When the career you built changes before you are ready.
The decision was made for you. Maybe your position was eliminated. Your organization restructured. New leadership arrived. A relationship changed. A decision was made without you but it completely impacts you.
Now you and others are asking, “What is next?” And you may not know.
You may be experiencing:
Disbelief about how your position ended
Loss of confidence despite years of accomplishment
Shame or reluctance to tell people what happened
Pressure to update your resume, network and immediately start searching
Uncertainty about whether you even want another version of the job you just left
Loss of the daily routine, structure, loss of identify and loss of relationships that came with you role
A desire to move forward without knowing quite where you are going or even where you want to go
YOU DO NOT HAVE TO HAVE THE ANSWER YET!