
Office politics broke you? Let me tell you what really happened. You didn't fail. The system did. When competence gets overshadowed by favoritism, when your work speaks but politics screams louder, that's not your weakness. That's a broken culture. But here's the hard truth: leaving was the easy part. Rebuilding is where most people stay stuck. Because confidence isn't lost in one moment. It erodes slowly in every ignored email, every credit stolen, every meeting where your voice didn't matter. So here's how you actually rebuild: 1. Grieve the version of yourself that believed hard work was enough. It stings. But acceptance is the first step to reclaiming power. 2. Rewrite the narrative. You didn't "run away." You chose your mental health over a paycheck. That's courage, not cowardice. 3. Audit your wins, ruthlessly. Pull up old emails. Performance reviews. Projects you led. You have proof. Use it. 4. Invest in ONE skill that makes you undeniable. Not 10 courses. One skill. Deep work beats scattered effort. 5. Show up before you feel ready. Confidence doesn't come first. Action does. Apply. Network. Speak up. The confidence follows. You're not starting over. You're starting wiser. And that's the unfair advantage they'll never see coming. Comment YES to join my free community where we turn career setbacks into comebacks. #CareerConfidence #OfficePolitics #ToxicWorkplace #JobSearchJourney #CareerTransition #ProfessionalGrowth #MidCareerCrisis #LeadershipMindset #CareerCoachIndia #ConfidenceBuilding #JobSeekers #workplacetoxicity
This post was published on 17th November, 2025 by Shivangi on her Instagram handle "@shivangi.shrivastava2 (Shivangi Shrivastava | Corporate Trainer | Career Growth Coach)". Shivangi has total 85.5K followers on Instagram and has a total of 839 post.This post has received 571 Likes which are greater than the average likes that Shivangi gets. Shivangi receives an average engagement rate of 0.14% per post on Instagram. This post has received 107 comments which are greater than the average comments that Shivangi gets. Overall the engagement rate for this post was lower than the average for the profile. #CareerCoachIndia #CareerConfidence #MidCareerCrisis #ConfidenceBuilding #CareerTransition #JobSearchJourney #ProfessionalGrowth #LeadershipMindset #OfficePolitics #ToxicWorkplace has been used frequently in this Post.