Change Your Career For Your Health
A few years ago, Tom, a fortysomething mid-level executive at an insurance company in Fairfield, CT, told me one of the more interesting career change stories that I’ve ever heard. Part of Tom’s work includes overseeing the operations of his firm’s life insurance products. He was early for a meeting one day. Just to pass […]
The First Step of Career Change: Take Control
Do something. Anything. One thing. Just do something affirmative.Most people who are in career misery do nothing. They either complain but do nothing. Or, they bury their heads in the sand and do nothing. When career counseling clients leave my office, they almost always say “I should have done this a long time ago.” I’d like […]
Change Your Career Before Your Career Changes Your Life
Jessica walked in for our career counseling session. She was a bundle of nerves. She apologized for being late (she was about a minute late); for being a mess (it was rainy); and for not printing out her resume (she had already e-mailed me her resume so there was no need). Jessica described her job. […]
Use December to Change Your Career in 2015
January 2015 could be the year of your big happy career change. Really. Each December, I review our career counseling case files. I smile when I see the stories of clients who radically changed their careers in 2014. During our first meetings, most of my clients came in very confused. They had no idea what […]
“I just can’t do this job anymore.”
I just can’t do this job anymore. Samantha expressed her ethical dilemma. She was working in a financial services firm in Fairfield County, Connecticut. She had started her job with the hope that she would help families plan a secure future. Having watched her parents suffer tremendously due to poor financial planning, Samantha felt that […]
Do you mean I could be happy at work?
Work is called work because its not supposed to enjoyable. The history of work for most of humankind would support this opinion. I recently listened to an audiobook from The Great Courses on the history of typical people in ancient times. The course focused on life in Rome, not for Julius Caesar, but rather for […]
Are you meant to do something different?
Over the last year, I’ve had several career counseling sessions with Kevin. Kevin has a good job by conventional standards. He earns a bit more than $100,000, he has a solid title, and he has solid job security. He also has a twenty minute commute to his job in New London, CT, reasonable hours, and […]
Even better than a short commute, no commute
The New World of Work encourages home offices. Why our home offices so amazing?(1) Family time. I realize that some of you might be concerned about separating your family and your work life. You might worry about the children running around, the dog barking, and endless distractions within you home. Those are practical problems that […]
Commuting To A Career That You Don’t Like
I remember commuting to a job that I didn’t like. I would need to leave the house around 7:45 am. I would arrive around 9 am. During the ride, at best, I would be listening to an audiobook that I enjoyed. At worst, I would be stuck in traffic and not necessarily looking forward to […]
Learning how to change your career
“I know I don’t want to be doing this job for the rest of my life.” I hear that a great deal. “I just don’t know what else I would do.” That’s usually the next sentence. Just recently, I’ve realized that my main job is teaching others HOW to change their career. If you are […]