Unemployment and the prospect of unemployment effects everyone today. Whilst there are many sources of help to deal with this problem, they can be unhelpful, unsympathetic, and prejudiced. This book looks at all the different elements of the first experience, both from a personal and a practical point of view. Three sections are given, starting with coping with the shock and the first stage of unemployment. It records the known effects upon you as a person and its impact upon your self-confidence and your financial position. But it records ways to control such damaging elements as a starting measure. The second section defines essential activities and actions which you can personally take to rectify the problem and use the experience as an opportunity to improve your whole lifestyle. The final section establishes the ways needed to ensure those improvements can be made permanent. The book's structure is designed as a kind of "Sat Nav" route which you can travel to move from a bad experience to a better, happier and more successful long-term lifestyle.