Time is life. Career time is life time.
“I leave at 8 am and return to my house at 9 pm on most Mondays-Thursdays. On Friday, I leave around 6. But I usually go in for at least a half day on Saturday. Sunday night I spend at least an hour getting ready for the week.” Jed, a 26 year old relayed his […]
Excited or anxious for Monday?
I used to feel anxiety on Mondays thinking of all the work I had to do. Now… as strange as this sounds… I am often excited to get to work, on any particular day, because I get to do my work. I vividly remember trying to convince myself that “work is work”, that I had to […]
The best time for career change: NOW
Melanie told me her career story and why it was never a “good time” to change careers. I mentally checked off some of the usual reasons: (1) even though she quickly realized it was a mismatched job, she needed work experience in her early twenties (2) she didn’t like her job but got married in […]
If Starbucks is the best part of your work day, time to leave!
“I need to save more money. But going to Starbucks is the best part of my work day.” Allison. She laughed and said it before I did: “I guess that’s another sign I need to find a new career.”Allison then asked if she should give up her coffee to save some money. Years ago, getting […]
Why make your career small?
Connecticut is the land of steady habits. That’s a good trait. But I have also noticed that many of my clients play the career game with far too much caution. For football fans, the metaphor would be like running the ball too much due to fear of throwing interceptions. “You are not serving anyone by […]
How much for career freedom?
In the mid-1990s, I was a federal prosecutor enforcing violations from bad acting white collar types. I had a funny off the record conversation with a couple of these Bernie Madoff like guys one day. The topic: How much money would you steal if you definitely would escape but thereafter had to worry about getting […]
If you are on a career counseling site, you likely are not experiencing joy at work. Our . mission at Career Counseling Connecticut is to help our fellow Connecticut neighbors experience joyful careers. The first step is to recognize that “joy” from work is possible. I’m sure that may sound crazy for those of you […]
How is your New Year’s Resolution to change your career?
It’s March. Like many Americans, you may have made resolutions to eat better, exercise more, and to…finally… change your job. And if you are like most Americans, you started the year strong and then around late January the momentum stopped. Well, you can restart at any time. I’m reading a Daniel Pink book, When. He discussed […]
Tolstoy on Career Change
“I have to start thinking about that…” So said a young friend as I asked him about his career path. Leo Tolstoy, the great Russian author, wrote a brilliant short story: The Three Questions centering upon: What was the right time for every action? Who were the most necessary people? What was the most important thing to […]
Want to be “free”? Find enjoyable work
I’m of the age where most of my peers are tired of their work. They have been doing something they don’t like for far too long and now year for freedom. “I just need to make some serious money in the next few years…” “We are thinking of selling our big house so that I […]