Getting fired from a job can be very devastating. It leaves you with the feeling of being judged and unwanted. When you get fired without doing anything wrong it hurts but if you made some mistake and got fired because of that then its one of the worst feelings. You blame yourself for the situation and create different scenarios in your head about if you had done one thing differently then maybe the situation would have been different. Being fired from job can give rise to the melancholy feeling in you but it is also possible that it may turn out to be a blessing in disguise.
Nobody wants to be fired from job even if they don’t like the job. It gives the sense of failure in professional life. You may feel like you are not good enough but it could be totally opposite, maybe the job was never meant for you. Maybe you can now pursue the job or business which you always wanted to pursue but didn’t had the courage or time to do so. This opportunity has come your way as a blessing in disguise. So better look at it from a different angle.
You may have heard about Colonel Harland Sanders the owner of KFC. He was fired from multiple jobs for various reasons before he made it big. It looks like he wasn’t destined to work some 9 to 5 job. He didn’t lose hope from multiple setbacks and kept on doing different things. He finds success at the age of 62 and now KFC is one of the biggest food chains in the world just because Colonel Sanders didn’t lose faith in himself.
If you are working your dream job or the doing something that you think you are good at but you get fired because you made some mistake or your employer think that you are not good enough then do not consider this setback as the accurate judgement of your abilities. Just remember, Walt Disney was fired as a cartoonist after being told that he’s not creative enough. He didn’t lose faith in his abilities after being fired and created the iconic Mickey Mouse. Today Disney is known as the pioneer of cartoon movies and one of the most creative minds of the century. Being fired from that job turned out to be one of the biggest blessing of his life.
Do not consider this setback as the final verdict of your career. It is just an incident which didn’t worked in your favor. There will be lots of opportunities for you to prove yourself. You can use this opportunity to find your passion. You could do your own business and you may realize that that job was never meant for you. Most of the time we get dwelt in thoughts like why this happened to me or what have I done wrong. The reason could be that you were meant to do something else, something better.
You can find number of examples of people who made it big despite being fired from their job. They were able to do that because they believed in themselves and didn’t stop after their setback. You should also learn from this experience and move on to the next thing which you may not have done if you haven’t been fired. Getting fired from your job can prove to be a blessing in disguise for you. Do not think of it as an end but as a new beginning of your life. Keep moving forward without worrying about your pace. The important thing is to keep moving forward.