Career Renewal
Is it getting harder to get up and go to work in the morning? Do you feel like you're giving up your life for your job? Does what you do for money feel empty and meaningless, perhaps even contrary to your values?
If this sounds familiar, please know that you don't have to trade your quality of life to make a good living. But perhaps no one ever taught you how to find work that not only supports you materially but also becomes a high point of your day.
If this sounds familiar, please know that you don't have to trade your quality of life to make a good living. But perhaps no one ever taught you how to find work that not only supports you materially but also becomes a high point of your day.
Creating fulfilling work isn't just an academic issue for me. Long before I was a therapist, I used to be a software developer. I like computers and I worked incredibly hard, but I wasn't making progress in my career. I felt like I was "pushing string uphill." Fortunately, I took the time to reflect and figure out what was going wrong. I stayed in information technology for several more years but made a lateral move that changed the tone of my work day from torture to enjoyment. And even though my work was now much easier, I still made more money doing what I enjoyed than ever before. But I didn't do it alone. I had help, and I'm convinced that good career counseling saved me years of trial and error.
To build a career that adds to instead of subtracts from your life is not simple. Here are just a few of the factors you will need to understand:
It takes time and effort to gain the perspective necessary to put all these pieces together into a solid game plan to get you from where you are to your ideal work life, but you don't have to do it alone. A skilled career counselor can help you understand your self and your situation, give you encouragement and knowledge, and serve as a source of accountability along your path.
You've probably already invested a lot in your career in terms of time, energy, and education, but if you're not where you want to be, give yourself the advantage of a career counselor who doesn't just understand career renewal: he's lived it.
To build a career that adds to instead of subtracts from your life is not simple. Here are just a few of the factors you will need to understand:
- Your talents, interests, and abilities
- Your economic needs
- The state of the economy
- General economic trends
- Your social needs
- The demands of your family, your peers, and your community.
It takes time and effort to gain the perspective necessary to put all these pieces together into a solid game plan to get you from where you are to your ideal work life, but you don't have to do it alone. A skilled career counselor can help you understand your self and your situation, give you encouragement and knowledge, and serve as a source of accountability along your path.
You've probably already invested a lot in your career in terms of time, energy, and education, but if you're not where you want to be, give yourself the advantage of a career counselor who doesn't just understand career renewal: he's lived it.
