Last February, I posted a survey to find out what more about your concerns.
This is what I learned from your responses:
2/3 or 66% worry about staying employed in the future
1/3 or 33% worry about finding employment
1/4 or 25% worry about advancing in their current job
Does that sound like you?
I know it’s true. I’ve been there myself and so have my clients. That’s why I’ve created this specialized career coaching program, Keep Working with Chronic Illness Workbook, just for people, like you, who either aren’t ready, don’t have the time or maybe lack the money to work with a career coach. The Keep Working with Chronic Illness Workbook is a system that been designed to complement my book, Women Work and Autoimmune Disease, Keep Working, Girlfriend! And while the book lays out and explores the challenges and opportunities you face – the workbook provides the practical foundation that you can use to build on your talents and strengths.
The Keep Working With Chronic Illness Workbook system is literally packed with the assessments, exercises and programs that I’ve created for my clients over the years. So it’s precisely tailored for people living with chronic illness. This will become your “Go To” guide. And it includes special bonuses (including a downloadable audio version).
Do you wonder…
- What’s the best job for me with unpredictable health?
- How will be keep working if I can’t work the way I used to?
- How will this illness affect what I can do?
- Who would hire me for a new job when I have a chronic illness?
I can honestly say that there is nothing else comparable to The Keep Working with Chronic Illness Workbook home study system — at least not that I’ve seen or heard about. The beauty of this is that you can use it on your schedule, use only those parts you need and work with it when you have the time. Even better – it gives you the tools you need so you don’t have to be afraid any longer.
PSST: To celebrate the publication of my book, the Workbook is being offered at a very special price for a limited time only. Don’t wait! Buy it now so you can get started before summer vacation — or you’ll put it off for yet another season! Got any questions? Email me: Rosalind@cicoach.com
Rosalind aka cicoach.com
Jonathan Ginsberg says
Rosalind:
Let me offer a slightly different perspective. I am a Social Security disability lawyer and in my experience, part time work or periods of work followed by periods of unemployment are usually big problems in disability cases. In the Social Security world, things tend to be black and white – either you can work or you can’t. If a claimant with a chronic illness stops working full time, then tries to work part time or takes extended time off, he/she runs the risk of losing credits and running out of insured credits for Title II disability.
I fully agree that a person with a chronic illness should try to work – for his/her mental well being, to earn a living and to fight off the label of being “disabled.” But if one’s condition deteriorates until such time as he/she is disabled, the claimant has a decision to make and I don’t think that it makes sense to hedge your bets.
JCG
Rosalind says
Jonathan – This topic is such a big can of worms that I can’t possilby include all my thoughts here. I was on SSDI for 2 years – (I got it the first application) – and went off it because I was desperate to get back to work. I was told that I’d probably forfeited benefits in the future by doing this. That was 11 years ago and so far it looks like the right decision for me. But who knows for sure? Each situation is highly individual.
There are so many extreme positions on this issue. I hear from too many people – particularly women and women with children who are married – but others as well – that their doctors have encouraged them to stop working and apply for disability, before they’re even “disabled”. AND, it’s my opinion, that many people are dis-abled from doing some things but perfectly capale of doing others and with help/encouragement to figure out what that is, rather than stopping work altogether, they’ll have better outcomes, physically, mentally, emotionally and socially.
I could go on – and on -with this. I know the SSA is a tough nut – I’ve also seen (and told by others who consult and work with them) that they’re recognizing that they HAVE to encourage rtw and change the system to accommodate that. Do you see that happening in actuality?
Rosalind