Nothing like getting fired on a Monday. It’s happened to me once before, ages ago, and as I compare this time to that time, there are significant differences. Back then, I was mobile. I had an apartment, and I had no ties. Here, I’m in a house, married, and love where I live. Back then, you found jobs through newspapers and headhunters.<\/p>\n
Now, there’s the internet. And if you noticed your internet service was slower this week, it’s because I was burning up the cable lines with all my networking! Which is the most encouraging thing to be able to do – there are so many people out there who are ready and willing to help, with ideas, and leads, and words of encouragement. Advice and perspective. It’s all so…. oddly good in what is arguably an extremely stressful time.\u00a0 Oh, there are still spontaneous freak outs, and I don’t expect they’ll end entirely – but as I watched who came forward to reach out, and who walked away, I found myself feeling glad. Shedding dead weight and negative energy you grew so used to it became invisible.<\/p>\n
It may not pay the bills, but getting emails from my treasured clients, concerned about my departure, will be one of the treasures I take from this experience. \u00a0 And I have the confidence that when I look back on this point in my life, it will simply be the point at which the new path was forged, and I will be seeing it from a much better place.\u00a0 That first dismissal… I still laugh about being let go the week of Thanksgiving….because the turkey business we had fired us.<\/p>\n
(and if you know of any marketing\/branding\/advertising\/media\/strategic type of jobs, do send me an email at plazajen AT gmail —dot commmmm.)<\/p>\n
peace, yo! And oh, yeah, Economy? Turn yer butt around!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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