your plate. This will help you put things in perspective.

M. Okay I’ll do this.

C. I also suggest you stay off social media for most of the day, okay?

M. Okay. Will do

C. Was this helpful?

M. Definitely. It helped me put things in perspective. Thanks!

C. You got it.