A true story from my personal life. Names and other identifying details changed. Eddie had a highly promising career in his twenties and in his thirties. The 1990s went wonderfully well for him as did the 2000s. But his industry was going through massive disruption. (Newspapers). He was on the business side of things so […]
Read MoreSince appearing on the Chaz & AJ show, I have received many requests from Connecticut parents interested in helping their children with their career paths. While each career path is different and each family’s values, interests, and preferences require different career counseling, there are some general principles that should be applied. You are the Chief […]
Read MoreToday, I will on the Chaz & AJ Show in the morning. 4th appearance on Connecticut’s number 1 morning radio show! I was surprised when I was first asked last spring because I thought the show was comedy based. It is but apparently, career issues are so significant these days that even morning comedy shows are […]
Read More“I should have come here years ago…” That may be the most common phrase I hear from Career Counseling Connecticut’s clients. Changing careers is challenging in all the ways that something can be: fear of failure, fear of uncertainty, fear of insecurity. That reason – or really collection of many reasons – is why most […]
Read MoreRelated to my larger company The Learning Consultants, I was providing college counseling services to a family. The parents were both high income earners and fanatical savers. As we discussed their college considerations for their child, they mentioned that they would be retiring soon. “55 is the latest” – (they were in their late 40s). […]
Read MoreWe live in our heads, often to our detriment. We create stories that are not always rational. And, the combination of fear of change, fear of failure, and, I say only half-jokingly, fear of math prevents many would be career changers from moving forward until they come to Career Counseling Connecticut. Fear of change: More […]
Read More“How did you know what to do in an hour? I’ve been wrapping my head around what to do for the last year.” Denice exclaimed. She then went on to say that she was initially hesitant about career counseling and that it was only because her friend and a former career counseling client of Career […]
Read MoreI am very convinced that part of the challenge for those who want to switch careers is that there is no automatic mechanism that creates such a switch. That would not be a challenge if we were not so conditioned by the K-12 (and college) paradigm that made our student/work lives switch automatically. Every September […]
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