Self Confidence And Job Loss

In my article, Self Confidence, Job Loss and Anxiety reprinted below I explain how if you lose your job through no fault of your own the stresses are almost as powerful as going through a divorce or going to jail.

Most people will find job loss is one of the most stressful things that any person can go through, yet clearly not everybody will feel the same things or react in the same way.

Self confidence is different in every single person. Even if you are normally self-confident and not particularly susceptible to stress you may find yourself not coping well. Anxiety about job loss can make any of us react in unexpected ways.

Self Confidence, Job Loss and Anxiety

Your self confidence inevitably takes a knock when you lose your job – whatever the reason. What I’m going to describe is my version of what I believe you are going through, how it affects you, how it may affect your family or loved ones and what you can do about rebuilding your self-confidence.

Self Confidence, Job loss is increasingly common – what with cheaper labour in the developing world, new powerful economies such as China and the vagaries of management teams who reassure you all the way to the exit.

If you lose your job through no fault of your own the stresses are almost as powerful as going through a divorce or going to jail. It is one of the most stressful things any person can go through, yet not everybody will feel the same things or react in the same way.

When other people have not gone through what you have gone through or are going through they CANNOT possibly understand what you are feeling. Incidentally this also applies to people who are close to us; people who you feel should understand and support you, but they are often affected differently by what has happened to you.

Your pain and anguish is real, your sense of loss tangible.

Your position is similar to bereavement, your job was no doubt a large part of you; some would say your job almost becomes your identity and so often we introduce ourselves with

“Hello I’m a finance manager…”

Sadly the reaction of many people who are supposed to be able to help you, including professional advisors is filtered by their lack of understanding or empathy. If they haven’t been there they don’t REALLY know what it looks and feels like.

In my case I’ve been there not once but twice so it’s become more familiar than I would have liked, yet this familiarity is what allows me to offer you some encouragement and advice.

When you are ready – and it will come – take stock of what you’ve got and what you might need to do or learn to get you back into play. If you’re not sure what to do, go to this section of my website: http://www.your-career-change.com/career-options.html where you will get more ideas of how to proceed and what to do.

You will gradually feel more confident and start to be sure of your future; this confidence will feed into your actions and help you to secure the job you want.

This loss of self-confidence and anxiety is rarely a short term problem, some people may take weeks to go through the transition and many others will take months. Some will feel as if they have got through and find themselves back at the point of job-loss again only to repeat it all.

But take my word – you will get through.

Your self-confidence will grow and you may well come out a stronger person. You will find yourself coping better and you even think that it was a good thing that happened.

Peter Fisher is the Director of Career Consulting Limited. He is an acknowledged author, career coach and counsellor.

For more insights into his expert advice on the importance of Self Confidence and tackling anxiety following job loss and the Career Change process visit http://www.your-career-change.com/self-confidence.html.

Lack of self-confidence, job loss and Anxiety are all there to be overcome. You can do it if you will allow yourself to believe that.

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Self Confidence

When it comes to self-confidence, it seems there are two kinds of people - those who have it and others who simply don’t. Although on the surface this may be true, everyone has the potential to be “self confident”, or self-motivated if you would like to call it.

First, a positive attitude reflects confidence and self-respect. As we already discussed, confidence and self-respect are vital. A positive attitude also directly affects how other people feel when they’re around you. For example, have you ever had a friend or co-worker who was always down or pessimistic? If you have, did you notice that after a while his or her mood started making you feel down or uncomfortable or irritable? Chances are it’s happened to all of us. So try your best to be positive although job loss can make it harder.

Try to work out what you really want: Be specific, then focus all your efforts on that particular desire because those who always change their minds and those who give up easily when the going gets tough will never get anywhere.

Also, the ability to sell your ideas to others is a valuable asset to your life and career and understanding how it’s done is easy. No matter whether you’re dealing with your peers, your business, your children, or your significant other – your ability to sell your ideas will be a powerful boost to your self-confidence so get to work on this skill now.

Layoffs, Downsizing And Self Confidence

Are You Self-Confident? This assessment looks at eight different factors heavily affecting the way you feel about yourself, how you perceive other people see you, and how your perspective affects your self-image. www.Assessment.com

Redundancy and downsizing mean you lose your job through no fault of your own and the stresses are almost as powerful as going through a divorce or going to jail. It is one of the most stressful things any person can go through, yet not everybody will feel the same things or react in the same way. Self confidence, especially after job loss is different in everybody.

Your pain and anguish is real, your sense of loss tangible and symptoms of panic attacks are frequent.

Assertiveness

Being assertive is an attitude and a way of relating to the outside world, backed up by a set of skills for effective communication of your opinions, feelings, needs, and rights in a way that does not violate the personal rights of others. Assertiveness is a way to ask for what a person needs, state difficult feelings such as anger and disappointment and negotiate well with others. It is also being able to express your own needs in a confident manner and maintaining a good relationship with those you are communicating with - not about trying to dominate others: it is a more a matter of resisting those who seek to dominate and manipulate you. Once you now know what being assertive means, then there are some methods to help you on your way. Please download your free e-book 'Self Hypnosis For Newbies'

I recommend a very good way to build up your self confidence and that is with a Personal Development plan.

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Return to the main Carer Change page for more information or go forward to career counselling to see if I can help you recover from job loss that way.

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