I have experienced many different heights of success in my life. Personally and professionally, I have achieved more than most people have in their entire lives.
I am married. I am a qualified registered professional who attended one of the top Universities in New Zealand. I have a beautiful family and live in one of the most sought after destinations in the World, yet, none of that means anything, because today. I got fired.
The fall from grace today has been an uppercut to my ego, a whirlwind of shame, and a repetitive replay of “How the hell did I end up here?”. I have a sneaky suspicion, this is only the beginning…
Fuck.
Excuse the language.
Would I be the first person in the world who google searched the phrase “Today I got fired. Now what?”.
Probably not.
Is it weird, that I also typed the hashtag #IGotFiredToday into the Instagram search bar to find some inspirational quotes to get me through whatever it is that’s happening to me?
Maybe.
Cue frustrated sigh, followed by more expletives.
I admit, my research on being fired has not been extensive by any means, however, one thing is for sure.
No one is talking about it.
No one wants to talk about being fired, or SHARE their ]experience.
Why?
Because it’s embarrassing!
It’s shameful.
It means you have failed.
You are a Failure!
You. The person who was FIRED.
If one of your friends, co-workers, family members turned up to your house, or your place of socialisation, and you asked “How have you been?” and you reply with the words “Um, ok I guess. I got fired today”, what would the reaction be?
I feel like, now more than ever, we as humans are trying to do EVERYTHING we can to avoid being talked about and discussing our most embarrassing moments and of course our failures and humiliation.
I do this!
I’m doing this.
I NEED SOME HELP WORLD!
In my frenzy of feeling uncomfortable, I am in desperate need of some inspirational quotes to get me out of this feeling! I am looking for some savvy advice, that puts the blame on my ex employer and allows me to take zero responsibility!
I need some hard hitting words that show me the pathway of how I created this moment and I need to own it! I need to know that this has happened numerous times to all the successful entrepreneurs I follow, (who then went on to become billionaires) to give me hope!
Dear World, let’s talk about our honest and true stories about being FIRED and how we either:
- Got through it and how or
- We wallowed in self-pity, saw this post and then decided to get our shit together.
Today , I am going to start the conversation.