Turning Their Loss Into Your Job Gain

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 by: Robert Moment

It isn’t the end of the world, even if it seems like it.
Losing your job can be a heart-breaking experience. After all, your
security in life and your abilities is now in question. You can feel
disillusioned and there is the ever-nagging question of: What do I do
now?

Well, you start over. Don’t develop a “victim’s
mentality”. When one door closes another door opens for greater
opportunities. Everything in your life happens for a reason.

Turn your former employer’s loss into your gain. This
minor setback is just what you need to jumpstart a new life. Now, you
can revisit your dreams and former desires (things you may have left
behind for the sake of a career). When you search for a new job, you
can find one that fits your identity perfectly. Starting over can be a
positive, a great thing.

Just because you’re unemployed doesn’t mean you’re
helpless. You still have all of the desirable qualities that kept you
at your old job for so long and, now, you also know the qualities that
may have gotten you fired. See it as a learning experience. You have
all of your experiences, skills, talents, and ideas. The only thing
that has changed is, now, you can put them to better use.

Decide what matters most to you. Do you want a job that
allows you to explore your creativity? Or do you want something that
delights in your scientific mind? What are your personal convictions
and how will they shape this new you? Well, why not find this position?
You can—all you have to do is decide what you want and go for it.

Your personality and personal goals can be reached. Yes,
you lost a job. It happens; accept it. That’s the first step to finding
yourself and the job of your dreams. The second step? Self-awareness.
Take time to search yourself. Decide what is important, what is
essential, and where you want to go in life. The possibilities are
endless.

Once you’ve accepted your job loss and have decided on
what you want in life, the only things left to do is go for it.
Remember: this will not be easy. You will have to work for what you
want, especially since this new life should be an improvement over your
last. You want the best and that takes time and determination. But, it
is worth it. Your happiness is worth it.

Losing a job can be difficult; however, it can also be the first step to a happier, more fulfilled life.

Copyright 2004

About the Author

Robert Moment, Author, Business Coach,and Success Strategist. Author of best-selling ebook, What Matters Most is Employment and best-selling book, It Only Takes A Moment to Score. Visit his website www.jobsearchrx.com.

robert@jobsearchrx.com

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