Career advice from Buffaloes
Science alert: When cows see a storm coming, they wait for the storm to reach them. They then run in the direction that the storm is going, thinking erroneously that they can outrun the storm. When buffaloes see a storm coming, they charge directly into the storm and then continue in that direction as the […]
Uncertainty is the main reason for career unhappiness
“I can’t leave my job to something so uncertain.” so spoke a career counseling client who worked at a large corporation in New Haven, CT.“Alyssa” had just finished telling me how much she hated her job. She didn’t like the people. Several of her co-workers were the adult equivalent of mean girls. Her boss was […]
It is your career. You are not a cog in a corporate machine
I was at a social gathering a few years ago. Chuck was speaking in a small circle. At the time, Chuck was working for General Electric, the large behemoth of Fairfield County… until it left. I noticed that he kept on saying “we” when he referred to GE. ”We” are developing a new product line. […]
Career Coaching for Liberal Arts College Students
The toughest part of my career counseling work is providing advisory services to recent college graduates who were not educated well by their colleges on the current realities of the job market. I am a product of a liberal arts education. The education itself was fantastic. From a life enhancing perspective, I benefitted immeasurably. For […]
If you like your work, you do need a retirement number.
As someone who has been the primary breadwinner of a family of 5 and often the sole breadwinner, I certainly fixated over money. When I did not like my work as a private sector attorney, I would think about what amount of money I would need to escape. Retirement was too far away at the time but […]
Career coaching will lead to career building and removal of career anxiety
When I meet my career counseling clients today, I realize that they see a man who loves his work. More than a few have expressed envy at the obvious joy I have in my work. ”I wish I could feel that way,” a recent client said as he conveyed his dread at heading back to […]
Career Coaching Interaction Itself Creates Career Change
I love my career coaching work because it is so connected to how I derive purpose in the world. The “thank-yous” are a nice bonus. My kind clients will often send notes or e-mails commenting on specific advice I had given that made a profound difference in their career. I would like to think that […]
Why wait? Take control of your career now
Trish Sie, Director of a movie each from the Pitch Perfect and Step Up franchises, is a friend of mine from Penn. After leaving the Ivy League, she took a most unusual road. She became a world class competitive ball room dancer and opened up a dance studio. From there, she was the creative force beyond the pop-rock band […]
Career Change: If you don’t like your job, you will be fired
Terry, a mid-level manager in a large Fairfield county company, came for career counseling after he was given a performance improvement plan. He noted that part of him almost wanted to be fired but – like most everyone – he needed a paycheck. The strange part from his perspective was that he had been good at his job. “I don’t […]
The Internship: The new “must” for college students
When Career Counseling Connecticut was launched almost a decade ago, the bulk of our first clients were twentysomethings who were unhappy in their career starts or had not really started their career. We were soon surprised by how many thirty, forty and even fiftysomething clients came to us for career help. We soon realized that […]