Get to Know You Again Many years ago someone remarked to me that the best thing that had happened as a result of him losing his job, was that he had gotten the chance to know himself again. Somewhere along the line, his position had become so consuming, there was no separation between him and […]

Make New Friends But Keep The Old Stay in contact with the network you have already cultivated. Even if like me, your aspiration is to create something entirely unrelated in your career as you move forward, don’t forget about those folks. In this interconnected world you just never know how one person leads to another. […]

Learn Something New Take a class. Maybe it is that drawing class you always wished you had time for. Or maybe it is a skill that will make you more marketable when you are ready to go back to work. Read a book. One from that pile you bought that you never got around to. […]

Purge Get rid of the stuff that you were holding on to from your last job. You know, what you kept around, just in case. Unless it was really important and might be useful in another endeavor some day, get rid of it. I am partial to purging on days like today, when the sky […]

Take Care of You Exercise. Even if you weren’t doing it before, exercise now. Go to the gym. Play tennis. Ride a bike. It can be as simple as walking in the park. Eat well. Shower, get dressed and get out of the house every day. This was the hardest for me in the dead […]

Social Network This might be especially scary for the over 40 set, but if you have not yet been on Facebook or Linkedin, if you still don’t get Twitter, take the cyber leap, sign yourself up and see what is going on. This is a great way to dip your toe back in as you […]