Career Counseling Connecticut: Happiness leads to Career Success
Many moons ago, I walked into the law library of my large Washington, DC law firm. One of the partners was reading a journal of recent legal decisions. As he sat in a large reading chair as if he were reading a great novel, the partner I was standing next to noted: “Alex does this […]
Are you anxious? Maybe a CAREER counselor not a therapist counselor is what’s needed
“You helped more in one hour than she has in 20 sessions,” Emily said in relation to work with Career Counseling Connecticut versus her work with a psychologist. The reason was obvious: Emily needed career help. Her therapist dealt with coping with the anxiety of her career. That’s needed. But it seemed clear that Emily […]
Career Change Connecticut 2022: The Movie of Your Life
You are the main character of your movie. There are a lot of ways that you could write the movie. But I’m sure that doing the same dull or uninspiring job year after year would not be one of them. A complete failure to understand that career exploration is not the same as career change […]
2022: Time for a career change
Did the pandemic provide any benefits? Perpetual optimist that I am, I’ll say “yes.” People stopped going through the motions. They reflected. They realized what was important. Many decided not to settle for jobs/careers that decreased their well-being. In providing career counseling for over a decade, I can say with certainty that the reasons clients […]
BS Work, BS Job….In 2022, leave if you have a BS Career
I curse in my head but rarely in writing. So I feel a bit odd writing about BS. But there is a a fair amount of academic attention given to what Dave Graeber labeled BS Jobs in a famous essay the made the rounds for all intellectuals studying work. I listen to my clients at […]
Career Path of Abundance
I have written 3 books. This one is my favorite. It is the most personal. It likely provides the most distinct discussion of Career Counseling Connecticut’s mission. I thought of it as I read this excellent article by David Vallance. David Vallance David is a former craft beer journalist turned writer and digital […]
Time Affluence is a Happiness Predictor
“I have just don’t have the time to do anything fun anymore.” Jack said. Jack commuted from Stratford to Norwalk back and forth each day, about a 25-minute commute. He usually left his house only a few minutes after his elementary school children woke up and would do his best to rush home before they went […]
What Exactly is Preventing You From Where You Want to Be in Your Career?
Many people continue to struggle with a career vision for much of their life. “What do I want to do when I grow up” is not just a question people ask themselves during their childhood years anymore. This uncertainty plagues many people for well past their adolescence. However, some posit an objectively clear career vision, […]
How Great Would It Be If Your Work Made You Happy?
I am lucky because there are many days where my work actually lifts my mood. I have refrained from telling people this because I realize that it can add to their own distress about their jobs. Many of you on this site want to believe that work can be or almost be fun. But understandably […]
Decide To Change Your Career
If you are unhappy change your career right now and commit to that decision. Change occurs not instantaneously, but rather over a series of baby steps that eventually lead you to your ultimate goal. What prevents people from pursuing their career dreams? Many facets do, but what I have seen most in my years as […]