Nick's business advice

A note to anyone that is in or will ever be in the business world.
There is something that I am just naturally good at in business; when things don't go my way, I react very well so that I am still in good standing in the future. This is a very important thing to learn and it has benefited me greatly. I was laid off a while ago and as I sat in the office with the GM and an HR person I was angry at how it was happening and scared that I was losing my job. I didn't hear much of what either of them said, I just sat there quietly as she gave her Speil.
When she was done, I stood up and turned to my GM, told him it has been a pleasure working with him for the last few years, said thank you (ok that's a little far, but as I said I wasn't thinking straight), turned around and walked out. On the inside I was deflated, but on the outside I portrayed myself professionally.

In my mind, there are two ways that could have gone. I could have gotten angry, told them how stupid they were for letting me go (they were) and stormed out angrily knowing I would never see them again anyway.

OR

I could have reacted the way I did, not burn any bridges, and remain in good standing with the GM and my previous managers. This means when I got a call from someone a few months later for another oppurtunity at the same company I didn't have anyone that had anything against me coming back and was welcomed back onto the team warmly.
Another example: I was interviewing for a few months and I went through this one interview that I actually talked about in my first blog post. The interview went well, but I answered one question poorly and heard the job was given to someone else. I emailed the hiring manager after explaining the bad answer, and asked him to keep me in mind for future positions instead of just letting it go. Now, 6 months later, there is another position there that he is saying I would be a good fit for, which is saying a lot since I've already interviewed with him. I'm happy where I am now, but everyone wants to know what they're worth so I'm finding out... :)
Moral of the story: You never know who is going to help you later in business, so make everyone your friend (at least cordial) and react professionally when things don't go your way. You're about 843% more likely to be considered first for a job if you are recommended by someone and people could have friends everywhere.

And last but not least, don't take business decisions personally. There's generally a reason that things happen the way they do and there's a good chance if it doesn't make sense there's something you don't know. Many decisions are forced upon people from higher up in the chain anyway and the people you are dealing with really have no choice because everyone in business is looking out for themselves as you should.

Remember, it's just business.