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Laid Off and Scared? How to Turn Setbacks Into Career Opportunities

Laid Off and Scared? How to Turn Setbacks Into Career Opportunities

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What if losing your job was actually the first step toward finding your best-fit career? After being laid off, Melissa Shapiro fought fear, built confidence, and discovered a career that aligned with her strengths. In this episode, she reveals the strategies, mindset shifts, and lessons that helped her transform job loss into opportunity.

What you’ll learn

  • What to do immediately after a layoff (without panicking)
  • How Melissa turned job loss into the push she needed for a career change
  • The biggest fear people face after being laid off — and how to overcome it
  • Why you don’t need to pick one career for the rest of your life
  • How to use setbacks as stepping stones to better opportunities

Our book, Happen To Your Career: An Unconventional Approach To Career Change and Meaningful Work, is now available on audiobook! Visit happentoyourcareer.com/audible to order it now! Visit happentoyourcareer.com/book for more information or buy the print or ebook here!

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