It is frustrating when your hard work does not lead to the outcome you expected. You showed up, delivered, and still the promotion went to someone else. In this episode of Control Your Career, Julia Toothacre explains how to reset your focus after a missed promotion so you can move forward with clarity, not just frustration.

Using her five-stage Control Your Career framework, Julia walks you through how to process the disappointment, analyze what happened, and decide whether to stay, pivot, or move on. This episode is a practical guide for anyone navigating career setbacks with professionalism and purpose.

You will learn:

• How to separate emotion from information and understand what really happened

• The difference between an assumed promotion and a promised one

• How to evaluate if your environment still aligns with your goals

• What to do when leadership changes or priorities shift

• The mindset and habits that turn rejection into redirection

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