Henry Ford has been quoted to have said that, “Before everything else, getting ready is the key”. If ever there was a time to “get ready”, it’s when you absolutely need to find a job in order to continue your lifestyle as you know it.

Most people have no idea how they would be affected by sudden changes in their job status. Sometimes the feeling of change is no more than a gut feeling that something is different. The individual has no control over events and timelines and the most you can do is brace yourself for whatever is to come. If you are able to fast-forward to beyond your current situation, it allows you the possibility to think about your, “what next” moment.

The disciplines of CWW are useful in helping you prepare for what is to come. Being deliberate may allow you to worry less and focus more on what needs to be done for you by you.

It’s like in the case where you home is burning down and you are trying to figure out what to save before you run out of the burning house. In the moments of chaos and panic, perhaps the best you are able to do is save your life and your sanity, which makes me think of that historical line, “He who lives to run away, lives to fight another day”.

The title of this article, “How quickly can you get ready”, is the “What if” question that comes before the “What next” question. At CWW, we encounter situations where the individual just didn’t see it coming – like the manager who shared with us his 28 years of service and 200 employees under his direction, who is now going to school, while working part-time. His “what next” is to continue going forward by working in the only job he could find at the time, while he reinvents for himself another job and career.

Even if you ARE ready for a major job or career downshift, you still need to figure out your “what next” scenario. If you take too long to figure out your, “what next”, you re-entry into the job market may prolong your ability to move forward in your career.

Wishing you the best and CWW Career-Wise Ways…!

SJ