Full disclosure, I have never been laid off, but I have fired clients who were using my work to ‘control’ employees and “bring them into alignment”. After personal losses and life’s interruptions, I began to notice a pattern in my experience. It is not necessarily linear but can be.
Your heart energy is your compass, and it needs deliberate care to respect the more intense emotions that accompany loss. It is also a great way to stay aware of what charges you and what depletes you.
If you’ve lost your job, feel a need to reinvent yourself, or realize that there is something deeper emerging from within, then the steps I’ve outlined here will help you hone in on what you need to respect and listen to as you process and reinvent.
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Given the ridiculously high disengagement statistics, reinventing yourself is timely. Doing it while moving through fear (financial, and more), brings you face-to-face with your commitment to You.
I work for myself, so if my work is unfulfilling, it is up to me to change it. Staying aligned with my purpose has been a bumpy ride and no less challenging than a company like Patagonia has experienced through its growth and commitment. Over thirty years, both internal catalysts and external conditions have propelled me into new territory. It hasn’t always been successful or smooth, so I began taking notes, hoping that my experimental process would help someone willing to accept full responsibility for their well-being and destiny.
“It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson
In moving through fear and doubt, there might be temptations to take the well-worn road of depression and other mental health side trips. Dark emotional places serve as a signal that you’ve fallen into a pit. Commitment and compassion will get you through any trials. Not easy, but necessary.
The world needs your full talent now.
Biologically, repression of expression creates depression or aggression.
Any time I see people shooting other people, it tells me that the pressure has become too great and the violence too easy. Nothing about self-collective leadership is easy peasy. Commitment is essential.
So is reflection, stepping back, observing and noticing the pressures you’re responding to.
Your heart will tell you what is next, after you’ve done some emotional release work and given yourself the space to recover.
As we move from individual to collective leadership, the personal work you do directly informs the quality and frequency of the collective.
Exciting times.
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