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Why taking time-out works!

Well hello there!! I’m sorry for keeping you out of the limelight. I’m trying to keep up to date with everyone including myself. From Weddings, to business events, to radio interviews I feel like I have now achieved the status of Networking-Queen!! AHA! It’s hard being this glamorous.

But blogging is on my mind 24-7 and thinking of you this week, I came across this book by Michael Froehls called “The Gift of Jobloss” which I think would be a great share.

Why taking time out is good?

I asked myself this question this week and realised it’s a necessity. It is very unhealthy to jump from one job to another especially in a time of crisis without time for personal reflection. Whatever the situation is, living in the now (in the moment )is so important. For a nation that mainly lives on automatic and the stimulation of instant gratification we fail to see a door or window of opportunity when it presents itself so clearly. So Micheal takes us through tips from his own personal experience. He’s more of a doer than a talker having lost his job himself he is the ideal success story.

Jobloss could be an opportunity” to do all the things you’ve never had time for while being employed. Why not do a few things that really matter to you before continuing your hard 30- to 40-year-long working life? Why not realize some lifelong travel dreams, improve your health, invest in your family and friends, fire up your love life, acquire new job skills, or check out a different location for a better career?” Michael Froehls

You might feel pressured by the idea of figuring out how to pay your rent, paying your bills, loosing your habitual lifestyle and what everyone else is saying. But do you really need to give yourself another opportunity to make your current situation worse than it already is, making a rational decisions. You can obtain an e-copy for $2.99 that’s about 1 quid on Amazon Amazon http://www.amazon.com/Gift-Job-Loss-Practical-ebook/dp/B004SY5XDI/ref=tmm_kin_title_0/192-5590966-1085223?ie=UTF8&m=AG56TWVU5XWC2&qid=1303424777&sr=8-1

So can being jobless be a gift or a nightmare?