Did you get a pink slip or do you just dread it?
You could hold out until the company, industry, economy returns to some state of normalcy or you could reinvent yourself.
What is reinvention really?
Figuring it out is Part 1:
- Take stock of who you are — not who you were/are for your employer — it’s like an inventory of yourself.
- Figure out what you like to do — it may be something you did 20 years ago or perhaps somethings you always secretly wanted to do.
- Determine your talents — be honest with yourself, exactly what are you good at?
- Let yourself dream!
Making a plan is Part 2:
- Create a realistic framework with which you can work. In other words, unless you have unlimited sources of funds, the beginnings of your plan should reflect your what you can allot from your piggy bank.
- Designate small action steps you can take every day to get you where you want to go.
- Construct a timeline — when you want to accomplish a task and when you want to realize your reinvention.
- Check on your progress. If something or someone (possibly you!) is holding you back, handle it promptly.
The key is to keep your reinvention process simple and uncomplicated. That’s why I stress small action steps. Also, if you change your mind and decide to go down another path, it’s easier to make that change.
Once you make things complicated, it’s easy to go awry. Get frustrated. Anxious. Depressed.Defeated.
And there goes your reinvention out the window. If that happens, just realize you’re human. It’s ok to start again. And again. Until you get it right for you.
How is your plan working?
