Melinda Stoops

Superman is Overrated | Melinda Stoops Today's newsletter is all about superheroes. Not the ones in comic books and movies. This newsletter is about the everyday superheroes out there looking for that next job. Each of the superheroes in...

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Happy Thanksgiving! In the spirit of the shopping frenzy that many of us will be embarking upon- I’ve reduced the price of the ebook version of my book- The Reluctant Free Agent: Navigating the Loss of a Job- to $0.99. This price is in effect through 11:59pm on Monday night.

Available on Amazon.

Reluctant Free Agents: The New Cool Kids | Melinda Stoops If you have ever felt embarrassed or ashamed of losing your job, that stops today. Look at these faces - every one of them has lost a job at some point. You are in great company. You may notice that...

If you lost your job, you are now officially one of the cool kids.
#layoff #laidoff

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Evolution Losing your job can sometimes feel as if you have fallen down the rabbit hole, similar to Alice’s experience in Wonderland. For example: The pressure of finding a job parallels the White Rabbit’s inte...

Check out my latest newsletter issue- how does losing your job change you?
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Okay- I saw the news that Amazon may lay off 30,000 employees. The book I wrote (below) helps people who have lost their jobs.

This book was self-published on Amazon.

Does that seem ironic to anyone else?

Amazon should give each of them a copy. And good severance $$.

YouTube video by The Reluctant Free Agent: Surviving a Job Loss A Conversation with Nathan Henton

My most recent newsletter features a conversation with Nathan Henton, who is working 3 jobs while searching for a permanent role.

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Fun news! I published a book today- it’s all about losing a job and moving forward from it. Here it is, if you want to take a peek. #booksky

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Moving Forward In my most recent newsletter, I wrote about the beginning of September and the associated vibe as routines shift and we say good-bye to the glory of summer. One question we often find ourselves answer...

Today’s newsletter- jam packed with information about my career plans and more.

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Songs for Reluctant Free Agents

Hi all- I created a #spotify playlist of songs to help you deal with losing your job.

Give this playlist a listen: Songs for Reluctant Free Agents (if link below expires, search by playlist name).
Enjoy!

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YouTube video by The Reluctant Free Agent: Surviving a Job Loss Voices of Experience: A Conversation with David Q. Hao

Check out this great interview with David Q Hao, General Counsel and Chief Compliance & Engagement Officer at Cove Wealth Management. We discuss how he used networking to land his current job and the role that values and mindset play in job searching
#unemployment #laidoff

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Voices of Experience: A Conversation with Colleen DelVecchio When you lose your job, you experience a lot of different emotions. Those might include anger, sadness, anxiety, or embarrassment.

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Check out my latest- the value of curiosity and turning the loss of a job into a successful coaching and leadership development business.
#unemployed

The Power of Gratitude I think we can all agree that losing one’s job is not a good thing. We did not choose this; it involves a negative emotional experience (or two or three); it greatly complicates our lives in many ways...

Check out my latest newsletter issue on #gratitude while #unemployed

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Voices of Experience: A Conversation with Nick Tatar I’m writing this newsletter from Southern Arizona, where I am spending a week visiting my mother and her husband. My journey here took a different path than expected, which is not unusual in air trave...

If you lost your job and are thinking this might be an opportunity for a career change, check out the most recent issue of my newsletter and attached video conversation, in which I interview someone who changed careers and started his own business- www.linkedin.com/pulse/voices...

YouTube video by The Reluctant Free Agent: Voices of Experience Voices of Experience: A Conversation with Ian Slater

Check out this conversation with my colleague Ian Slater, about his experience of losing his job and staying positive during this difficult time. #laidoff
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Go for it. Just keep reposting with the next paragraph. Like mini chapters.
I love orange. It’s bold and doesn’t hide. It says “I’m here.”

Beautiful

I love your described intent to write “writerly things”. It makes me ponder what types of things are writerly and what types of things are not at all writerly.

Voices of Experience: An Interview with John Denio | Melinda Stoops Greetings! I'm sharing the 9th issue of my newsletter, The Reluctant Free Agent. This issue expands the conversation beyond my personal reflections and is focused on the experience of a colleague ...

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Check out the latest issue of my newsletter about dealing with #laidoff #unemployed. It’s a conversation with a colleague who shares his experience and strategies.

I agree- it feels cookbook-ish.

Thank you-

Is it annoying that we are searching for answers or annoying that everything starts with ‘how’? If it’s the latter, we could brainstorm alternative words. But I can’t think of any. How to… ??

Bravo

I’m working on a non-fiction book and used the index card method (well, post-it notes) to identify topics for each chapter. I agree with your observation that this nonlinear approach is good- I could move them around and they weren’t stuck in a fixed order

So, did you start reading??

I love to hear people’s stories!

The Next Chapter Ninety-eight days ago today, I finished writing the first issue of this newsletter. I remember putting the text into LinkedIn, along with an image, and getting it ready to post.

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I hope this is true. If so, I would take it in the spirit of solidarity

I love him!