If we learn something during such a difficult time as job loss, it must be worth sharing! Have a few days off to catch your breath and then:
* Continue a routine of getting up at a reasonable time each day during the week, even if your children don't need you to get them off to school and go to bed at a reasonable time as you did when you were working. Don't think of it as time off.
* Have the right mind-set. This isn't a time when you are unemployed, with nothing to do, but rather in between jobs when you are reassessing and investing into your future. Make this a time to read some self-help books or The Bible where you can focus on what you can do, rather than what you can't. Cultivate a spirit of thankfulness for what you do have, rather than what you lack- and look after it!
* Broaden your outlook and reassess whether you want to stay in the same profession as before or try something new. You might need to take some new qualifications, in which case you will need to decide and look around to see whether you will be going for a job where you can train at the same time as working or take time out to train.
* Find one or two websites where you feel comfortable to look for a new job each day and buy your weekly local paper to also apply, if you find anything suitable.
* Keep communicating with your family, to keep them in the picture so that they can support you and go through this with you as a team. Tell them about the new things you are learning. Refuse to lay blame at anyone's feet or to speak negatively about your situation to your family without a positive plan. They will then be ready to celebrate with you when you find something new.
* Keep track of your feelings, ensuring that you don't take them out on your family. This could be a good time to try boxing, running or some other sport where you can release any feelings of frustration, anger or failure and benefit from the positive energy that sport gives you. Meditation and prayer are also helpful to bring a sense of peace and calm, especially when fear and panic are lurking at the door.
* Push yourself to get out into the community amongst people, where you are more likely to find open doors, inspiration and opportunities. Maybe your son's football team could do with your help or the local charity shop. Voluntary work is always a good way to enhance your CV as well.
* Spend some time bringing your CV up to scratch, looking for tips and help to make it better than before.
* Don't be put down by well-meaning suggestions to try this or that when you know that it isn't what you are looking for. Understand how hard it is for other people to know how to react in this situation and just appreciate their concern and support.
* Think outside of the box and be prepared to get to where you want to go professionally by a different route to what you might have expected. The world is changing and sometimes by changing with it we find our niche.
* Don't be tempted to believe that you will happier doing nothing, but maintain a love for work with the creativity and passion that this means. Set an example to your children, that you can run after your passion and dreams when they don't fall in your lap and show them that you know that hard work and sacrifice bring great rewards. They will certainly be watching and learning from you and will take the lessons they learn with them.
* Allow this time to develop your patience, perseverance and hope for a great future.
Christine Hulme loves writing about ways in which we can "live well" in a difficult world. She believes in creating a safe place in a healthy family environment, from which she believes we can go out and accomplish great things. She has an NVQ3 In Early Years Care & Education, is a Party Plan Consultant and loves cooking, arts & crafts, music, guitar, singing, walking, swimming and sharing these things with others.
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