In this day and age, it is likely you will need to find a new job due to being unhappy or bored with your current job, being laid off, fired, facing retirement, or moving to another city state. Depending on how long you were with your previous employer and the reason you are no longer there, there can be many emotions you will experience with this transition. Over the past 8+ years I know several people who have been unexpectedly laid off from their job with little to no notice. In the US culture, our jobs can become our identity and when you lose your job, you may feel as though you have lost yourself. Now at first, this may feel terrible and you might be in shock, but I will tell you that in many cases, once the emotions subside, this may be the best thing that happen to you. I’ll tell you why.

1)     You have free time

When is the last time you took one, two, or three weeks in a row off from your job? You can use you new freedom to explore and have some fun. The trick is to treat you first week or two as time off and not let yourself get too overwhelmed with your emotions.