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Why Losing Your Job Could be the Best Thing That Ever Happened to You

Five Simple Steps to Thrive after Redundancy

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Why Losing Your Job Could be the Best Thing That Ever Happened to You

By: Eleanor Tweddell
Narrated by: Eleanor Tweddell
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Losing your job may be one of the toughest challenges you will face in your career. It can make you feel completely powerless, anxious and thrown off track. So how can you learn to adapt and even thrive through your most difficult and transformative experiences?

Why Losing Your Job Could be the Best Thing That Ever Happened to You is a compassionate guide that will inform and engage anyone who is facing redundancy or job loss; with deeply inspiring case studies and clear and brilliantly accessible, practical advice for getting back on course with your life and career. Learn how to:

-Navigate feelings of anger, guilt and shame
-Search for new beginnings
-Overcome analysis paralysis
-Progress with small steps

Eleanor Tweddell's five-step plan will support you through the early stages of shock, through to building up the skills, self-confidence and motivation to thrive after redundancy; whether that is in your previous sector or something new.

'This book reminded me why an ending - especially an unexpected one - can be the best kind of beginning' Viv Groskop, author of Lift As You Climb

'This book will help you escape the valleys of rejection bound for the peaks of opportunity' Bruce Daisley, bestselling author of The Joy of Work

'So much more than a user guide to life after redundancy, it's an inspiring lesson on how to deal with the knocks of everyday life; written with humour, empathy and honesty' Debbie Hewitt MBE, Chair, Visa Europe

© Eleanor Tweddell 2020 (P) Penguin Audio 2020

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Critic reviews

As a redundancy survivor myself, this book reminded me why an ending - especially an unexpected one - can be the best kind of beginning. Packed full of realistic inspiration, advice and motivation, this is the perfect guidebook for the moment when your career punches you in the face
Eleanor Tweddell has created a book that is part survival guide, part life coach. A warm and welcoming Sherpa helping you escape the valleys of rejection bound for the peaks of opportunity
'This book is so much more than a user guide to life after redundancy - it's an inspiring journey of how to deal with the knocks of everyday life, written with humour, empathy and honesty'
A sensitive balance of acknowledging the seriousness of redundancy by providing practical, real-world advice for how to tackle the challenge whilst recognising that humour can be found in every situation

This book takes away the stigma associated with redundancy and turns it into an opportunity to rethink your career and discover work that works for you
The first of its kind and so relatable, this book is all encompassing, practical, real and provides a guiding mind. An encouraging read that provides reflection and gives inner confidence and most importantly encouragement and focus on the future. It's as though Eleanor is there with you every step of the way!
A book I wish I'd have at my disposal on several occasions during my career and I will no doubt dip back into it on several more to come. With Eleanor at the helm, redundancy becomes less a door slammed in one's face, more, quite literally, another door through which to walk
Eleanor approaches the emotional side of redundancy with honesty and then backs it up with simple actionable steps. Now has never been a better time to make the most of losing your job! And if you're going to do that then do it with dignity, grace and positivity - which is given in spades in this book
Woe to the unprepared! If you have the proper training, support and advice in advance, you can suffer any redundancy and reclaim your life and career. This book is a must read for today's working force
Life has a way of smacking us in the face when we least expect it. Where before there was certainty, there is now worry and sleepless nights. Thankfully there's no need for you to struggle alone any longer. With this brilliant book and Eleanor Tweddell as your trusted guide, you'll be armed with the belief and tools to navigate this path with confidence and a swagger. Eleanor's personality shines through in this book and she provides some tough love to edge you towards a more fulfilling future that you probably can't even imagine right now
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if you have gone through unemployment, or are going through redundancy, this is the book you should listen to during those tougher moments. I voluntarily took redundancy last year after 11 years in that organisation. Then after getting my next role, I found I had unresolved feelings with my last job and I bought Eleanor’s book to see what it was like. It is genuinely one of the best written and well read self help books I’ve come across. In part it has helped me move on and find closure. Thank you Eleanor.

A must listen for anyone who is unemployed or facing unemployment…

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A very well put together book. It offers practical advice and also anecdotes that mirror my lived experience and helped me not feel so alone.

So good I bought the paper version

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I have read the book and listened on audible. Eleanor is brilliant at taking you on a very personal journey with advice, tips and guidance through an unsettled period. I liked the case studies and the authors own journey following redundancy. Everyone’s journey will be different but I found the advice invaluable! I felt like I had a guide and support and this book helped me choose a different path which I would not have otherwise considered. Great book, great narration, really enjoyed the insights. Thank you Eleanor.

Fantastic guide to cope after job loss.

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