One of the main concepts that I want to communicate in my book How I Changed Careers is that being laid off is not the end of the world but the possible beginning of something new and amazing.
I realize that losing your job and income is serious. I know that children need to be fed, mortgages paid and bills arrive every day. What I want to communicate is that losing a job due to the economy or any circumstance is not an end but a beginning.
When I was laid off from Fidelity National Financial, my first emotion was joy. This surprised me because I made a lot of money. The joy was because I was in a job I didn’t enjoy and working to start my own business, that I wanted to work on full time. The beginning, was that I was free to do something completely new. I was unshackled and free.
Do you see my point here?
The economy sucks. People are losing jobs. Homes. Financial security. We have all been affected by it. But I know, believe and experience the fact that losing your job can be the best thing that ever happened to you.
I started a business that I love. I work hard but I enjoy it so much that its not a drain. I take on all the risk, but I also get all the reward. I live a cool jet set life. I have fun.
I am interested to hear your experiences.
I am gearing up for some change myself here soon and there is something liberating about the change not being completely up to me. Surrendering to the possibilities and uncertainties are scary and exciting at the same time.
I totally understand. For me starting a new business or endeavor feel like a miture of adrenaline and fear.
It’s the old adage, when one door closes another opens, right?