Happy work post 65 – not retirement – should be the new goal
I am so delighted that science has backed up what common sense has dictated. Aging well stems from (1) happy work (2) diet and (3) exercise. And, many would claim in that order. Every bit of evidence that I’ve studied on the subject indicates how foolish our society has been to make 65 a mandatory […]
Your career represents who you are
“My life is my message.” Mahatma Gandhi. About 16 years ago, I met Ruma through a friend of a friend. She was a young, striving, go-getter who wanted to get into the education space. On her drives from Boston to New York, she would stop in Connecticut periodically to meet with me since I was […]
Good work as the best medicine for depression
“That’s a recipe for depression.” My wife noted when I told her about one of my friends who has been “fortunate” enough to not have to work for the last few years. He’s in the entertainment industry. He had a few big movie and television projects that generated significant income. He’s single and he’s really […]
Career Change: Give Yourself A Second Chance
“I feel stuck.” David said about his sales job for a media entity based in New York. David’s territory extended from his home in Fairfield County up through Boston and down to Philadelphia. He could essentially alternate telecommuting one week with travel the next. Battling I-95 South in Connecticut to New York or battling I-95 […]
“Ideally, you should work until you are at least 75…”
There is no one to blame for the quote except me. I found myself saying this to a 55 year old soon to be former GE employee who is not going to move to Boston as GE departs Connecticut. Living in Fairfield County has its benefits and one of those is that those who bought […]
A new job at mid-life for a long, healthy, happy life
Quit Your Job is the most important article you read should today if you are unhappy at your job: A big excerpt: “According to Gallup pollsters, only one-third of Baby Boomers and Gen Xers are engaged by their work. Jim Harter, Gallup’s chief scientist for workplace management and well-being, says about half of Boomer and Gen […]
Career Happiness: Why you must find purposeful work
Two Connecticut business women were best friends and business partners. They worked together for years in business in the Fairfield County area. Due to the nature of their work, they really needed each other to continue the business. I just heard they had a terrible falling out because one wanted to retire and the other […]
Career Change Is Life Empowering
“I know it seems lame that I care so much about what my mom thinks.” Lindsay said as she evaluated leaving her administrative job at a certain well known university in Connecticut. Unlike many of our career counseling clients, Lindsay knew what she wanted to do and even better had a distinct path for how […]
Do you like your work enough to do it “forever”?
“You mean like in the movies with the old country doctor?” Tom said as he pondered whether to make a move out of the business world given General Electric’s departure from Connecticut. Tom does not work for GE but has been in a business that has relied on GE’s Fairfield County presence. At 48, Tom […]
Escape the Monday Job Blues By Escaping From Career Prison
“I read that there is a far higher percentage of heart attacks on Monday morning than during any other time period.” Todd said as he explained his Monday morning blues. “When I’m driving across the Rhode Island border (Tom lived in Mystic, Connecticut but commuted to Providence), I feel like heading towards prison.” Careers shouldn’t […]