Managing Change and Rebuilding Your Career After A Setback

In thinking about what next, recognize that some of you may spend a week at home, a month, others may spend 6 months to a year or more. And it all depends on what actions you take or don’t take.

Don't rush and don't try to force anything to happen, just prepare, think, and if you believe in God, this is a time to pray.

· Prepare for positive things

· Plan towards positive things

· Count your blessings, your family, friends, colleagues, neighbours.

It may be tempting to think that soon your company will call you back but what if that doesn't happen? Do not add another disappointment to where you already are. Now, although that might be a good thought, let us focus on other things you can do with the time you now have.

Take a real sheet of paper and a pen. I'm saying a real sheet of paper cos I know how we'd want to use technology to take down these kinds of notes but for this exercise, do have a real note.

Your project continues, in this course, you will be able to list out, from your life's experience and career experience so far, some of the vital elements necessary to move you to the next place, or to decide to wait a while or to get you back in your current career path.

This was the silver lining for me, when I was going through what you are going through now and it made me a really better person.

For example, if I were a baker and had to make 500 cookies for a company, I started to see my contribution for what it was, real value, not to impress the organisation, but to add to my accomplishments.

That sense of well-being through achievement and value addition started to mean so much more to me, it was my real take away. Not the money, not the job, but the value that I added to myself while adding to the organisation. Enjoy this and share your own experience