HTSS111 - The stages of grief from losing a sales job or leaving a sales job - Scott Sylvan Bell
If you lose a sales job or leave a sales job there will be emotions you go through.
It's not just the standard feelings you have there is also grief to deal with. When you have time, effort, energy and money involved in a project you have the formula for rejection.
When you face rejection and grief it can be a powerful interrupter in your life.
Knowing that you go through these emotions in a day or an hour can help you realize what to expect. There is a whole spectrum of emotions in the process. Think of this as a pendulum instead of just a linear straight line. Here are a few of the emotions you may face:
Even if you win there is a feeling of loss, the grief of the time, energy, effort, and money involved. If you walk away on your own terms there is a feeling of loss and you do need to be prepared for it. These feelings and emotions will stick with you for a time.
You could even ask yourself:
Ways to fix the emotional roller coaster you will face from grief:
Talk it out with someone you TRUST
Get a therapist or pay one
Realize there is more to your life than a sales job.
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