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 […]
We can teach you “how” to change your career
Just recently, I’ve realized that our main work at Career Counseling Connecticut is teaching others HOW to change their career.If you are unhappy in your career, you already know the WHY. You are unhappy. You want to be happy. That’s a pretty big WHY. But, you likely don’t know HOW or otherwise you presumably would […]
Do you have a long commute to a job you dislike? Time to change careers
Numerous studies show that commuting is the most unhappy part of the day for most workers. One study equated 20 minutes extra on a commute to be equivalent to a 19% pay cut in terms of contributing to career unhappiness. A few weeks ago, I was traveling through Connecticut’s stretch of I-95. As tends to be […]
Yes, your job could put you in a better mood
I remember reading Flow by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi. I had one of those “click” experiences. The book described the state of flow that some people derive at work. Flow could be simply described as having a satisfying experience. Picture a craftsman at his trade. But, the concept of flow could apply to anyone at work. The “click” […]
Marital Advice: Find a happy career
Of late, more spouses – usually wives – have contacted Career Counseling Connecticut than ever in our decade long history. “My job is ruining my marriage,” said Alan, a sales rep for a manufacturing company based in New London County, CT. “I’m on the road a great deal. I’m under pressure. I drink too much. […]