What do you do if you want to use mindfulness for self-reflection and growth after a layoff?

After a layoff, many people feel that their core has been challenged. Often we identify with a role and this role may become part of the identity of who we are. Mindfulness can help by firstly accepting your feelings and then using an analogy like the "shopping cart". When we go shopping we put objects etc in a cart, but we are not the objects. Similarly, we can use this analogy to separate our job role and ourselves. We can put he role we just lost in the shopping cart and thus realise that we are not the job, the role, the position. We had a certain position etc but we as people are just as important and worth just as much without the contents of out shopping cart. This can help put things in perspective.

Mindfulness is a tool for connecting with yourself deeply in any phase of life, especially after a layoff. When I was laid off from my full-time job last year, there was a big void where work used to be. This ended up being a tremendous gift. I enrolled in an 8-week Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) class and gave myself the dedicated time and space to learn these skills. Many MBSR classes are happening online and in local communities for anyone looking to do the same.

Experiencing a layoff can bring to the surface so many emotions caused by shock and uncertainty of the future. Allowing yourself to be in the discomfort of those emotions helps reality set in. Instead of panicking and being hasty to do whatever you can to "get back on track", choose to be still. Stillness offers you a chance to listen to that still small voice, to recalibrate your compass and get clarity on the next best steps according to your values. If you aren't used to stillness, it will be deeply uncomfortable but necessary for growth. Faith in God makes it a lot easier to navigate as it shifts perspectives from a negative to a positive light because you understand that all things work together for your good so it shall be well.

Mindfulness and Emotional intelligence can help by us having a closer look at our self-talk and inner critic. We can fill in an emotional journal for 10 days to have a clearer view of the patterns that emerge. How do we talk to ourselves? When? What emotion is triggered? etc. and then provide alternatives. Another useful technique is to use the cinema seats. Imagine you are sitting in a cinema with your own situation on the screen. You have the remote control and can pause, go back, go forward, delete and change, any of the reactions that you are seeing on the screen. This can then be followed up with NLP techniques to rewire the neuronal routes in regards to the situation at hand.

Quitting is not an option and winners can never quit. Every tough phase comes to make you more powerful and strong and definitely for the best version of yourself. Work on yourself more and rebuild yourself as strong as you can . Develop your skills more better. Restart with new energy and vibrations. If you not feel comfortable then take guidance from lifecoach or from your mentor.

Winners never quit & quitters never win .. true & core fact -after a layoff a poster with these words are a catalyst & pills to energise.The experienced trauma will certainly resonate deep within,not to be lamented but to be utilised to energise self . Those every feelings are actually seeds for a healthy crop.Every lesson that hard times taught,every person & situation that blessed you with a chapter of thought needs to be reserved for consideration.Time spent underlined,how your own strengths & perseverance were the key factors.The calming exercise to hold the brain steady is but mandatory for any instigation will effect the whirlpool that is lying deep within.Polishing self with cheerfulness & desire to conquer is must to begin with.

Learn Visualization to help you manifest your goals, it really helps. Also Meditation will help you find calm and center yourself. Combined they are powerful tools for your success and business but also for your personal growth and relationships.

Taking actions is your own empowerment. This is your super power. Start your business, change your outlook on job opportunity. Mindfulness, is a path of focusing on direction. Start a new and move forward.

Self-coaching can be a great starting point to taking action. Give your different areas a number between 0-10 where 10 is complete fulfillment. The areas should include all the areas that affect your life: financial, professional, social, relationships, freindships, etc. once you have a better idea of what areas need to be worked more on, then the GROW model can be a good prior step to the SMART goals. GROW stand for Goal; Reality, Options, Will. What is your Goal? What is your current Reality? What Options do you have? What Will you do to get to the goal? G: goals and aspirations R: current situation, internal and external obstacles O: possibilities, strengths and resources W: actions and accountability