Career Unhappiness: A Worldwide Problem… that does not need to be the case for most Americans
I play chess on Chess.com. Players from all over the world are on the site. Country flags are next to the name of each player. (Most everyone chooses a nickname rather than give their real name). A player from Morocco struck up a conversation with me on the message part of the site. He is […]
The time is NOW!!!
We were conditioned through K-12 (and college) to have built in time for a change. Every September, relatively big changes came in relation to your “work world”. New teachers/new classes and then massive changes came when switching schools and leaving to college. Change does not happen like that in the real world. There is a […]
Unhappy at work…. soon enough you will be unsuccessful also
I remember when I was a summer associate at a big Washington law firm. I walked into the law library. One of the partners was reading a journal of recent legal decisions. He wasn’t merely reading the headlines. He was actually reading the entire 50 plus pages of dense court decisions. As he sat in […]
Your financial freedom “number” – if you like your work, you are already free
One of my friends in the financial industry recently said to me “everyone has a number”, meaning the amount of money in the bank needed to quit or retire. For those who have been battling through tough corporate or other purely practical jobs, the “number” is part of their escape route from a job they […]
The Creator Economy: Even in Connecticut… a new world of work is emerging
I live in Old Saybrook, Connecticut. The town name embodies at least some part of the “OLD” classic New England town filled with families, some of whom have been here for generations and otherwise traditional types whose kids for the most part follow traditional routes. Oddly enough, just going to East Lyme, Connecticut, filled with […]
Want to create your own career? It’s easier now than ever before… and we can help
When I became an entrepreneur in 2000, I received a lot of odd looks. I was an Ivy-league lawyer. Why would I do something so risky when I had a steady and lucrative path if I just stayed the course. Meaning/happiness. Those were my real answers. But I got more applause when I talked about […]
Connecticut Jobs in 2024
Career Counseling Connecticut is always seeking to help our readers. Here is a quick one related to job growth. The job market in Connecticut is expected to see growth in a variety of sectors by 2024. Here are the top 10 fastest-growing jobs in the state: Operations Analyst Web Developer Nurse Practitioner Business Analyst Personal […]
Helping your children (and you if you are a young adult) understand the world of constant disruption.
My larger company – The Learning Consultants – focuses squarely on helping parents help their children. This includes those still in college but most of our clients are in high school. Career Counseling Connecticut has been at the forefront of radical changes in the world of work. I recently wrote a quick presentation for The […]
Future Careers: Start Planning Now
Career Counseling Connecticut has been entirely focused on helping its clients understand that we are in a radically changing new world of work. Preparing for the Future of Work The pace of technological advancement is accelerating, reshaping job markets faster than ever before. Artificial intelligence, genetics, robotics, renewable energy —innovations like these will revolutionize entire […]
Are you a Giver? An Idealist?
Given that it’s Thanksgiving, I thought I would share some thoughts regarding Career Counseling Connecticut’s work with two groups that often overlap and who help the world: Point 2s on the Enneagram who are also NFs in Myers-Briggs. The former – the Giver – and the latter – the Idealist – often but not always […]