After the Badge: A Practical Guide for Rebuilding Identity, Confidence, and Career Momentum After Layoffs, Burnout, and Corporate Disruption - Softcover

Veasey, Byron

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798196169854

Publisher: Independently published, 2026

Synopsis

You didn’t just lose a job.

You lost the system that reflected your value back to you.

One day, you were inside the meetings, solving problems, managing pressure, and moving with certainty.

The next day, the access was gone.

The inbox stopped.
The calendar disappeared.
And the silence started rewriting how you saw yourself.

AFTER THE BADGE is a practical and deeply human guide for professionals rebuilding after layoffs, burnout, corporate disruption, or identity collapse in the modern job market.

This is not another motivational career book built on hustle culture or toxic positivity.

It is a strategic recovery framework for experienced professionals navigating the emotional, psychological, and professional fallout of sudden career disruption.

Inside, you’ll learn how to:

Rebuild confidence after layoffs and career shock
Recover from burnout and chronic corporate hypervigilance
Stop tying your worth to titles, access, and external validation
Navigate AI-driven hiring systems and modern career instability
Develop an “Executive of One” mindset for long-term career sovereignty
Create momentum without panic, desperation, or performative hustle
Reposition your experience for the evolving economy

Drawing from leadership experience, systems thinking, and modern workforce realities, Byron K. Veasey delivers a powerful roadmap for professionals learning how to move forward after the corporate identity breaks apart.

The job ending was not the end of your value.

It was the beginning of rebuilding it on your own terms.

Edition details

• Publisher: Independently published
• Publication date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9798196169854
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 141