{"id":13953,"date":"2024-08-27T05:38:37","date_gmt":"2024-08-27T05:38:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erikamagyarosi.com\/?p=13953"},"modified":"2025-08-26T00:32:03","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T00:32:03","slug":"die-kunst-des-loslassens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erikamagyarosi.com\/en\/die-kunst-des-loslassens","title":{"rendered":"Die Kunst des Loslassens"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Have you ever felt as if the ground suddenly gave way beneath your feet at work? That everything which seemed safe and secure was suddenly shaken? That\u2019s exactly how I felt \u2013 and today I want to share how I learned to let go, and in doing so, opened doors I never thought possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This blog post was written as part of a blog parade hosted by Evelyn Wurster<\/a><\/em><\/strong>, who invited us to share experiences and insights on surviving changes in the workplace.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The sudden upheaval: The dream job that ended<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

It was the dream job: exciting projects, creative challenges, and the feeling of doing something truly meaningful. In short, I was in PR heaven \u2013 until the fixed-term contract abruptly pulled me back down to earth. The contract wasn\u2019t renewed, and suddenly I felt as if someone had taken away my parachute in free fall.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The fear of the unknown<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The fear of the unknown is like a wall of fog \u2013 you don\u2019t know what\u2019s lurking behind it, and every step forward feels like a plunge into cold water. That\u2019s exactly how it was for me: the fear of financial insecurity was overwhelming, and the future looked incredibly uncertain. But as the saying goes: when one door closes, another one opens \u2013 even if you sometimes only notice it in the rearview mirror.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During this phase, my boss at the time said something I found very hard to swallow: \u201cA door has to close before others can open. You need to make space for the new.\u201d Those words stuck with me, but it took me a while to truly understand and accept them.<\/p>\n\n\n

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When I learned to let go\u2026<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

At first, letting go felt like trying to lift an anchor that was deeply buried in the ground. But once I finally released my fear, I began to see the opportunities that lay ahead. Simone de Beauvoir<\/strong> put it beautifully: \u201cChange is the process by which the future invades our lives.\u201d With that thought in mind, I set my sails and allowed new winds to fill my professional journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I decided to fully commit to my work as a trainer. It was a leap into cold water, but also a chance to grow my skills and discover new opportunities. And indeed \u2013 the more I embraced it, the more doors opened. It was as if letting go of the old created the space I needed to truly take off.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Mental tools: How I regained control<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

During this stormy phase, I reached for my mental tools as if I were fixing a broken bike in the rain. These three helped me weather the storm and get back on track:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Acceptance:<\/strong> Letting go is like untangling a set of earphones \u2013 it takes patience, but once it\u2019s done, you feel instantly lighter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Focus:<\/strong> Instead of getting caught up in the past, I concentrated on what I could control. Focus became my compass in the fog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Self-care:<\/strong> And of course, fun had to play its part: jogging and quirky dance classes at the gym were my personal jokers to shake off stress and reactivate my \u201chappy brain.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n

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What I learned<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Looking back today, I\u2019m almost grateful my contract wasn\u2019t renewed. I never would have imagined that the end of one chapter could mark the beginning of such an exciting new book. My advice? Don\u2019t be afraid of the unknown \u2013 sometimes it\u2019s the best adventure that can happen to you.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Your turn!<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

How about you? How have you weathered the storms in your job? Share your stories in the comments \u2013 let\u2019s learn from each other and inspire one another!<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Die Kunst des Loslassens: Wie ich inmitten von Chaos Klarheit fand<\/p>\n

Hast du jemals das Gef\u00fchl gehabt, dass dir im Job pl\u00f6tzlich der Boden unter den F\u00fc\u00dfen weggezogen wird? Genau so ging es mir. Nach einer unerwarteten K\u00fcndigung stand ich vor einer ungewissen Zukunft, doch diese Erfahrung lehrte mich, loszulassen und neue T\u00fcren zu \u00f6ffnen. In meinem neuesten Blogartikel erz\u00e4hle ich, wie ich durch Akzeptanz, Fokussierung und Selbstf\u00fcrsorge nicht nur die Kontrolle zur\u00fcckgewonnen, sondern auch neue berufliche M\u00f6glichkeiten entdeckt habe. Lass dich inspirieren und erfahre, wie du selbst in schwierigen Zeiten Klarheit findest und gest\u00e4rkt daraus hervorgehst.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14061,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[70],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13953","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ueber-mich"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/erikamagyarosi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13953","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/erikamagyarosi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/erikamagyarosi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/erikamagyarosi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/erikamagyarosi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13953"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/erikamagyarosi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13953\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15486,"href":"https:\/\/erikamagyarosi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13953\/revisions\/15486"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/erikamagyarosi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14061"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/erikamagyarosi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13953"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/erikamagyarosi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13953"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/erikamagyarosi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13953"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}