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I Didn’t Mean to . . . Intentions Don’t Excuse Your Actions

When you hurt someone, they rarely care what your intentions were.

Natalie Frank, Ph.D.
5 min readMay 22, 2019
Credit for Original (without the words): Image by Fran__ from Pixabay

I recently wrote an article which details a business situation that happened to me recently, where someone misinterpreted something that I wrote and then responded in a public way suggesting that I was lacking in ability. They then went on to approach someone else I was in business with who had provided me with a great opportunity to become involved in something that would really have helped me and complained to them. The second individual responded by telling me I was no longer welcome to be part of the team.

My first piece about was had to do with the harmful effects of gossip, how it’s something that can ruin someone’s reputation, and can’t be reversed. In this case, because the first person didn’t just insult me publicly but went behind my back and talked about me to others, there were several negative consequences, which are continuing to affect me even now, weeks after the incident.

Several days ago I contacted the individual who was the head of the second organization which I’d been thrown out of as a result of this situation. I simply wanted them to read what I’d actually written verbatim and understand that the response I’d received hurt my reputation and the individual’s…

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Natalie Frank, Ph.D.
Natalie Frank, Ph.D.

Written by Natalie Frank, Ph.D.

I write about behavioral health & other topics. I’m Managing Editor (Serials, Novellas) for LVP Press. See my other articles: https://hubpages.com/@nataliefrank

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