A gift of getting fired!
This morning I took a walk with a friend through the one of my favorite parks. I was very happy to have found the time to enjoy the beauty of the morning, filled with rosy colors and enchanting smells of the forest. We walked slowly while enjoying the sun and warmth of November, giving us it’s last warm touch before the winter colds. While the leaves were rustling under our feet, we talked about an interesting theme – time between jobs.
My friend, though a top expert, has been dismissed from a large company several months ago as a technological surplus. And she suddenly found herself in a kind of interspace, at first totally shocked.
Since this topic is very current to many today, and I often encounter it in my workshops, I would like to share some thoughts about it.
What often happens when someone gets a dismissal at work is shock, disbelief and hurt, and than a big existential fear and panic in seeking a new job. Sometimes this period of search is prolonged and this often causes despair and hopelessness. If the person is completely alone and without any other income and savings, the panic is utterly understandable. But luckily, this is often not the case. Usually, with the cancellation, there comes also a severance pay, or the spouse is still employed or there is some property or savings, so there is in fact no real reason for such a large, existential, panic.
The way I see things, every such termination of employment is actually a gift! I am sure that many of you have had thoughts of quitting the current job and doing something completely different. I know so many people who would love to change jobs, but they’re afraid to get out of their security zone. And then the Universe helps them a little. Cancellation is a chance to change, an opportunity for something completely new and different, the ability to make a turn, to step into a different world through that door that finally opened up to you!
And what actually happens in the time between two jobs? The first great thing is that you all of a sudden have time, time you’ve been longing for. It would really be a pitty not to take advantage of this time to renew and nourish and become more alive.
I invite you to try to enjoy all the benefits of your gift, to do all the things you did not have time for (and will not not have time again when you start working). Forget about the feeling of guilt and calculate whether you can financially allow yourself one, two, six or ten months of enjoying this intermezzo.
Maybe you’ve been longing for more physical activity? Now is the time for that. Maybe you’ve been wishing to enroll into a creative course? Now is the perfect moment. You may be wanting to change your diet – a great time to explore!
In addition, this is an opportunity to fathom what is it that you would most love to do, what would truly fulfill you. And the best ideas for new jobs are coming to us in moments of relaxation, enjoyment, walking, presence. You will do more for your future life if you allow this to be a period of regeneration, food for the soul and body, and search for everything that makes you happy. Set your imagination free, enjoy new ideas, explore and have fun with creating your new ventures. Believe me, when you allow yourself to do this and to feel so happy and fulfilled, it will be a lot easier for you to will find a new job. And that job will not be any job, found out of the necessity, but you will create it or attract it from the clear image and desire of what you want to do and how you want to contribute to this world. And the prospective employer will be delighted to welcome the person who is radiating with so much delight. Also, once you start working again, you will be endlessly grateful to yourself that you have spent your your intermezzo-time nurturing every part of your life and being.
That friend of mine from the beginning of this article, after the initial months of shock, now feels really great and has decided to start her own business. I’m sure she will be brilliant in it!
Here is the reminder for enjoying the intermezzo:
- Arrange and tidy up your apartment the way you have always wanted.
- Consider introducing new healthy habits (for which you did not have time before).
- Meet with friends you haven’t seen for a while and brainstorm together new business ideas for you.
- Watch the motivational videos and read inspirational books.
- Enroll in a creative workshop.
- Walk in nature and daydream.
- Create a dedicated time with your loved ones.
- Tell everyone you meet, with a smile, what kind of business you would most enjoy to be a part of.
