From Layoff to Liftoff: The $600K Lesson Tech Won't Teach You

Oct 27

95,000 tech workers laid off in 2024.

I was one of them.

But here's what the statistics don't tell you: My layoff in May 2024 saved me from a $600,000 mistake.

Three hours after Google let me go, someone asked: "Who are you without your title?"

I couldn't answer.

That silence? It was the sound of my rented identity crumbling.

Mistake #1: Panic-Applying

That desperate "I'll take anything" energy? It repels the right opportunities.

Mistake #2: Chasing Prestige

Every "dream job" I turned down was eliminated within 6 months.

Mistake #3: Accepting Less

The activation tax of undervaluing yourself: $164/day. Over 10 years? $600,000 gone.

While my peers panic-applied to everything, I went to Spain.

While they grabbed at safety, I calculated my worth.

While they chose familiar, I chose faith.

Result?

• The "backward" internal role I took? Gave me everything I needed.

• The prestigious offers I declined? All eliminated.

• My business today? Thriving alongside work that actually serves me.

Tomorrow in The Activated Leader, I'm revealing:

→ The exact 72-hour protocol that saved me from desperation decisions

→ How to calculate YOUR activation tax (prepare to be shocked)

→ Why the "obvious" opportunity is usually the trap

→ The 3-question framework that turns pink slips into power moves

Plus: The counterintuitive strategy that made my layoff the best thing that ever happened.

Because sometimes losing your job is how you find your life.

P.S. Can't wait until tomorrow? Reply with "LAYOFF" and I'll send you my 72-Hour Survival Protocol right now.

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