Emotionally intelligent people also understand that “not losing” doesn’t necessarily mean the same thing as “winning.” Instead, it means that you haven’t lost yet. The game isn’t over, even if some people think it is. The outcome isn’t set in stone.
Source: Inc., April 3, 2022. Link.
And it’s planting the seed in the other person’s mind, too – so that they might compare what happens next with what you told them you think would have happened if they’d gone with you.”
INSIGHT: Every negative outcome should provide a lesson for a future positive outcome.