My oldest daughter had a rough day yesterday. Some of the children at preschool were not playing nice. It didn’t help that she was tired (having put her to bed very late the night before). She was in tears most of the day, grumpy and pouty. It wasn’t a good day, and she really didn’t want to go back.

So this morning, I figured she would be wanting to stay home. Boy was I wrong. She was excited to go back to school – all was forgiven. She also slept very well last night.

So how does this relate to the business world. Recently, I have spoken to several individuals who for one reason or another was not happy with a company, an business organization or an individual. Something was said or done that offended them, made them angry or just rubbed them the wrong way. Because of the wrong doing, the person(s) decided to not go back or stop what they had been working on when the offense took place.

It felt a lot like my daughters issue yesterday. However, she bounced back. I wonder why, as adults, we don’t bounce back as easily and that we willing hold the grudge. From my perspective, most people don’t intentionally try to hurt someone (similiar to the playground) it just happended. (Disclaimer: there are bullies out there, and I’m not talking about them ;^)

I know I try to move on. It isn’t always easy, but life is too short to hold a grudge. If we all want to play in the sandbox (or jungle gym, or business world) then we need to play nice.

PS. We should also get a good nights sleep. It makes a world of difference!