We had a great meeting!
It was really great!
We presented seamlessly!
Everything went off without a glitch!
Everyone was happy!
The clients' attention didn't waver!
The clients were nodding in agreement!
Everyone felt good about the work!
We're getting there!
We had a great meeting!
It was great!
We had a great meeting!
Everyone was pleased!
We got a great email about the meeting!
We had a great meeting!
It was great!
(We didn't sell a thing.)
A double bind is an emotionally distressing dilemma in communication in which an individual (or group) receives two or more conflicting messages, in which one message negates the other. This creates a situation in which a successful response to one message results in a failed response to the other (and vice versa), so that the person will be automatically wrong regardless of response.
ReplyDeleteIt's theorized that double bind environments can lead to severe mental illness.
2238 singowiSometimes, with certain clients, you just can't win. What makes it really hard is when the agency adds to the indecision. Damned if you do, damned if you don't.
ReplyDeleteA truly bad and unsatisfying place to be -- the stuff sleepless nights are made from.
Courtney H.