A very close friend of mine was looking for a fundraise from someone I know very well. They two also happen to be good friends.
However, the person denied them the fundraise solely for professional reasons.
In a turn of events, the person I know very well, offered me a beautiful work opportunity.
I did not “need” it or “want it” unlike my close friend, but I wouldn’t mind having that opportunity either.
However, this close friend of mine is going through a financial crunch and that is also affecting their self-worth. So much so, that they are looking for mean things even in people who don’t mean it.
So, I decided to pass on the opportunity. Not out of greatness or out of sacrificing my business growth. Neither.
But simply because sometimes it is okay to take a friend’s stride and give up on “work” a bit, if doing the opposite would make them feel a little less worthy about themselves.
I am not condoning this act of my close friend. Perhaps they shouldn’t feel low on their self-worth. Perhaps they might have nudged me to take on the opportunity. But what I know for sure is that when things aren’t the most beautiful for you and you blame someone else (like for my close friend right now who sadly thinks the investor wasn’t right), even if I make an emotional decision and don’t take that work, it is okay.
Anyway, I will now get to work on projects I adore, and with people I look up to the most, and push me professionally as well as personally… 🙂
