Arranged marriages lead to happiness more than “love marriages” – what this means for your career
“I’m waiting to find something I’m passionate about.” Kim said as she relayed her days working retail in the Clinton outlets in Connecticut. Kim had graduated from Fairfield University four years prior to coming to Career Counseling Connecticut. Her “career” had consisted of an office assistant’s job at her Dad’s friend’s law firm in New […]
On why creative types need business/entrepreneur training…
Mike entered my office as if he was carrying a bag of rocks on his shoulders. Defeated, despondent, and a step away from clinical depression, his mother begged him to see me because his older brother, Matt, had used Career Counseling Connecticut several years ago. Mike resisted. “I know what I want to do. I […]
On the importance of career…work is time….time is life
“I just read an article about work and time and it freaked me out.” Dave said as he started our career counseling session. “We spend more time working than anything else. So if we do not enjoy our time at work then we are not enjoying a large part of our life. I’ve gone from […]
Is skepticism holding you back from making better career choices?
“I was worried about contacting a career counselor because my friends told me to be careful,” Brendan, a young thirty-something from Middletown said. As the discussion progressed, it became clear that Brendan took no risks in his career because of both his natural skepticism and his main influencers – his friends and parents, all of […]
Ignore the crowd: Find The Career That Works For You
I was working with a client yesterday. He’s a really good guy who is thinking about leaving a practical career path for a more inspirational one. I mentioned psychological blocks that prevent people from moving forward. I asked how his friends would react. My client relayed that his best friend had a distinctly negative reaction. […]
Money and Career Happiness
“I just want to have enough money so that I can do what I want.” Tracy said. “I don’t even need that much.” Tracy had one of those jobs that have been satirized in movies such as Office Space. She worked in a cubicle and wasn’t exactly sure how to explain her job to an outsider […]
Connecticut Lawyers: Do you want help escaping?
When I left the practice of law in 2000, the most common question from non-lawyers was “why?” Many lawyers asked, “how?” The disconnect stemmed from the general perception of law as a glorious career. High pay, high prestige, and great excitement, as illustrated by countless TV shows and movies showing the lives of lawyers. The […]
Should I help my adult children with their career?
Yes. That’s the simple answer. The simple explanation is that some areas of life – marriage/parenthood, health, and career – are so significant to overall life happiness that unless you think your parental duties end when your children leave the house you should help if possible. The how you can/should help is a much bigger, more […]
The best college graduation gift: Career Development
My work in career counseling emanated from a place of choice. Starting my career as an attorney, I was in the fortunate position of choosing a career path that led to becoming an education-entrepreneur. More choice led to building The Learning Consultants and then further choice led to me to creating different subsidiaries such as the […]
Your adult child’s summer job should be career exploration
I have been on the Chaz & AJ morning show the last few days for career counseling segments. Incredibly nice group of people so I was very happy to learn that they are the number 1 morning show in Connecticut. I really enjoyed the experience. The exposure has also led to fury of calls from parents […]