Want to be happier? Change to an authentic career
Gretchen Rubin wrote The Happiness Project. I’m surprised by how much I like it but she writes honestly and with great insight. One of her comments about happiness relates to “feeling right”. In unpacking the idea, it essentially means feeling like you are leading the life that is right for you. In other words, you could […]
Career Counseling Advice: Failure to Plan is Planning to Fail
“I drifted into my career…” Sean said about his work in a Fairfield County bank. Sean’s tale was sadly familiar. Graduating from Sacred Heart about 5 years ago, he had no idea what he wanted to do for his career. It dawned on him that he never had a class on “career.” He was a […]
Living Your Career As An Adventure
“I don’t know when I became so boring.” Ellen told me. “I used to be fun. I used to be more daring. Now, I’m too afraid to take a chance.” Ellen worked in an office park in North Haven, Connecticut and found the setting dull. She worked in a company and in an industry that […]
Career Advice from Better Call Saul: The Sunk Cost Fallacy
“Have you paid off your law school loans?” asked a lawyer friend when I told him I was leaving the practice of law. My “no” response didn’t need a follow up as it was clear that he thought I was making a mistake. Here’s what interesting: My friend knew me well enough to believe that leaving […]