What You’ll Learn from this Episode about Leaving a Long-Term Job in Midlife: Wendy’s experience with leaving her career and the challenges she experienced along the way in midlife. What it took for Wendy to see that losing her job was something that happened for her rather than to her. The biggest epiphanies she...
Continue readingWhy my layoff was the best surprise ever!
When I received a layoff notice five years ago this week, it was an unwelcome surprise. I was minding my own business, deep in thought at work when I got the knock at my door. I was told, “I need you for a meeting.” Even though I was caught off guard, I knew instantly...
Continue readingHow do you make a REALLY BIG decision?
I’m fascinated with how people make big decisions. Some of you have no problem making a big decision. Others get overwhelmed and confused into paralysis. Which category do you fall into? Are you the first type? Do you generally think, “I got this…bring it on!” Or are you the second type, more of a...
Continue reading3 Lessons I Learned from Being Laid Off
My three year anniversary after being laid off from a long-term job is this month. It’s hard to believe that so much time has gone by. I held five positions in the field of health promotion, addiction and mental health for 25 years. I had the last job for 19 of those 25 years....
Continue readingThe long-term job—a blessing and a curse
Who knew that my long-term job could be both a blessing and a curse? I never even imagined I would be the type to have a long-term job. Seriously. It didn’t seem like something that would have my name on it. I landed my first professional job in 1989. I remember it well. I...
Continue readingLosing my job and rediscovering myself: My two year dream-aversary
Not all anniversaries are created equal, like when it’s related to losing your job. I never thought about losing my job and anniversary in the same sentence. It seems like one of my most prevalent thoughts in my 50s is, “where does the time go?” It was two years ago this week that I...
Continue readingWhat motivates you? It’s probably been the same most of your life!
I was always motivated to to help people. I’ve been fascinated by human behaviour my whole life. Thinking about what motivates you is a really important thing to do. Like you, life gets in the way. Before I knew it, a few decades went by and I realized I wasn’t doing exactly what I...
Continue reading