64: Scenario Career Planning with David Shriner-Cahn

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You will likely experience some type of job loss during your career, whether it is caused by a termination, reduction in force, layoff, or by choice. These events may be more traumatic and stressful without appropriate scenario planning because you haven’t considered a “Plan B.”

After 28 years as a highly skilled employee, David Shriner-Cahn was told that his job was over. Today, David is a thriving entrepreneur, speaker, and host of two podcasts – Smashing the Plateau and Going Solo. He helps high-achieving professionals, who have had a late-career job loss, build their consulting or coaching business, so they can do what they love and get paid what they’re worth – consistently.

David and I talk about why scenario planning is vital to building Your Mid-Career GPS, as well as some things you can do to make a job loss easier to help you thrive on the other side of it. 

Connect with David
Email - David@SmashingThePlateau.com
Website -https://SmashingThePlateau.com and make sure to get his free e-guide, 49 Tips To Smash Your Plateau:
https://smashingtheplateau.com/49tips/
LinkedIn - @DavidShrinerCahn

Key Topics & Time Stamps: 

·      Intro (0:40)

·      What David and Who David Wanted to Be Growing Up (2:20)

·      David’s Career Walk and His Job Being Eliminated (3:34)

·      Why Scenario Planning is Important in Your Career (8:16)

·      Owning Your Career Events – Including Being Fired (13:15)

·      What’s the Worst Thing That Could Happen if You Lose Your Job? (14:30)

·      Dealing with Drama, Grief, Fear, and Shame with Your Job Loss (15:17)

·      Securing Business Credit Before You Need It (18:50)

·      Scenario Planning When Considering Starting a Consultancy (21:13)

·      Taking Time for Self-Reflection After a Job Transition – And What Make Me Laugh So Hard (23:40)

·      David’s Networking Tips (26:21)

·      Don’t Wait to Get it Right – Just Get Started (29:21)

·      How to Connect with David (31:30)

List of Resources:

·      Your Mid-C

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