First, throw a tiny “fired party.” Invite your closest friends. Eat something ridiculous. Laugh at the corporate speak you’ll never use again. “We’re pivoting to optimize synergies”—what even is that? Bye, synergies.
The Apprentice: Who got fired tonight?
Second, make a list of things you’d do if you couldn’t fail. Don’t censor yourself. Put “sing in the shower” next to “start a nonprofit.” Your fired self deserves the goofy dream as much as the serious one.
Third, update your LinkedIn profile to say “Open to adventures.” Okay, maybe don’t write that literally. But mentally, that’s your new title. Adventurer-in-Chief.
And finally, remember: this is not a setback. It’s a plot twist. The best stories always have a moment where everything falls apart. Then the hero figures it out. You are that hero.
Uplifting Note to Send You Off
So here’s the truth: the apprentice who got fired tonight is not a loser. They are a protagonist in a story that’s about to get way more interesting. You, if you’re reading this, might be that apprentice. Or you might be someone who’s been fired ten times. Either way, the world is wide, and your next chapter is unwritten.
Go write it with a glitter pen. And maybe a snack. Life is too short to take any of this too seriously. The only real failure? Not trying again. So try. Fall. Get fired. It’s all material for the best story you’ll ever tell—and that story is just getting started.
