AI: What are parents to do?
Your Child’s AI Future: A Parent’s Guide If you’re a parent of a high school or college-age student right now, you’re facing something unprecedented: preparing your child for a world being fundamentally reshaped by artificial intelligence in real-time. As I recently had discussions with savvy parents from East Lyme who are in the tech space, […]
Help Wanted BY Job Seekers: Career Counseling Connecticut is here
“I understand….” So begins my conversation with many parents who have recent college graduates who have not secured jobs. Many – understandably – did not foresee the difficulties that the job market would hold and many reacted far too late. There is something about the exhaustion of parenting that I fully understand: I have three […]
Parents: Your best financial move – help your children become financially independent
Quick research: what percentage of parents are funding their young adult children? Dozens of articles will come up. Here’s one: Parents are financing their not-yet-financially-independent adult children The Best Financial Move a Parent Can Make: Avoid Funding Adulthood I have a client from Old Lyme, CT. He has two older children from a prior marriage. […]
Love and Work: Two pillars of happiness.
I read a lot of philosophy and psychology. I am not a big fan of Freud. Jung is more on point. And yet, Freud made one deceptively simple observation that continues to hold up remarkably well: The two most important pillars of a person’s life are love and work. At Career Counseling Connecticut, we would […]
Regretting Your Career? Here’s a Practical Framework for Changing It
Regretting Your Career? Here’s a Practical Framework for Changing It Many people ask a version of the same question:“What should I do if I regret my career?” Unfortunately, the most common answer people arrive at—often unconsciously—is this: stay where they are. Before continuing, one important clarification is necessary. The ability to change careers is, to […]
Why finding happy work matters more than ever now
When I was an attorney in a large national law firm, I was definitely not happy while at work. Fortunately, I was immersed in newlywed bliss, a vibrant social life, and the fun of living in a large city. During the initial stages of work unhappiness, I tried to compartmentalize the situation. I was happy […]
New Year – Time for a New Job
Are you unhappy at work? Underemployed? Know you should leave, but haven’t found the right time? In running Career Counseling Connecticut through the years, I have heard every variation of “I knew I should have left a long time ago….” The New Year does provide that life reminder that… life goes on as it is… […]
Returning to the salt mine or to the studio?
Law firm partners are rarely fonts of wisdom. It’s more common as it is here that they are quoted as examples of how not to live. At the last firm I worked, the partner would say, “Time to return to the salt mine” on the rare occasions where we were having human conversations. Do you […]
New Year’s Resolution: New Job…. make it start “the new job process”
Like many Americans, you may have made resolutions to eat better, exercise more, and to…finally… change your job. I’m reading a Daniel Pink book, When. He discussed how people change. “Restarting” is equally as effective as starting. So, for example, those who got fired up about career change in last year but have not done much […]
Thirtysomethings – here’s how to avoid a mid-life crisis
As my peers have reached middle age, I’ve noticed a pattern. Thankfully, nearly all remain physically healthy, so when someone does experience a mid-life crisis, the source is almost always tied to one of two areas: relationships or career. These are the pillars of adult well-being. When both are steady, health is maintained, and one […]