Rise Up
Terrence H. Seamon
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"What defines us is how well we rise after we fall." - Zig Ziglar
Life is filled with bumps and stumbles. Many of these are minor annoyances, like fender benders, that don't set us back too seriously.
Others however can be quite large and significant. Some, like job loss, can seem like a real disaster, where we not only lose a paycheck, but we may also lose our own sense of self-worth.
Thinking about the process of recovery from job loss, I have asked myself, What does it take to bounce back?
Some years back, executive coach Dr Margie Warrell came up with seven great tips. She said:
Three more tips come from Charles Pixley, the downsized Wall Street guy who turned his resume into a sandwich board in 2008. Because of his audacity, the media asked him what he would say to others. Pixley said:
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In a job search support group meeting, I had a group of transitioners put their heads together to come up with even more recommendations.?Here are some of their lessons learned about "rising up" after job loss:
Having personally experienced job loss a number of times in my career, I can attest to the value of all of these ideas. Truly, the loss of a job is not only a major life event, but an epic learning opportunity.
The Swiss psychoanalyst Carl Jung once said, "Where you stumble and fall, there you will find pure gold."
About the author: Terry Seamon has experienced job loss many times. One of the lessons learned is that "job loss does not define you." Rather, as the great Zig Ziglar once said, "What defines us is how well we rise up after we fall."
An earlier version of this article appeared in 2016.
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3 个月Terrence H. Seamon, I really like this post. It is chock full of great advice. Having been impacted more than once, I would add, to give yourself a little time and grace to reflect, recover and set your vision for your next chapter. You need a roadmap to get where you want to go. PS - You had me by starting with a Zig Ziglar quote.
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3 个月There are a few people - trusted mentors especially, whom I call after a setback. They always seem to know how to help me get back on the proverbial horse and steer me to a quick success. In another example ... I remember when I was training to be a flight instructor one of the maneuvers I had to master was recovering the plane from a spin in 1 turn. My instructor and I had discussed it and rehearsed it on the ground until it was rote memory, practiced it in a simulator until it became muscle memory, and then went to the plane. I messed up 8 of 10 times. By the time we got on the ground, my stomach was in knots and I had scared myself out of ever flying again. We scheduled for another lesson the very next day where all we did was "make holes in the sky" flying here and there until I again felt the joy I had for flying.
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3 个月Great suggestions in your article Terry. Taking time off for yourself is enormously helpful after job loss. Planning to do just that for myself soon!
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