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At 47, She Was Unexpectedly Made Redundant After 18 Years In Her Corporate Job. And Then…
With no warning, recommendation, or even a goodbye.
“I feel like a complete failure.”
She spent close to 20 years building up her career, now she felt like she had nothing. There was no warning. No signs. She felt embarrassed. Ashamed. And looking for answers to the bomb that’s just gone off in her life.
She’s seeing her friends experience success after success.
Some have become executives. Others have raised money for their start-up. Many are still building a thriving career. She hasn’t told many people she’s been made redundant.
Her life has blown up. And now she’s left to pick up the pieces.
At the age of 47, she needs to rebuild her life.
Here’s what I would do next.
Rewrite your story.
Margaret (not a real name) was trapped by her identity.
For almost two decades, she thought of herself as an employee. Not someone who worked for themselves. She clung to that story. And it became a prison. Every time she tried to escape, a voice would come into her head.
