Self Confidence Job Loss and AnxietyOur Confidence Building Help Is Here For You & Your Career ChangeSelf 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 regaining your self confidence. Job loss, downsizing and redundancy are 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. Redundancy, Layoffs, Downsizing And Self Confidence
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 is different in everybody. 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 and symptoms of panic attacks are frequent. Learn how you can easily eliminate Anxiety & Panic Attacks for good! Get your FREE Positive Thinking 5 part e-course. Your situation is similar to bereavement, your job was no doubt a large part of you and your self confidence; 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 advisers 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 for job-search – and it will come – take stock of what specific professional and technical skills, both hard and soft, that you have already built up. Then think about the skills that you might need to gain or learn to get you back into play. If you’re not sure what to do, go to this section of my website: Career Options where you will get more ideas of how to proceed and what to do. Remember that any lack of self confidence in your career when feelings of job loss and anxiety set in, is not permanent, it WILL change for the better. You will gradually regain your old self and start to be sure of your future; this feeling of renewal will feed into your actions and help you to secure the job you want. This is rarely a short term problem, some people may take weeks to go through the transition from redundancy to new job and many others will take months. Some will feel as if they have got through and find themselves back at the start again only to repeat it all. But take my word – you will get through. You may well come out a stronger person and you might even think that it was a good thing that redundancy happened. AssertivenessBeing 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.Learn how you can easily eliminate Anxiety & Panic Attacks for good! If you suffer from…
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