How to Cope with a Job Loss or Demotion

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0:28Whitney Johnson:Chevy is called the heartbeat of America for a reason. With SUVs made to move with your rhythm. The versatile Equinox tackles your entire day. The spacious Traverse fits your crew and your whole weekend. And Trax brings style with value you can count on. All infused with tech that has your back. So your drive always hits the right chord. Chevrolet. Together let's drive. Let's start with the immediate aftermath of an unexpected job loss or demotion. Is there anything that you recommend people do in the first hours or days to set themselves up for success later? The first thing is just name what you're feeling when you lose a job.

1:12Be as precise as you can. When you name something that you're feeling, you're going to be able to control it. And this is very difficult to do because career disruption can oftentimes trigger negative core beliefs, like I'm not enough. And so just the ability to say something like, I'm feeling anxious about this career disruption. Instead of unnamed anxiety, this amorphous threat that you can't do anything about, you now have a defined challenge that you can address strategically and consciously. Then you go to the functional piece. Take time to reflect. What did I learn? Even if you did lose your job, there are things that you learned in the course of being there.

1:47What new skills did you learn? How have you increased your capacity to work with others? or did you learn that you need to increase your capacity to work with others? Just take time to mark the moment of what you learned.

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