The Lesson of the “4″
If you happen to subscribe to my email newsletter, Juicy Gems, you got an email today from me with the subject line, “4″. No content, just the subject line.
It was an accident, and I hope it didn’t bother you. I thought about sending out a follow-up message, explaining my error, but I didn’t want to further gum up your inbox. As it was, I sent out 1,100 of the same email to everyone who subscribes.
(laughing at myself)
A bunch of people emailed me back with comments like,
“5??”
“Need a day off?”
“Working on your golf swing?”
“That’s it?? Just 4??”
“Good numerology, Jen!”
“I thought maybe we were playing Secret Agent and that was a code of some sort, and the correct response was something like, ‘The falcon soars beyond the golden wheat field at dawn.’”
In reality, “4″ just stands for the 4th message in a series that I was working on, but I accidentally hit send. Woops!
So the lesson of the 4 is that we’re all human, we all make mistakes, and it’s okay to laugh at our humanness. : )
648 days ago,
Bridget said:
4 is the number of stability. Perhaps it was just a subtle wish of yours that your students and clients have a really stable awesome day!
648 days ago,
jennifer said:
Ha! Perfect, Bridget! Well said.
648 days ago,
Lisa Wood said:
Just want to say how much you rock, Jen.
648 days ago,
jennifer said:
Thanks, Lisa. : ) Everything’s a growth opportunity, isn’t it?
648 days ago,
mona said:
I love that people sent you fun messages and played along. That’s so cool!
648 days ago,
Leah said:
Jen, I love how open you are. You make me smile. And I love some of the responses you got! Hehe.
647 days ago,
jennifer said:
Mona – I know. Some of the funnest people hang out around IHO. I’m so lucky.
Leah – Me, too! Nice to see you here again!
643 days ago,
Mark said:
I love this. After having sent out an email without a working link in it…
638 days ago,
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