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How To Turn Losing Your Job Into a "Winning" Career

Just the other day, I got an email from someone with an all-too familiar story: they lost their job when their company downsized. For the past year they have been sending out resumes every week, but haven't had any responses. Now they are wondering if they should try a whole new career track. But here is their problem: how do they start their job search if they don't even know what they are looking for?

When you ask the question; "how do I start my job search when I don't even know what I'm looking for?" I would answer, "you are looking for your bliss." We've all heard the saying, "Do you what you love and the money will follow." Another way of looking at this is that if you force yourself to work at a job that you don't absolutely love - then you will start to cut off the flow of prosperity into your life.

Money, work and prosperity are a function of "Flow" - the experience of continuity, connectedness, ease and effortless action. Whatever stops flow stops money, and whatever promotes flow attracts money. What stops flow are things like rushing through life, tensing up ("holding on to stuff"), being out of alignment and being inconsistent (like applying for any job that opens up). On the other hand, what promotes flow are things like slowing down (and being in the moment), letting go of things (like old ways of thinking), making sure you are in alignment (with your principles and values), and being committed and consistent.

Following your bliss brings you into the flow of life. Most people treat the notion of following one's bliss as a luxury that has to wait until after one has found a good job and is financially secure. But as a life coach I have seen time and again that the opposite is true. Your jobless situation is a blessing in disguise - it has given you the chance to discover (or return to) your passion. If you want to know where to start your job search, then start looking for the kind of job that would catapult you out of bed every morning, that you would leave home early to get to and that you would do for free if you couldn't get paid for it. And if you can't find a company that has a job like this, then start doing the "job" on your own and the company will find you.

Being out of work probably feels like a crisis. I know a lot of people in the same position - it is a sign of our economic times. The loss of a job or career is extremely stressful. According to many relationships experts, fighting about money is the leading cause of divorce. But as a life coach I always look for the silver lining. Remember - the Chinese character for "crisis" is drawn by combining the character for danger with the character for... opportunity!

David-Dorian Ross - T'ai Chi Master, life coach and celebrity wellness expert - writes a regular advice column on practical coaching for daily life called "Invincible Living" at http://www.daviddorianross.com/ask/. Got a persistent problem? Email your question to daviddorianross@gmail.com. Remember: when body, mind and Soul come together - we are invincible!


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