How to Recover from a Career Setback

It has been said many times that careers are a jungle gym, not a ladder. For ambitious, risk-taking individuals (myself included), career setbacks are inevitable. Every time you get out of your comfort zone, take a promotion, switch jobs, or try a new industry you are taking a career risk. The possibility of failure is looming over every move you make, and people are watching. What if you don’t succeed — at least, in the way you wanted to? Regardless, it’s up to you to pick yourself, dust yourself off, and move on.