Just Fired Fred

My client, we’ll call him Fred, got fired on Friday. He is of course upset and confused and angry. Natural responses that I have seen throughout my years coaching folks trying to work themselves happy.

Fred was able to vent to me, which he needed, and then we got into actions to move him through this so he didn’t get stuck in anger and self-pity.

He doesn’t like to journal but he does like to do mind maps, so he decided to do some mind maps about what occurred as well as potential opportunities.

He also decided to speak to his friends and family about it instead of feeling shame. I shared the statistics of how many people get fired or laid off and how often this happens in our lifetimes and now he felt that it was nothing to be ashamed of.

He also was going to look at his financial plan with his financial planner and make adjustments since he wasn’t sure how long it would take to find a job or start a business of his own. He is toying with both ideas.

He purchased my Career Options Within and Outside Your Profession e-book (if you want a copy it is at http://www.terrilevine.com/e-books.htm) so he could get really clear on his talents, values, interests, goals, vision, etc. and begin to shift to the work he wants to do next.

After he does this, I’ll help him co-create career goals.

Terri Levine

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