JOB LOSS STORIES

[Lilou]

UNPRECEDENTED NEWS
(memo 1 of my book)

This afternoon I received a call from Peter Gould, the CEO of my company: ‘Lilou, I have bad news.’ He paused for a few seconds. It seemed an eternity. I had felt the tension in the company, and sensed something bad was about to happen, but nothing could have prepared me for his words: ‘Your job is being made redundant. We’re not going to be able to keep you any longer.’

My heart was pounding. I asked, ‘So when do you want me to leave?’

He replied, ‘Well, as long as you hand in all the work you have, and do a professional handover, you can leave now.’

In a few seconds, with those few words, my life changed. My future had altered. What was I going to do? I’d been in the job for six months – Internet Marketing Director for a London-based hospitality company. For the previous seven years I had worked in the USA on a self-employed basis. I’d applied for this job from the USA. I was thirsty for a new adventure. I was thrilled, and accepted the position. It’s a dynamic, entrepreneurial company, but I have to say that it wasn’t all plain sailing, especially the last few weeks…

I just accepted the news at face value, trying not to read too much into it. I stayed professional on the phone, and tried to find out more about the practicalities. ‘OK, so how does this work? This has never happened to me.’ Since I had been with the company for only six months, the official policy was to give me only a week’s severance pay. However, as I had relocated from the USA, Peter told me that I’d be given a month’s salary. I thought that was generous, and it was some relief. Peter told me to call Alexis, the HR person, to arrange the details. Before our conversation ended, I asked him to email the 60 employees working in the office to let them know immediately. He sent an email explaining that I was ‘moving to pastures new’. Pastures? What is that now? Is this a British way of saying that you have been sacked? I didn’t think so. I had been fired and that was the truth, but that’s not how he put it. He possibly meant to imply that things would be greener for me on the other side…? Yes, that was probably it... I was hopeful.

I was certainly grateful for that smooth and considerate email, as I did not want to be the recipient of everyone’s sympathy, to look bad in front my colleagues. I had only worked six months in the position. Thirty minutes later, HR was in my office, and we discussed the details of my redundancy.

So that’s the news today: I’ve lost my job.

All afternoon colleagues came into my office and asked me what I was up to. They wanted juicy details. Under pressure, I started making up a story that I had some plans that I could not, as yet, share, but, yes, I was certainly moving to ‘pastures new’, as Peter had said. All the while, as I was saying to people, ‘It’s been a great experience, but, you know, it’s time to move on…,’ I was thinking of what exactly these pastures could be. By the end of the day, having received numerous visitors and emails, a new scenario was taking shape in my heart and mind: I was inviting my life to lift off. The bad news was transmuting into great news. I felt increasingly liberated by the minute. Here was an opportunity for something new, an opportunity for something great to start. It was up to me.

I’m back home now, digesting the fact that I was made redundant today. This is a first. I cannot explain why I now feel such relief! It has awakened such joy in me – and energy. I look forward to being guided rapidly to something new and fulfilling, where I can truly develop my passions and purpose, and prosper to the fullest extent.

I have to admit that I was not happy at work and it was affecting my entire life, especially the last few weeks, always stressed, working long hours, sleepless and not feeling like the captain of my own ship. Yuck! But I have learned a lot there. I have sharpened my skills, but most importantly I have learned what I did not want. I am extremely grateful for that.

Now it is time for more – to find something new. I am asking Life to guide me. This is the time for my dreams to become real…

[Retrain Plain Gerlaine to Obtain]

Awesome expert. I can't wait to read the book!

[Lilou]

you can post your stories here in this discussion group... love reading them. much love

[Ico Create]

Hi Lilou,
I hope you're doing very well. I first came across your videos while searching for Law of Attraction on youtube. The very first book that I came across in this field was "The Power of Your Subconscious Mind". That's how I got first introduced to the concept of "Like attracts like".

However, on 11-May-09, my life took an unfortunate twist. Like you, I too lost my job. It was a job for which I was using LoA (but may not be very strictly), but I think I attracted that job. And I was relatively quite happy with work, salary, atmosphere. But this shattering news came and that company was downsizing because of bad economy. I was one of the last few to go. The only relief I felt after losing the job was that I did not have to wake up early (which had become stressful over some months)!! This does not sound like serious relief at all, and it is not. I did not really freak out..but I started planning actively what I can do to become employed again.

With that background, I am now in search of a job. First I dealt with a lot of conflict in my head. When I would visualize to get hired by "a" company, I'd wonder if I was blocking job offer from other company. Then I figured out that why can't I have multiple job offers at the same time and the universe will guide me to choose the best opportunity. Right now I am willing to take up a reasonable job offer, which may not be a dream job, and then keep trying to attract a dream job.

The good news is that I have one interview call, which is really comforting and encouraging. However, I want to line up interview calls, and job offers such that I feel satisfied that my qualifications are in demand and that I have a choice of which job to take up.

I had decided to take up 100-day reality challenge with video blogging but there's a little glitch. So I will start text blogging. And I also wondered why 100 days? I can go for 30-day and that's because I want job really quickly.

I am writing to you since you have been in the same situation once before, I would like to know a few things from your experience that would make me an effective user of LoA and create more predictable situations in my life. Also, if we're the creators of our experience, what kind of thoughts brought forth such a situation (i.e. job loss)? If the same company calls me back and resumes my employment with them, I'd be happy to take and attract my dream job while staying employed? Is it a good idea?

Since lay off my mood pattern went like No-freaking out to okay-i-can-handle-this to desperation to calm-collected to again I am feeling a bit desperation. Especially, when I think of all of my friends who're easily employed. Why not me?

I have read Wealth Beyond Reason by Bob Doyle, listened to Attractor Factor by Joe Vitale and reading Ask and It is Given by Abraham-Hicks. I believe that I deserve to have a job tomorrow. But since I don't have it I wonder if there's an issue with deserving part or believing. Actually, it is quite believable e.g. the old company simply calls back tomorrow, and I have a job!! And since I have already doen that job, I know I am deserving. I may not have a very strong passion but it is one of my wants. Then why is it not happening?.

Thanks,
Ico