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I'm amazed nobody's been slagging me on forums yet and I don't think my luck will hold out much longer.
I know what you mean about feeling crap Coty, I feel dreadful every time I let someone down. The loss of cash isn't what bothers me, it's the awful guilt of ruining somebody's day. Well today is the first day of the rest of my life and all that, and I'm going to pull myself together, stop disappointing and start earning.
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Hey listen you need to do what is best for you! Don't feel awful about letting someone down! Without sounding too callous, these punters, whilst of course they may be regular and loyal to us, sometimes do go elsewhere!
What I did notice was your concern about being slagged off on forums, presumably you mean the punter ones or one as is the case? I have at times looked on the main one and get a bit vexed to be honest at the way they discuss us and talk about us like pieces of meat. Am I the only one who feels like this? Gosh, wouldn't it be great if we could talk about them openly like they do us! Wonder how they would feel then! OK, so whilst I understand that there are bad apples on both sides, I don't particularly like the way they discuss us like objects and it's a shame we are made to feel concerned if we are mentioned in a not so good light.
Anyway, I think the main thing for you is to look after yourself. Sometimes, if our head isn't in the right place and we are tired, fed up etc, then it can reflect in a booking anyway so maybe the best thing is to step back a bit, take a breather and then start taking the bookings again.
However, it's also your prerogative to be choosy. Nothing wrong with that! If your gut feeling doesn't feel good about a person on the other side of the phone, then it's your choice to take the booking or not. Don't ever feel guilty about that.
Take care of yourself and put yourself first, always.
Love
J x