Rebuilding After Job Loss

In my last blog I talked about going through the grieving process after a job loss.  Taking time to process, express and then release your emotions.  The question I keep getting is what is next?  

Your next step is to find out who you are.  What do I mean? Your organizational culture was integrated into your identity under the guides of “organizational belonging.” Start to ask yourself, “Who am I without this job?” Place yourself in an environment that will allow you to shed the old mindset, and tap into your passions that have been placed on hold, because you were too busy trying to climb a corporate ladder that was not meant for you in that organization.  It was meant

“What talents and gifts do I have outside of this organization?”  “What would I do for free if I could?”  It is time to shed that part of your identity like a snake sheds dead skin.