Why Nothing Is Permanent: How to Navigate Career Uncertainty

In Episode 4 of The Growth Year | Podcast, Peter dives into why having a Growth Mindset is key to surviving your first layoff. How we have it all wrong achievement and merit based identity.

📌 In This Episode:

• Changes in life, career, and growth are the only constant
• The drawbacks of an achievement and merit-based identity
• How journaling and reflecting helps ease the stress of a first layoff

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