Free 30-Day Plan: Build Protection Before the Next Disruption
You've survived one major employment disruption. You're managing ongoing economic pressure without financial margin for another crisis. You need practical actions that build protection systems before the next disruption hits.
This free 30-day plan gives you 18 actionable articles across 6 weeks (42 calendar days total). Each article provides one specific task you can complete in a single session. No fluff. No inspiration. Just concrete steps that produce tangible results.
How This Plan Works
The structure:
- Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday: One article per day with a specific action to complete
- Thursday: No content (breathing room to catch up if needed)
- Friday/Saturday/Sunday: Weekly reviews to assess what's working and adjust
Start with Day 1 and work through sequentially. Each article builds on previous work. The plan develops three capabilities in parallel: strengthening your current position, building financial margin, and setting up independent income sources.
Time commitment: 30 minutes to 2 hours per article. Each action is designed for single-session completion. You're not overhauling your life. You're building protection incrementally.
What You'll Accomplish in 30 Days
By the end of this plan, you will have:
Strengthened your position:
- Documented work that proves your value when layoff decisions get made
- Identified your three critical tasks that make you harder to eliminate
- Built cross-department relationships that increase your operational value
- Made your contributions visible to people who make budget decisions
Built financial margin:
- Calculated your survival number (the minimum you need monthly)
- Identified and cut your three largest discretionary expenses
- Tested expense reductions to see what actually works without creating stress
- Claimed employee benefits you're already paying for but not using
Set up independent income:
- Identified your three most transferable skills that have market value
- Strengthened your weakest transferable skill to sellable competence
- Researched what skills command money in your field right now
- Reconnected with former colleagues before you need their help finding work
Expected outcome: Greater confidence in your position, reduced monthly expenses with clear survival number, platform profiles ready for micro-income generation, and foundation for 1-2 independent income sources that could generate $50-200 monthly.
This is proof that the framework works. The paid 90-day workbook provides deeper execution on all three capabilities with comprehensive month-by-month focus.
The Complete 30-Day Sequence
Follow this sequence starting with Day 1. Complete one article per day on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. Use the weekend reviews to assess progress and adjust your approach.
Week 1: Foundation Work
Day 1 (Monday): Document Your Work So You Have Leverage When Decisions Get Made
Strengthen Position - Create evidence of your value before layoff decisions happen
Day 2 (Tuesday): Calculate Your Survival Number: Track What Actually Leaves and Find What You Can Cut
Build Financial Margin - Know exactly what you need monthly versus what you spend
Day 3 (Wednesday): Identify Who Really Has Power in Your Workplace (So You Don't Get Blindsided)
Strengthen Position - Understand who influences layoff decisions beyond the org chart
Day 5 (Friday): Acknowledge Your Weekly Progress
Acknowledge what you handled better this week without requiring dramatic improvement
Day 6 (Saturday): Stop Wasting Time on What Doesn't Work
Identify what consumed time without producing results so you can stop doing it
Day 7 (Sunday): Choose One Action to Repeat This Week
Choose one action from the week worth repeating and commit to doing it again
Week 2: Build Margin and Capabilities
Day 8 (Monday): Cut Your Three Largest Discretionary Expenses Without Destroying What You Value
Build Financial Margin - Create breathing room by cutting what doesn't matter
Day 9 (Tuesday): Build Cross-Department Relationships That Protect Your Job
Strengthen Position - Understand how departments connect and make yourself harder to eliminate
Day 10 (Wednesday): Identify Your Most Transferable Skills
Build Independent Income - Know which capabilities have value beyond your current employer
Day 12 (Friday): Acknowledge Your Weekly Progress
Acknowledge what you handled better this week without requiring dramatic improvement
Day 13 (Saturday): Stop Wasting Time on What Doesn't Work
Identify what consumed time without producing results so you can stop doing it
Day 14 (Sunday): Choose One Action to Repeat This Week
Choose one action from the week worth repeating and commit to doing it again
Week 3: Expand Protection Systems
Day 15 (Monday): Fill a Team Skill Gap Before Someone Else Does
Strengthen Position - Add capabilities that make you harder to replace
Day 16 (Tuesday): Test One Expense Reduction and Track What You Actually Save
Build Financial Margin - Gather real data on what reductions work without creating stress
Day 17 (Wednesday): Strengthen Your Weakest Transferable Skill With Free Resources
Build Independent Income - Move skills from theoretical to sellable competence
Day 19 (Friday): Acknowledge Your Weekly Progress
Acknowledge what you handled better this week without requiring dramatic improvement
Day 20 (Saturday): Stop Wasting Time on What Doesn't Work
Identify what consumed time without producing results so you can stop doing it
Day 21 (Sunday): Choose One Action to Repeat This Week
Choose one action from the week worth repeating and commit to doing it again
Week 4: Assess and Refine
Day 22 (Monday): Three Tasks That Make You Indispensable (And How to Identify Them)
Strengthen Position - Know which work protects your position during cuts
Day 23 (Tuesday): Calculate Your Real Monthly Survival Number
Build Financial Margin - Refine your minimum based on three weeks of tracking
Day 24 (Wednesday): What Job Postings Reveal About What Skills Actually Sell Right Now
Build Independent Income - Research what the market pays for currently
Day 26 (Friday): Acknowledge Your Weekly Progress
Acknowledge what you handled better this week without requiring dramatic improvement
Day 27 (Saturday): Stop Wasting Time on What Doesn't Work
Identify what consumed time without producing results so you can stop doing it
Day 28 (Sunday): Choose One Action to Repeat This Week
Choose one action from the week worth repeating and commit to doing it again
Week 5: Protect Capacity and Resources
Day 29 (Monday): Say No at Work Without Damaging Relationships
Strengthen Position - Protect your ability to deliver quality work on critical tasks
Day 30 (Tuesday): Claim Employee Benefits You're Already Paying For
Build Financial Margin - Stop leaving money unclaimed that builds margin
Day 31 (Wednesday): Learn One Adjacent Skill in 30 Minutes to Expand What You Can Sell
Build Independent Income - Add capabilities that increase what you can charge
Day 33 (Friday): Acknowledge Your Weekly Progress
Acknowledge what you handled better this week without requiring dramatic improvement
Day 34 (Saturday): Stop Wasting Time on What Doesn't Work
Identify what consumed time without producing results so you can stop doing it
Day 35 (Sunday): Choose One Action to Repeat This Week
Choose one action from the week worth repeating and commit to doing it again
Week 6: Strengthen Position and Network
Day 36 (Monday): Build Stronger Work Relationships by Making Someone's Job Easier
Strengthen Position - Create advocates who remember you when decisions get made
Day 37 (Tuesday): Update Your Resume with Quantified Achievements That Matter
Build Financial Margin - Prepare for transitions before you're under pressure
Day 38 (Wednesday): Reconnect With a Former Colleague After Years of Silence (Before You Need Them)
Build Independent Income - Activate network before you need it for work or income
Day 40 (Friday): Acknowledge Your Weekly Progress
Acknowledge what you handled better this week without requiring dramatic improvement
Day 41 (Saturday): Stop Wasting Time on What Doesn't Work
Identify what consumed time without producing results so you can stop doing it
Day 42 (Sunday): Choose One Action to Repeat This Week
Choose one action from the week worth repeating and commit to doing it again
Start Day 1 Today
Don't wait for the perfect Monday or the start of a month. Start with Day 1 today. Each day you delay is another day without protection systems in place.
The free 30-day plan proves the framework works. When you complete it, you'll have built foundation protection across all three capabilities. The paid 90-day workbook provides comprehensive execution with deeper month-by-month focus on each capability area.