How to Rebuild Your Identity After Being Let Go

There’s the belief that you are your accomplishments and titles, but it’s the furthest thing from the truth.

EXPERT OPINION BY JERRY COLONNA, CO-FOUNDER AND CEO, REBOOT

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I got a call the other day from a long-time client who had been let go from her leadership position. The news came as a surprise. She felt she had failed and didn’t know what to do or what came next without her professional identity.  

My client had attached her whole being to her leadership title. She believed that was who she was, and she didn’t know how to be anyone........

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