An Old Bond Trader Talks to Us: A fictional short-short story

Questions My Clients Have Asked Me

What Governs Our Choices?

The Creative Life: Portrayals vs the norm

Finding a Career: Three other difficult cases

Nichecraft: Ideas for unhappy lawyers, doctors, teachers, and more

A Part in a Movie?!: A fictional short-short story

22 Worthy Careers

A Guys' Getaway: A short-short story

My Answers to Common Career Questions

Careers for Generation COVID: Options for the New Abnormal

The job market that Generation COVID is facing is harder and different. Of course, my advice varies with the client, but my Psychology Today article today presents areas I've invited clients to consider.

Careers for the SuperSmart

Some highly intelligent people choose to use their smarts to just slide by. They talk their way into jobs they can do easily, find housing that’s below-market. This article isn’t for them.
Most highly intelligent people recognize noblesse oblige, the obligation to use their gift to contribute to  Gross World Happiness.

Of course, one’s career choice should capitalize on strengths and interests and skirt  weaknesses and distastes. But all things equal, in my Psychology Today article today, I make the case that highly intelligent people will likely make the biggest difference when choosing one of two careers: medical researcher or data scientist.

Careers for People Who are Bad at Generating Good Ideas

Rather than have a career that mainly requires coming up with ideas, some people would rather implement others.’ My Psychology Today article today offers careers for such people.

Careers for Procrastinators

Sure, some people overcome their procrastinating ways but many others feel they must live with it.

My PsychologyToday.com article today offers some careers in which procrastination tends to take a smaller toll.

Careers for People Who Are Bad at Math

Careers are ever more STEM-centric, which means lots of math. So what’s a person to do who’s “not a math person?”

Fortunately, ample math-light careers remain. My PsychologyToday.com article today offers a sampling.

Careers for People Who Are Bad With People

I’ve had career-advising clients that turn off most people, often because they’re too intense, are on the autism spectrum, or whose appearance isn't conventionally attractive. Such people might want to consider one or more of the career directions I describe in my PsychologyToday.com article today.

Career Change Ideas for Boomers

You’re older but want a new career. Some types of work are particularly Boomer- friendly. In some, your age is a plus. I describe a good number in my PsychologyToday.com article today.

Future-Ready Careers

The ideas in my PsychologyToday.com article today hold the possibility of getting on the ground floor of some next Big Thing.

11 Big-Money, Big-Status Careers

Most people believe it’s shallow to choose a career based mainly on money and status, but being human, they often succumb, forgoing careers that would be more contributory and pleasurable.

So in recognition of that common human craving, my PsychologyToday.com article today offers some careers offering big money and status.

10 Big-Impact Careers

Unless you’re at risk of poverty, in which you’ll understandably take any job, most people want their job to be impactful.
Of course, all ethical work is impactful, from ditch digger on up. But if you’re thinking (ahem) higher, perhaps the 10 big-impact careers I describe in my PsychologyToday.com article today will help.