Today I got up and went to my mother’s house. I could have stayed home and worked on things but I knew I’d need to be in a different environment to help me stay in action. Last night I sent out an email letting people know I have been laid off and what I am looking to do next including what I can do on a contract basis while I’m searching for my dream company. I sent this to people who I know and respect who know me and I think respect me and have expressed an interest in helping me careerwise in the past. First, I believe they will be willing to help. Second, they are people I would want to reccommend me to others as I believe others respect them as well. I’m sure I missed a few and next week I’ll go through the list of people I know and see if there are any more who might want to help.
The response has been very heartening, it has run the gamut of warm wishes, search ideas, forwarding my information to their respected colleagues and contacts sent back to me. I am so grateful for these people. Having ideas and paths come in is really great for keeping up the momentum of my search. I think gathering momentum is very important. I know it is tempting to rest and recover and take your time to figure out what you want to do especially if you were lucky enough to get a nice severance package. I don’t think I would do that. Months go by quickly for one and you want to form your search habits now because it will be harder later. Don’t be afraid of going in the wrong direction. You don’t have to know where you are going to end up to start getting there. Spend time getting clear on what you want yes, don’t ever stop that so you recognize it when you see it or feel it. Don’t wait until you know, that’s the Workforce Nomad way.
