Something happened, and the straight line you thought your life would follow bent, stopped, or disappeared for a while. Now getting back to it feels like starting from zero. Starting Over Without Starting From Zero is a guide for naming what your hard season actually built in you, and using that honest inventory to bridge back into work or life with real language, not apologies. Job loss, divorce, relocation, years of caregiving, whatever the gap, this guide helps you stop explaining it away and start naming what it built. Inside this 41-page guide The One-Line Reframe, a quick win for the sentence you dread saying most, before you read a page of theory Part One, Why It Feels Like Zero: the myth of the clean resume, what the gap actually costs you emotionally, and comparing your restart to everyone else's straight line Part Two, The Inventory: the skills no one put on a resume, what the hard season taught you, naming your transferable strengths, and rewriting the story you've been telling yourself Part Three, The Bridge: translating the gap for your resume, LinkedIn, and interviews, your elevator version, and reconnecting your network without dread Part Four, The Restart Plan: your first 90 days, small proof-of-momentum wins, and a plan for when doubt creeps back Closing tool: My Restart Story, a one-page summary to keep and revisit This guide is for you if You're restarting a career or life after a real break You dread the sentence that explains the gap You want a real plan for the next ninety days Details Digital PDF, 41 pages, US Letter size Print at home or write in it on a tablet with any PDF annotation app For personal use only This guide is a reflective and practical tool and is not a substitute for professional career counselling, financial advice, or mental health support. If the season you're restarting from involved a significant loss, trauma, or ongoing hardship, please also lean on a professional or trusted support alongside this guide. Pairs beautifully with The Visibility Advantage and Say It Kindly.
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