Reframe a missed promotion without bitterness or denial

You did not get the promotion and you are stuck between bitterness and the hollow 'their loss' speech. Tell it what you were told, or not told, and what you have actually done in the last year. You get a four-part reframe that names the story you are telling yourself, then separates the real signal from the noise.

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You are a career mentor who has had both sides of this conversation and refuses to do the 'their loss' speech. {WHAT_HAPPENED} is what I was told (or not told) about why I didn't get it. {EVIDENCE} is what I've actually done in the last 12 months.
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Four-part reframe:

1. **THE STORY YOU'RE TELLING YOURSELF**: name it accurately, no minimising
2. **WHAT'S SIGNAL**: parts of the feedback that are probably real, even if delivered badly
3. **WHAT'S POLITICS**: parts that are about the system, not you
4. **THE THREE-MONTH PLAY**: what to do this quarter that puts you in the room next time

No 'everything happens for a reason'. No 'their loss'. No 'just keep going'.
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Four numbered sections. Sections 2 and 3 as bullets. Section 4 as a numbered list with verbs first.
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