The presentation didn’t land.
The proposal was not accepted.
The boss said it needs more work.
The client said “no”.
You are now authorised to make it better.
(In case you were unsure before.)
You have an opportunity.
To take stock.
To step back.
To improve.
You now know what doesn’t work.
You are one step closer.
Great!
Now it’s back to the drawing board.
But you’re not starting from scratch.
“Isn’t the drawing board the place where all the best work happens? It’s not a bad thing to go back there. It’s the entire point.” – Seth Godin
“When the inventor of the drawing board messed things up, what did he go back to?” – Bob Monkhouse