Will your 2019 career change resolution be the same as your 2018’s?

While different statistics are out there, there is a general agreement that the majority of people do not like their work.  (70% plus seems to be the most common number) For that reason, New Year’s resolutions about career change are among the most common. Every January, Career Counseling Connecticut gets inquiries from numerous would-be career […]

The Sunk Cost Fallacy: How it may be preventing you from making change

“Did you pay off your law school loans yet?”  It was a reasonable question, I was telling one of my lawyer friends that I was leaving the practice of law.  At the time, the misery of lawyers at large firms in large cities was almost a secret to the outside world but most lawyers harbored […]

Career shift: Now is the time

“If not now, then when?”  That’s the question that Brandon asked himself.  Brandon was 32, living in East Lyme, CT, and commuting to Hartford for work that he didn’t really like.   He had a “decent” job by his standards.  For Connecticut, his pay was good and while his commute was long, he did not have […]

At year end… do you like your job?

“I should have met you last year.”  So Scott said as he left Career Counseling Connecticut’s offices. Scott was a twenty-five year old customer service-salesman for a well known but small business in Madison, Connecticut.  He had graduated from The University of Connecticut with a business degree.   He had generally been successful in all his endeavors […]

The end of the year: Are you still in a mismatched career?

At the end of each year, many people reflect on their lives.  Relationships, fitness/health/weight and career are the three areas most commonly considered. Blake booked an appointment with Career Counseling Connecticut because he was not only reflective about the end of the year but he was also turning 30 in January.  He realized that he […]

Do you need a career counselor, a life coach, or a therapist?

Career Counseling Connecticut has a practical mission: help our clients find careers that lead to happiness and success.  Since career has such an impact on life, our career counseling mission has to address life issues.  Nonetheless, the reason why career changers come to us is for work/career issues primarily. Therapists help clients with psychological issues.  […]

As 2019 approaches, did you keep your 2018 career resolutions?

A decade of career counseling through Career Counseling Connecticut and The Learning Consultants has provided great insight into human behavior.  Most people get fired up about a big goal.  Then, they take some action towards the goal, run into a challenge, and stop.  Some persist longer than others but that general pattern holds true in many […]