How to declare career bankruptcy

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Feel like your career is on life support? You are not alone. There is a cure.

Q. I am 26 years old and I graduated with a bachelor of commerce and hate my job in finance. In fact, I never liked finance. The reason I did it was because when I studied, the stock market was hot so I chose it as a major. I never bothered to ask myself what I wanted. I am stuck and don’t know what to do.

A. The facts are, when the economy sucks, people are less likely to change jobs. This is a mistake. Take advantage of this changing economy to restructure your life.  Last week, the Associated Press ran a story entitled GM Bankruptcy becoming more probable: CEO.

You would think this is the end of the world. But wait. Halfway through the story it says: “Under Chapter 11 reorganization (bankruptcy), a company can stay in operation under court protection while it sheds debt and unfortitable assets to emerge in a stronger financial position.”

Imagine the title of the article was GM: Emerging in a stronger financial position. There exists a great opportunity when declaring bankruptcy.

I am not telling you to declare financial bankruptcy. I am telling you to declare career bankruptcy. Throw in the towel. Start over again.

Of course, you could stay in your current position and look for other work. But like GM, sometimes, you’ve just got to start over again.

Get fired.

Walk into your boss’s ofice and negotiate getting laid off. That way you can get compensation while searching for a new position. Google: “Thinking of quitting your job? Try getting fired instead” to learn how to do this.

Spend two weeks at spiritual retreat. Sell, recycle or give away everything that is not critical. Clean all the messes in your home. Take a career exploration program.

Still not convinced. Not sure what to do?

In her best selling book Fell the Fear and Do It Anyway, author Susan Jeffers, Ph.D. talks about the “no-lose decision making model.” Focus only on the opportunity that each option provides. If you stay in finance, you have a steady pay cheque that allows you to keep your condo and save up for a boat to sail around the world. You can also develop deeper more meaningful relationships at work.

If you leave finance, you will have the opportunity to discover your true career loves. You will get to know yourself better. You can use this time to undergo a self-journey of discovery. You can inspire your family to do the same. Your choice lies in the one in which you will gain the most.

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