Heather Schwenneker: Build an identity for yourself that won't be crushed if your employer lays you off or goes under.

01/18/23 • 45 min

Heather Schwenneker is an Industrial & Organizational Psychologist with more ideas for moving forward than a car salesman! Using her own layoff as both an example and an exercise in positivity, Heather provides us with 7 Tips for Managing Job Loss and 10 Ideas for Bouncing Back.

Looking through the lens of a layoff happening at 50+, Heather provides so many PROACTIVE ways to safeguard yourself and your self-esteem. Listen in to learn how to put all of this great stuff to use and how to remain positive and focused through a period that can be immensely unsettling.

Heather’s 7 Tips for PROACTIVELY Managing Job Loss

Have the mindset that you MAY be laid off at any time.
Build an identity that won’t be crushed by a lay off.
Take care of yourself.
Network while you are employed.
Keep your contact list on your personal computer
Keep a list of your skills and accomplishments
Live within your means

Heather’s 10 Ideas for Bouncing Back

Grieve the loss.
Know it is normal to have a period of indecision.
Spend time with people who are THRIVING after their lay-off/pivot
Focus on hope and optimism.
Figure out what you need.
Have frank communication with your support circle.
Examine self-limiting beliefs.
Reframe the experience.
Make yourself findable.
Focus on others.

Get in touch with Heather:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/heather-h-schwenneker/
Get in touch with me to share your story or to learn about my Coaching practice:
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Are you in your 50's (or turning 50 soon) and ready to get to next? Here are some ways I can help:

Download my Networking 101 guide and take steps to further your reach!
Book a call with me! I offer multiple coaching packages based on where you are right now; ranging from re-entering the workforce to executive-level leadership coaching.
Join my next Mental Fitness Cohort to dive deep into what's sabotaging your success.

Heather’s 7 Tips for PROACTIVELY Managing Job Loss

Have the mindset that you MAY be laid off at any time.
Build an identity that won’t be crushed by a lay off.
Take care of yourself.
Network while you are employed.
Keep your contact list on your personal computer
Keep a list of your skills and accomplishments
Live within your means

Heather’s 10 Ideas for Bouncing Back

Grieve the loss.
Know it is normal to have a period of indecision.
Spend time with people who are THRIVING after their lay-off/pivot
Focus on hope and optimism.
Figure out what you need.
Have frank communication with your support circle.
Examine self-limiting beliefs.
Reframe the experience.
Make yourself findable.
Focus on others.

Get in touch with Heather:

Download my Networking 101 guide and take steps to further your reach!
Book a call with me! I offer multiple coaching packages based on where you are right now; ranging from re-entering the workforce to executive-level leadership coaching.
Join my next Mental Fitness Cohort to dive deep into what's sabotaging your success.

Previous Episode

Dagmar Chlosta: Making It To The Board Room and Being Asked to Take the Minutes

After becoming an SVP in a major athletics brand, Dagmar Chlosta was given a 360 degree review by her peers. The summary of all of the feedback can be boiled down to this: she was a woman, and she was screwed. Listen in as Dagmar opens up about what it feels like to be labeled an "Ice Queen" by her male counterparts and the pressure that resulted in heart surgery.

A while back, in discussion with a professional recruiter, she was told "You're not a spring chicken anymore. Placing you will be infinitely more difficult". Would a man with her track record of excellence be told that?

Through hard work, determination and doing a damn good job everywhere she goes, Dagmar inspires and continues to rise. At the heart of her success is her commitment to bringing up teams, her commitment to excellence, and her commitment to bringing other women up the ranks along with her. In her words, be authentic, be true to yourself and stick together.

Get in touch with Dagmar:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/dagmarchlosta/
Get in touch with me to share your story or to learn about my Coaching practice:
[email protected] or https://www.kamrinhuban.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kamrin-eriksen-huban-coaching/
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?
id=100065133586319&viewas=100000686899395
https://www.instagram.com/kamrinhuban/
https://www.tiktok.com/@kamrinhuban?lang=en

Download my Networking 101 guide and take steps to further your reach!
Book a call with me! I offer multiple coaching packages based on where you are right now; ranging from re-entering the workforce to executive-level leadership coaching.
Join my next Mental Fitness Cohort to dive deep into what's sabotaging your success.

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Kristen Falso-Capaldi: Don't Wait to Become the Renaissance Woman You Already Are

While looking for a resume to update in 2013, Kristen Falso-Capaldi landed on a treasure trove of writing she'd begun years before. It re-ignited a creative spark in her that blossomed from writing (SEVERAL pieces published, a book being shopped and another complete), to painting, film directing, screen-play writing and production design. As she succinctly puts it; her dream is to make shit and monetize it!
Listen in as this public school teacher describes her transition from teaching into full time artist.
Quoting David Bowie, "Aging is an extraordinary process where you become the person you always should have been."
Looking at aging as a process of truly becoming herself, Kristen inspires us to not wait until we're ready.
Enjoy Kristen's work or get in touch with her directly:
http://kristenfalsocapaldi.com/
https://www.instagram.com/kristenfalsocapaldi/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristenfalsocapaldi/
Get in touch with me to share your story or to learn about my Coaching practice:
[email protected] or https://www.kamrinhuban.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kamrin-eriksen-huban-coaching/
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?
id=100065133586319&viewas=100000686899395
https://www.instagram.com/kamrinhuban/
https://www.tiktok.com/@kamrinhuban?lang=en

Download my Networking 101 guide and take steps to further your reach!
Book a call with me! I offer multiple coaching packages based on where you are right now; ranging from re-entering the workforce to executive-level leadership coaching.
Join my next Mental Fitness Cohort to dive deep into what's sabotaging your success.