When you are career BUILDING the anxiety of career seeking goes away
“I want what you have.” Rich said. “You are building something and love what you do.” Rich was a young attorney in New Haven who realized that the didn’t really like practicing law. I remember that feeling. I started my career as an attorney. Even hen I was a criminal prosecutor in Philadelphia – my favorite […]
The Lost Twentysomething: Parents Urge Career Counseling
Way back in the mid-2000s, prior to the Great Recession, I recall Brendan walking into my office for a career counseling session. I knew Brendan when he was a high school student in Guilford High School. He had done all that was expected of him: good grades, good SATs, good college search, and wound up […]
Career Coaching Versus Fitness Coaching Investment
Steve finally came in for career coaching after two years of urging from his wife. Skeptical by nature and highly cost-conscious, he had refused his wife’s suggestion to see a career counselor even after she said it would be a gift. When discussing the situation with his best friend, Steve changed his mind. As Steve […]
How much is autonomy worth?
Three different clients of Career Counseling Connecticut who are now their own boss expressed almost the same exact thought this week: “I’m not sure how much more you would have to pay me than what I’m currently making to have a boss again.” Pam had suffered from dealing with alpha-male types in the sharp elbow financial […]
How to create your own work
Career Counseling Connecticut primarily provides career guidance for our clients to find happier jobs within a different career path. But I know with certainty that our biggest successes have occurred when we helped clients become happy entrepreneurs. I have not had a steady paycheck since October 2000. I am not from Connecticut. I was not in […]
A promising life unraveled: Why career change is desperately needed for some
A true story from my personal life. Names and other identifying details changed. Eddie had a highly promising career in his twenties and in his thirties. The 1990s went wonderfully well for him as did the 2000s. But his industry was going through massive disruption. (Newspapers). He was on the business side of things so […]
3 General Principles For Parents To Help Your Children With Their Careers
Since appearing on the Chaz & AJ show, I have received many requests from Connecticut parents interested in helping their children with their career paths. While each career path is different and each family’s values, interests, and preferences require different career counseling, there are some general principles that should be applied. You are the Chief […]
What should parents do to help prepare their children’s careers?
Today, I will on the Chaz & AJ Show in the morning. 4th appearance on Connecticut’s number 1 morning radio show! I was surprised when I was first asked last spring because I thought the show was comedy based. It is but apparently, career issues are so significant these days that even morning comedy shows are […]
Career Change: Career counseling provides a needed sense of urgency
“I should have come here years ago…” That may be the most common phrase I hear from Career Counseling Connecticut’s clients. Changing careers is challenging in all the ways that something can be: fear of failure, fear of uncertainty, fear of insecurity. That reason – or really collection of many reasons – is why most […]
Why suffer for 30 years so you can retire at 55?
Related to my larger company The Learning Consultants, I was providing college counseling services to a family. The parents were both high income earners and fanatical savers. As we discussed their college considerations for their child, they mentioned that they would be retiring soon. “55 is the latest” – (they were in their late 40s). […]