Non-profit networking is like job hunt networking, only with a budget of $0. It can only tell you what you would receive if you make the contribution (and are hired). When you're without a job, the product you are selling is you. This can be difficult to grasp.
We've all had our emotional ups and downs, and experienced "hitting the wall". The feeling of why me, anger and shock. We feel like we did something wrong, getting quite a whammy to our self esteem in the process. We're mad because we didn't see it coming. Now what?