Losing your job is painful and unfortunately the current economic conditions have led to many layoffs and firings in companies large and small. However, we’ve learned though thousands of interviews over the years that job loss is one of the most common catalysts for massive life improvement. Below, we’ve shared stories and perspectives from some very successful members of the community around how they dealt with job loss.
Anastasiia Greca
Like many others, I was laid off during COVID. It was a scary and uncertain time. Before that, I worked full-time at a hospital while trying to grow my photography business on the side. For years, I barely knew what a true day off felt like. Read More>>
Liz Lopez
It was a blessing in disguise to be honest. I worked at a place for 11 years. Made it my career for over a decade. Knowing deep down in my soul I was not pursuing my actual passion in the skin and beauty industry, I stayed due to complacency. I got comfortable, but I knew it wasn’t my end goal. Read More>>
Jo Gibson
Foundations Academy of Clarksville is many things. It is a preschool. It is a dream. It is a journey. It is a tremendous blessing. Jen and I are business partners now, but before Foundations, we worked in a public school for many years. She taught kindergarten and I taught second grade. Read More>>
Emily Loeppke
When I was first starting with photography as a professional business, I still worked at my office job as an executive assistant at a college in Los Angeles. Read More>>
Joshua Evans
Everyone should experience being fired or laid off from a job at least once in their professional life. It forces you to separate who you are from what you do. The first time I lost my job, I was devastated. My career was my identity. I had poured everything into it, often at the expense of any personal life, believing that commitment equaled security. Read More>>
Iden Crockett
Being fired was the nexus point for me, it was the moment in my life when, truly, everything changed and I began my new journey as Iden. It was a moment that, in a way, I chose and it was that choice that made it such a powerful and transformative experience. I was a firefighter/paramedic, had been for a very long time. Read More>>
Saira Anwar
Before I began writing, I made what I thought was a life-defining choice. I got married and moved to Australia. But instead of finding the life I had imagined, I found myself experiencing mental and emotional abuse. When I returned to the UK, I was deeply traumatised. I had lost my confidence, my light, and any sense of safety. Read More>>
