Month: January 2015

Most career counseling clients I meet are in present pain. Specifically, something is bad enough to prompt them to contact a career counselor. Much like seeing a doctor when one is sick, the client wants to have their discomfort to end immediately. I understand and do whatever I can to figure out how to do […]

As Blizzard Colbie approaches, children throughout Connecticut delight at the prospect of a couple of snow days. Many adults do as well if they view the snow as a temporary respite from work.  One of my career counseling clients called to reschedule our in person meeting to a Skype meeting said: “I don’t care how […]

I am often a step behind the TV or music times. I discovered 1990s grunge rock superband Nirvana only after its lead singer Kurt Cobain died. Despite hearing about 24 for years, I only recently started watching. The rave reviews are warranted. This is not a spoiler alert but if you are really concerned about […]

Most of our career counseling clients need help finding a career vision, answering that never ending question – what do I want to do when I grow up? – that seems to plague people through their thirties, forties, and even fifties.  Some, however, have an objectively solid career vision. But they stopped moving forward because […]

This is not my idea and I’m not even sure it related to careers. But I read somewhere that learning to replace “I have to…” in the obligatory sense with the “I get to…” in the sense of privilege makes all the difference. In parental life, this might mean I get to help my child […]

Sometime I feel like a tour guide from Hawaii meeting natives of Siberia (at least in days prior to media). I describe the great possibilities of warm water, endless sun, and easy living. The natives want to believe. But the elders look on skeptically. Life as they know it has always been cold, stormy, and […]

The contrast between the Old World of Work and the New World of Work has become increasingly striking to me as I work with career counseling clients. David had the classic Old World of Work job. Within his large company based in Stamford, Connecticut, he learned a particular process – let’s call it creating TPS […]

I start with gratitude. We live in a highly turbulent economic world. This creates some scary thoughts regarding work. Yet, most people in Connecticut have career prospects that are better than most people who have lived on Earth. Why? Most people did not or do not have career choice. Historically, most everyone was born into […]