If Starbucks is the best part of your work day, time to leave!
“I need to save more money. But going to Starbucks is the best part of my work day.” Allison. She laughed and said it before I did: “I guess that’s another sign I need to find a new career.”Allison then asked if she should give up her coffee to save some money. Years ago, getting […]
Why make your career small?
Connecticut is the land of steady habits. That’s a good trait. But I have also noticed that many of my clients play the career game with far too much caution. For football fans, the metaphor would be like running the ball too much due to fear of throwing interceptions. “You are not serving anyone by […]
How much for career freedom?
In the mid-1990s, I was a federal prosecutor enforcing violations from bad acting white collar types. I had a funny off the record conversation with a couple of these Bernie Madoff like guys one day. The topic: How much money would you steal if you definitely would escape but thereafter had to worry about getting […]
If you are on a career counseling site, you likely are not experiencing joy at work. Our . mission at Career Counseling Connecticut is to help our fellow Connecticut neighbors experience joyful careers. The first step is to recognize that “joy” from work is possible. I’m sure that may sound crazy for those of you […]
How is your New Year’s Resolution to change your career?
It’s March. Like many Americans, you may have made resolutions to eat better, exercise more, and to…finally… change your job. And if you are like most Americans, you started the year strong and then around late January the momentum stopped. Well, you can restart at any time. I’m reading a Daniel Pink book, When. He discussed […]
Tolstoy on Career Change
“I have to start thinking about that…” So said a young friend as I asked him about his career path. Leo Tolstoy, the great Russian author, wrote a brilliant short story: The Three Questions centering upon: What was the right time for every action? Who were the most necessary people? What was the most important thing to […]
Want to be “free”? Find enjoyable work
I’m of the age where most of my peers are tired of their work. They have been doing something they don’t like for far too long and now year for freedom. “I just need to make some serious money in the next few years…” “We are thinking of selling our big house so that I […]
Create. Don’t React.
I normally do not make a big deal of seemingly trivial word games but I read a while back that C R E A T I O N and R E A C T I ON have the same letters. That anagram may help you realize that you control your career creation. If I had […]
Happy Career: Even the bad days are pretty good
I woke up around 4 am today. I’m not sure why. My wife and one of my daughters are about to travel overseas to see my son who is studying abroad. That might be the reason. Or I just had one of those nights. On days that I didn’t sleep well or felt under the […]
Career Exploration
Only older readers will get this reference. 1980s TV commercial for Hair Club For Men. The founder spends the first couple of minutes extolling the virtues of Hair Club For Men’s toupees. At the very end, the full head of hair spokesperson reveals that he is not only the President of the company but also […]