Is great work worth $1 million…$20 million?
Tony Hsieh, CEO of Zappos, relays a story in his autobiography about his first company (not Zappos). He was offered $1 million. He was in his early twenties. He turned it down. Why? At the time, he thought the company could grow a lot more. But he also was enjoying his work. A year later, […]
Career Counseling Equals Happiness Counseling
“I keep coming because I feel happier when I’m here and when I feel happier I get inspired to do what I should do to change careers.” Alice relayed when I asked why she wanted to see Career Counseling Connecticut’s counselors on a regular basis even though we usually can help our clients craft a […]
Dramatic Career Change Starts With Small Steps
When I walk through different career change scenarios with Career Counseling Connecticut’s clientele, the most popular option – at least initially – is the “out of the box” dramatic change option. Those who are “sick of their career” want to do something different and quite often they are attracted to something that would be dramatically […]
Getting ready for career change in 2017
“Set up the pieces in November and December and then start the career change process in full force in January.” I told Jessica, a twentysomething from Hamden, Connecticut. She was in a customer service job that she described as a dead end. As tends to be the case, she contacted Career Counseling Connecticut only after […]
Did you realize you are in a career revolution?
The funny thing about some historical epochs is that those experiencing the revolutionary change don’t realize they are part of a historical shift. The Industrial Revolution is viewed as a 75 year period. Most people living at the advent of this work paradigm shift had no idea that everything was changing during their lives. I […]