Here's how you can maintain motivation after career setbacks.

Additionally, consider seeking feedback from trusted colleagues or mentors. Their perspectives can provide valuable insights and guidance. Finally, create a plan to address any gaps in skills or knowledge that may have contributed to the setback. This proactive approach will help you regain confidence and set you on a path to future success.

What do you value the most in your career? Think back on a time when you had to make essential changes. How did that help you set up or adjust your goals? I believe you should take a positive approach to setting new goals. This means focusing on the things you want to fight for instead of the things you need to improve. And I propose the Book Writing exercise: 1. Think of your career as a book, where each job or role is a chapter. 2. What are the following chapters in this book? What steps do you need to write those chapters? 3. Do you have an end in mind? Don't worry; you're the author and can adjust or change it later.

You should always be asking "what can I do better" or more directly "what habits do I have that are limiting my own growth" People are scared to get harsh direct feedback. But that's the only way you are going to grow or learn. Lastly, speak to people who are ahead of you and are doing what you want to do. You may have to pay them for their insight; but you will pay in time or you pay in money

I would amend this to say "Network Strategically." When you set time with someone, have you prepared thoughtful questions? Or are you asking questions that read like a form email (tell me what your day is, what's it like working here, etc.)? If you can engage meaningfully and with conversation that demonstrates you're earnestly invested in the person you've contact or the team they're on, you have a far better chance at leveraging the value of the network you've established for yourself.

Take control of your own career narrative. While a setback may not have been part of your plan, how can you take the unexpected and translate it into a set of experiences and lessons you do control? Sometimes a closed door translates to an open window -- even when (perhaps especially when) the door feels as though it was slammed shut. It's important to give yourself the time to process what's happened. It is also, however, important to lean into the experience and take ownership of conversations about your future career. Pivots may start as unplanned, and they can always evolve into a chapter you have transformed into an opportunity to: better yourself, reconnect with important relationships in your life, or define your long-term goals.