Gabriel Mizrahi

I get it, I know, it's awful. But the pain that you're experiencing right now is actually a symptom of change. It's not necessarily an indicator of whether that change is good or bad. And I think that's also important to remember. So don't let your anxiety and anger blind you to the opportunities here.

I get it, I know, it's awful. But the pain that you're experiencing right now is actually a symptom of change. It's not necessarily an indicator of whether that change is good or bad. And I think that's also important to remember. So don't let your anxiety and anger blind you to the opportunities here.

Once you give yourself over to what's happening, even if you hate it, you're going to start to spot them and you're going to start to get curious about them. And I can tell you firsthand, it is ultimately kind of exhilarating to do that.

Once you give yourself over to what's happening, even if you hate it, you're going to start to spot them and you're going to start to get curious about them. And I can tell you firsthand, it is ultimately kind of exhilarating to do that.

Once you give yourself over to what's happening, even if you hate it, you're going to start to spot them and you're going to start to get curious about them. And I can tell you firsthand, it is ultimately kind of exhilarating to do that.

I also hear that our friend is struggling not just with the practicals of losing his job, but with meaning. I think anyone who loses their job has to grieve not just the identity and the structure of their profession, they also have to grieve their purpose and their impact. In some ways, that can be even more painful, especially for mission-driven people like you.

I also hear that our friend is struggling not just with the practicals of losing his job, but with meaning. I think anyone who loses their job has to grieve not just the identity and the structure of their profession, they also have to grieve their purpose and their impact. In some ways, that can be even more painful, especially for mission-driven people like you.

I also hear that our friend is struggling not just with the practicals of losing his job, but with meaning. I think anyone who loses their job has to grieve not just the identity and the structure of their profession, they also have to grieve their purpose and their impact. In some ways, that can be even more painful, especially for mission-driven people like you.

And honestly, I don't know if there's a simple answer to that part. I don't know if you can really reconcile leaving certain things undone, especially when those things, like some of the initiatives that were being done at USAID, however you feel about that agency, they do have a real impact on people's lives. And that's a whole other bucket of anxiety and pain to deal with, right?

And honestly, I don't know if there's a simple answer to that part. I don't know if you can really reconcile leaving certain things undone, especially when those things, like some of the initiatives that were being done at USAID, however you feel about that agency, they do have a real impact on people's lives. And that's a whole other bucket of anxiety and pain to deal with, right?

And honestly, I don't know if there's a simple answer to that part. I don't know if you can really reconcile leaving certain things undone, especially when those things, like some of the initiatives that were being done at USAID, however you feel about that agency, they do have a real impact on people's lives. And that's a whole other bucket of anxiety and pain to deal with, right?

Jordan's advice to fully surrender applies here to reconciling. That's another thought. I think that's another thing that your brain wants to do. And yeah, maybe you'll get there one day.

Jordan's advice to fully surrender applies here to reconciling. That's another thought. I think that's another thing that your brain wants to do. And yeah, maybe you'll get there one day.

Jordan's advice to fully surrender applies here to reconciling. That's another thought. I think that's another thing that your brain wants to do. And yeah, maybe you'll get there one day.

But in the meantime, I think you just got to accept, which means being willing to feel all of the feelings around not being able to finish the work that you care about and not understanding why it makes any sense. And you got to trust that might be painful, but it doesn't necessarily mean that it's the end of the mission for you.

But in the meantime, I think you just got to accept, which means being willing to feel all of the feelings around not being able to finish the work that you care about and not understanding why it makes any sense. And you got to trust that might be painful, but it doesn't necessarily mean that it's the end of the mission for you.

But in the meantime, I think you just got to accept, which means being willing to feel all of the feelings around not being able to finish the work that you care about and not understanding why it makes any sense. And you got to trust that might be painful, but it doesn't necessarily mean that it's the end of the mission for you.

It doesn't mean you can't pursue that purpose somewhere else in a new way, in a new role. It doesn't mean that the people whose lives that you and your colleagues touched are not going to find other sources of support. And by the way, it definitely doesn't mean that the work you've done up till now is totally meaningless. You get to decide how to feel about your track record.

It doesn't mean you can't pursue that purpose somewhere else in a new way, in a new role. It doesn't mean that the people whose lives that you and your colleagues touched are not going to find other sources of support. And by the way, it definitely doesn't mean that the work you've done up till now is totally meaningless. You get to decide how to feel about your track record.

It doesn't mean you can't pursue that purpose somewhere else in a new way, in a new role. It doesn't mean that the people whose lives that you and your colleagues touched are not going to find other sources of support. And by the way, it definitely doesn't mean that the work you've done up till now is totally meaningless. You get to decide how to feel about your track record.