HOW to change your career
“I know I don’t want to be doing this job for the rest of my life.” I hear that a great deal. “I just don’t know what else I would do.” That’s usually the next sentence. Just recently, I’ve realized that my main job is teaching others HOW to change their career. I had three […]
The Joy of Work
Outside of Career Counseling Connecticut, I often stay silent about my work world. Why? I’m with people my age who are moaning and groaning about their jobs. They are locked into the conventional work world of large organizations. They are immersed in office politicking, title striving, and budget worrying. They discuss the “fires” they put […]
Good work boosts your mood
I vividly remember clock watching during my summer jobs in high school and college. From short order cook at Roy Roger’s to heavy lifting on an assembly line to bellhop/doorman at a hotel, I had many jobs that were not particularly enjoyable. Half of my legal career was similar. In summary, I enjoyed my public […]
Love your career because you’ll work until 70 or 75 or more
65. This used to a magic retirement number. It was so embedded within our cultural dialogue that almost every retirement planning book written prior to 2008. 2008 became a watershed year in our economic history since the stock market crashed. But that’s not the main reason why 65 will be extended for most. Three other […]
Career Building v. Career Searching: The happiness difference
I have a recurrent dream. A stressful one. I am still in law school and searching for jobs. I couldn’t find anything that interested me. I am anxious over whether I wanted to practice law at all. As I was coming out of the nightmarish dream, some rational thoughts emerged… “I’m no longer an attorney. […]
Career path “certainty” can lead to certain career path misery
“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 […]
The missing piece of advice from most career advisors…
“I am passionate about…” I hear this a great deal from my career counseling clients as they walk into one of Career Counseling Connecticut’s offices. I hear you. I made the radical switch from big city attorney in Washington, DC to education-entrepreneur in small-town Connecticut. My idealistic nature is in sync with those who are […]
Scary Markets? If you love your work, you won’t worry so much
Much like everyone invested in the stock market, I understand…! But when my wife asked me what I thought, I simply responded: we love our work – and fortunately our work pays our bills – so…. nothing has changed. For others my age – 58 – this is not the case. “NOW I HAVE TO […]
The Career Blessings – and curses – Of Caring About The World
I was a criminal prosecutor when I started my career. This was in Philadelphia, not suburban Connecticut, so the bad guys were really bad guys. Murders, rapists, armed robbers and other terrible types. I spent time with enough victims’ families to know that we were doing work that led to justice. Nonetheless, while I thought […]
Sunday scaries? Not really enjoying vacation? Maybe a new job or career will change that!
I live in Shoreline, Connecticut. For that reason, I meet many residents of other Connecticut towns who are on vacation. When we talk about their work, jobs, or careers, most seem to have one thing in common: they get annoyed by work interruptions during vacation and dread going back to work after vacation. I remember […]