How To Reclaim Your Confidence Following a Job Loss

March 13, 2023|Animal Lovers and Med Team, Emotional Intelligence, Self Mastery

Job loss is never easy, but for most, it also often, has negative influences self-confidence levels. Relationships that are built over time transform the way we are and how we see ourselves as individuals. Getting back on your feet following a job loss or sudden career change takes hard work and a extreme dedication toward change. For those side effects that are left unseen, such as a broken heart or lowered self-esteem, it can take years to recover. While we will not be sharing tips on mending a broken heart in this article, we do have suggestions that will help you recapture your confidence.

Learn To Love Yourself

Most people who go through a job loss and end up hating themselves and their old job by the time the process is over. Unfortunately, there are no winners when any type of loss occurs. To help start the journey to healing, it is important to learn or relearn how to love yourself. This means accepting your flaws while also relishing in your unique strengths. As you go through this process, you will transform into a better version of yourself that will be more confident than ever.

Live Your Life

Too often people who find themselves after a job loss feeling confused, scared, and even invisible. It can be difficult to find your spark again. Unfortunately, especially for medical professionals, our sense of self and identity may be deeply connected with our professional lives. According to Texas A&M the loss of a job is within one of the top ten most stressful events a person may experience. There is a very helpful article about job loss, grief and healing. Click here to read it.

Not only does job loss this result in low self-esteem, but it has the potential to negatively impact a person’s confidence levels. To help reclaim your confidence, dive headfirst into life. Start a new hobby or pick up on one that you left behind. Lean into your friend's circle and spend more time with your family. Make a point of doing things you love instead of hiding your head in the sand. Do take however long you need to grieve, as it is a completely normal emotion. Eventually, you will notice things hurt a little less and you are stronger than ever before.

Reinvent yourself

In addition to enacting immediate positive life changes such as clean eating, exercise, meditation, and hobbies one must also take care of self-image. Consider creating a new personal style for self! You may with to get a new hairstyle, even a new wardrobe. Clean your environment and take care of yourself. You can recover and reinvent your life better than before!

Also, if you cannot seem to fully recover over an extended period, it is okay to seek professional help.

Until next time, Be well.

The Indigo Phoenix