Labels, Layoffs and How Not to Lose Your Identity

I’ve been laid off from 3.5 jobs in my corporate career over nearly two decades. Each one sucked in it’s own way but each one also taught me how to continue pushing forward, and unknowingly helped me to deal with the next layoff.

Oftentimes we attach our identity to our job title or role in life and when those things change (which they always do even if you aren’t laid off from a job), it’s hard to not feel like your identity has changed as well. 

Inside the episode I talk about:

• The labels we give ourselves 
• My own 3.5 layoffs from the corporate world
• Attaching your identity to your career or self-imposed roles in life 
• How to avoid heartbreak and losing yourself, when those careers or roles are removed

 

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