Prepare for a “jobless” world.
A by-product of a liberal arts education is an interest in history. I won’t bore you with the history of work but I will suggest that you think about how long the “corporation” has been in existence in relation to mankind (and we’ll even start with year 0). Being employed by a large organization into the […]
Are you bored talking about your job?
“The last thing I want to talk about is work.” My friend Sean said. “It’s not that it’s stressful. It’s just boring.” I’m not sure which is worse stressful work or boring work. I used to think stressful. But at least stress makes one feel alive and usually the stress comes with stories that make […]
Do you feel “right” in your career?
I never felt like myself when I practiced law at a big firm in Washington DC in the 1990s. I am completely myself in my work with clients at Career Counseling Connecticut. Gretchen Rubin wrote The Happiness Project. Like me, Rubin had been an attorney and she left the law to pursue being a writer because […]
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 […]