Advice after losing a job.

Susannah Breslin reflects:

TIP #3: Do something or die

If you asked me what my biggest mistake was before I lost my job, I’d say it was not doing something when I saw what was coming. After the axe fell, I didn’t do enough quickly enough. This is the type of person I am. Never enough, never enough, never enough, is the refrain in my head.

If you asked me what my smartest decision was after I lost my job, I’d say it was moving. Moving in any way, shape or form. To a new city. Into new roles. Changing my life so what happened before wouldn’t happen again, not in the same way, anyway.

After you lose your job, these are your enemies: pity and paralysis, depression and anxiety, indecision and fear.

After you lose your job, these are your friends: perseverance and resilience, humility and self-examination, defiance and reinvention.

Here’s what I have to say after being downsized one year ago: Thank god.

It allowed me recreate myself, to free myself, to become something way more interesting than what I was.