“I’m happy when I’m not at work. I feel like I am almost leading a split life. When I am home and socializing, I am “me” but when I am at work, I feel a mix of boredom-angst-anxiety.”
That was a paraphrase from 25 years ago of what I told several friends who only saw and knew “happy Daryl”.
I had realized that I didn’t want to practice law. But I didn’t know what to do. I was stuck. Part of me wondered if I should just view “work as work”. Most everyone works to pay the bills. Why should I be any different?
The bigger problem was that my work unhappiness was bleeding over into my post-work “life.” It wasn’t like I could just shut down thoughts of my work when the day ended. Moreover, my angst about “what was I going to do?” was even more pronounced when I wasn’t busy at work.
I made a conscious decision to not accept the status quo. I don’t want to sound either too brave or too tough. I was both anxious and worried during my transition from law to education-counseling entrepreneur. Moreover, I laugh when I hear the simple version of my story told my others – “Daryl was a lawyer and then decided to start The Learning Consultants”. It was neither simple nor quick.
But… the process led to perhaps the greatest level of elevating my life (outside of family) than anything else.
Career Counseling Connecticut emanated from a sacred place. My career became a gift – not a nature one but one that came from a process of career exploration – and I feel mission-based in an effort to serve others who are unhappy at work.
As I discovered, work in the knowledge economy is impossible to completely compartmentalize. It takes a lot of life.
I hope I can help you make your life (career) better.