In 2014 I was fired. I didn't realize it at the time, but it ended up being my best career move. 

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So.

A couple of weeks ago, I teased you that being, let go from my high

paying job, ended up being the best thing that happened to my career.

And I wasn't kidding.

Welcome to episode 1 28 of this shit works podcasts dedicated to

all things, networking, relationship building and business development.

I'm your host, Julie Brown speaker.

Author and networking coach.

And today I'm discussing how I turned being, let go, and

just starting my dream company.

I remember almost every moment of that meeting.

Being called into my boss's office under the guise that we were going to be

going over my end of the year numbers.

And discussing my end of the year bonus.

I was pretty excited about that.

The idea that I was going to be like, go ahead and even entered my mind.

I mean, it had only been a few months since my latest review, where I was told

how amazing I was doing and actually given a raise that I didn't even ask for.

So to say I was blindsided when my boss told me that we were actually meeting

because the company was, and I quote.

Going in a different direction and that I was being replaced.

Quickly followed up by.

And I quote.

This decision is not based on performance.

No fucking shit.

It wasn't.

I was one of the best business developers in all of Boston and I was fucking

killing it for them, by the way.

But the decision had been made.

Aye.

Was officially shit canned.

I was in a daze.

I didn't know how this could happen, how you could be so good at your job

and still get thrown out on your ass.

The first call I made was to my husband.

He's my partner and everything.

And I needed to hear his voice, which in typical fashion was calm and reassuring.

And then made a flurry of other phone calls to find out

what the fuck was going on.

People were shocked.

Almost as shocked as me.

After the severance negotiation was completed the next day, I

needed time to lick my wounds.

Time to heal.

Time to figure out how the fuck this could have happened to me.

Time to figure out what was next.

So I took a couple of months off.

I didn't know what I wanted to do, but I knew I didn't want to jump back into the

kind of role I was just like, go from.

I ended up taking a job at a small startup, more closely related to

the work my husband does on the residential side of the industry.

And while I was at this firm, I continued to nurture my relationships,

but also spent the next year building new relationships.

And really increasing my network.

I did this because something in me had stirred.

I realized I never wanted to be in that position again.

I never wanted someone to be able to let me go because they

were going in a new direction.

I knew I was too good at the job had too many connections and had worked.

Too fucking hard to ever let that happen again.

And he only way to guarantee that.

Was to start my own company.

And because of the years I spent building relationships and a

reputation in the industry.

When I incorporated my business, I already had all of my client

signed on with yearly contracts.

Being an entrepreneur and starting your own firm is always going to be scary, but

it's a lot easier to do when you know, you have all of your clients lined up.

Reoccurring revenue guaranteed for a year.

And the people in your network.

Really wanting you to succeed.

Fast forward seven years.

And every day I get to do what I love.

And I couldn't imagine doing anything else, but it never would have

happened if I hadn't been fired.

Lots of people find their true calling after being shitcan.

At hand.

Let's.

Look at a few.

Oprah Winfrey.

Yeah, Oprah was fired very early on in her career.

A producer at Baltimore's w J Z T V.

Told Winfrey.

Then an evening news reporter.

Quarter that she was quote unquote unfit for television news.

He did offer.

Offer her a constellation price.

However, a place on.

People are talking.

I used to watch that show.

It was a daytime TV show.

And that was.

Was initially like a demotion for Winfrey, but it's where

her career took off in earnest.

And like the rest is history.

Like.

She's Oprah.

J K rallying, the woman who invented Harry Potter was once a secretary

until she lost her job for writing fiction on the company time.

Rallying survived on welfare writing in Edinburgh coffee houses until her first

book Harry Potter and the philosopher's stone sold for get this $4,000 in 1997.

By 2000, the first three books in the Potter series had sold 35

million copies in 35 languages and earned $480 million worldwide.

Walt Disney was fired from the Kansas city star in his early twenties.

He then went on to start a company called Lafa gram studios,

which went bankrupt in 1923.

Only when Disney moved to Hollywood with his brother, Roy and founded

the Disney brothers cartoon studio.

Did he find success with a new character?

Mickey mouse.

Anna Wintour, you know, the devil.

Devil wears Prada was fired from her job as a junior fashion editor at

Harper's bizarre, due to creative differences with the editor in chief.

Bill Belicheck was fired from the NFL's Cleveland rounds before becoming one of

the world's most successful head coaches.

Although he's not looking like it right now, if you know what I mean.

Howard stern was fired from his job as a radio personality on NBC.

When management finally got fed up with his off-color humor.

Lady Gaga was fired from her first record label, which wasn't prepared

to wait another six months for her to create her debut album.

What a dumb decision.

The list goes on and on.

Yeah, getting fired sucks.

But sometimes it's exactly what you need.

If I hadn't been let go from that company, I'd still be working there.

I never would have started this business.

I never would have written a book.

I never would have created this podcast and I certainly never would

have become a professional speaker.

And all of those things I just mentioned, I absolutely love doing,

and I get to do them for me and for you and not for anyone else.

And that's pretty fucking awesome.

So.

Sometimes being, let go.

It's exactly what you need.

Sometimes being Waco is the catalyst for change that will

change your entire career.

Okay.

Now onto the drink of the week, which is aptly named the boss lady.

Here's what you're going to need.

One ounce of cognac.

One half ounce of ginger liquor, like domain Kenton.

Three forest ounce of grapefruit juice, three, four ounce of lemon

juice, a half an ounce of honey.

Two dashes of bitters, two ounces of dry sparkling wine, like cava.

And if you want a garnish shit, you could use a grapefruit twist for a cart garnish.

All you're gonna do is you're going to add all the ingredients

except the sparkling wine to a cocktail shaker, shaker, over ice.

And then strain into a champagne, flute, and top of sparkling wine and

that grapefruit chest, if you want.

All right friends.

That's all for this week.

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