Aptitude Testing for Jobs

My first company, The Learning Consultants, is an educational consulting company. While we help students and families with all educational issues, the marketplace dictated that SAT prep and other high stakes tests become one of our main areas. I am an idealist by nature but a pragmatist in the way that I go about ensuring […]

What if your work was simply an expression of who you are?

“So you basically are just yourself for much of your work day?” an old friend said. He’s known me since I was a teen.  While there are many friendship gifts he gives to me, the nature of our relationship has often involved my giving him advice.  When I was not a career counselor, I still […]

Do you look forward to returning to the office after vacation?

I am in Panama right now with my wife and three children. Beautiful country.  Wonderful people.  Fantastic vacation on the beaches, the city, and the jungle.  And, yet I look forward to getting back to work. Strange, right?  I would have thought so too when I was in the last part of my legal career.  […]

Career Shift: Meaning and Purpose

When I am asked which book had the greatest career impact for me, I give what others think is a surprising answer: Man’s Search For Meaning by Victor Frankl.  Frankl’s true account of his days in a Nazi concentration account presents one of the most compelling demonstrations of the philosophical truth that our lives really are […]