Creating a happy lifestyle through your career
John, one of my friends from law school, lives in Fairfield, CT and commutes to New York City. We were at a reunion recently and one of our classmates asked about his work day. “Now, it’s great. I get in around 9 and leave around 6.” I didn’t think less of John for answering this way. […]
Using your natural strengths to do work that you love
“I wish someone would have told me that a long time ago.” Stacy said. Stacy worked in a bank in Guilford, Connecticut and came to Career Counseling Connecticut for career guidance as she felt she was at a career crossroads. “I always was creative. But my parents urged me to become a business major for […]
How to have a happy career: don’t analyze the past, do something now
Who is the most famous psychologist ever? You probably thought Sigmund Freud. But just like Adam Smith is less famous but proved to be far more accurate about political economies than Karl Marx, William James has proved to be far more powerful in doing what psychology is supposed to do – help people – than […]
Job searching? Career Counseling Connecticut can help.
In the last few months, Career Counseling Connecticut has been inundated with job seekers. Recent College Graduates and Twentysomethings Many of our job seeking clients were recent college graduates living in Connecticut who are trying to find jobs. They almost always need help with crafting resumes, interview help, and overall job search strategy. Many are […]
When you are career BUILDING the anxiety of career seeking goes away
“I want what you have.” Rich said. “You are building something and love what you do.” Rich was a young attorney in New Haven who realized that the didn’t really like practicing law. I remember that feeling. I started my career as an attorney. Even hen I was a criminal prosecutor in Philadelphia – my favorite […]
The Lost Twentysomething: Parents Urge Career Counseling
Way back in the mid-2000s, prior to the Great Recession, I recall Brendan walking into my office for a career counseling session. I knew Brendan when he was a high school student in Guilford High School. He had done all that was expected of him: good grades, good SATs, good college search, and wound up […]
Career Coaching Versus Fitness Coaching Investment
Steve finally came in for career coaching after two years of urging from his wife. Skeptical by nature and highly cost-conscious, he had refused his wife’s suggestion to see a career counselor even after she said it would be a gift. When discussing the situation with his best friend, Steve changed his mind. As Steve […]
How much is autonomy worth?
Three different clients of Career Counseling Connecticut who are now their own boss expressed almost the same exact thought this week: “I’m not sure how much more you would have to pay me than what I’m currently making to have a boss again.” Pam had suffered from dealing with alpha-male types in the sharp elbow financial […]
How to create your own work
Career Counseling Connecticut primarily provides career guidance for our clients to find happier jobs within a different career path. But I know with certainty that our biggest successes have occurred when we helped clients become happy entrepreneurs. I have not had a steady paycheck since October 2000. I am not from Connecticut. I was not in […]
A promising life unraveled: Why career change is desperately needed for some
A true story from my personal life. Names and other identifying details changed. Eddie had a highly promising career in his twenties and in his thirties. The 1990s went wonderfully well for him as did the 2000s. But his industry was going through massive disruption. (Newspapers). He was on the business side of things so […]