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Lessons I learnt from getting fired 4 times
Pursue Your Dreams
Due to financial and security reasons, we may be working jobs that may not be our true calling.
Get into pursuing your true passion, something you love to do, something you've always dreamt of, while letting go of other reasons for taking a job, like working in a 'hip' or prestigious company or a highly secure job.
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Getting Fired
Getting fired throws you out of your comfort zone, and makes you review your assumptions, which is the start of great progress.
Setbacks such as getting fired can turn your life around, and provide you with valuable learning and motivation.
Fear Is An Illusion
Our Fear is almost never as bad as it feels.
If you are constantly learning, networking and building yourself into a better person, then setbacks are only crucial milestones in your progress and are nothing to be afraid of.
Don't Take It Personally
Getting fired might seem like life's cruel joke on you, but the world is not your enemy.
Let go of the guilt and shame that comes naturally when a setback is received. One doorway has closed only for better doorways to open in your life.
Pursue Your Dreams
Due to financial and security reasons, we may be working jobs that may not be our true calling.
Get into pursuing your true passion, something you love to do, something you've always dreamt of, while letting go of other reasons for taking a job, like working in a 'hip' or prestigious company or a highly secure job.
You Are Enough
You don't need to work to justify your existence, and if you believe in yourself, there are good jobs for you.
Work with people who appreciate your contribution and compensate you accordingly.
What Doesn't Kill You ...
Setbacks help you get stronger and are part of your journey to value yourself and give your best contribution to the world.
Listen to your intuition and you will find a great life out there if you are willing to search for it.
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When you feel rejected
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It’s not about you
Instead of gaining control, you subject yourself to the opinion of someone else. It turns you against yourself and away from the truth.
You were not rejected; the outcome you desired was. Be honest about the motives. You might be wanting the wrong thing.
The pain is optional
Rejection means that you are going down the wrong path. You need to turn around.
Life is about learning and growing, and understanding that something better is waiting for you. You don't have to embrace the pain of rejection.
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