People We Have Helped to Successfully Change Careers – Part 3

By Mitchell Baskin, MS, PE The former TV producer that became a Mercedes Benz salesman – A TV producer took an early retirement package at age 60. He stayed home for awhile but quickly became bored. His career testing showed a lot of “manager type” jobs. He said he...

People We Have Helped to Successfully Change Careers – Part 2

By Mitchell Baskin, MS, PE The social worker moonlighting as a winemaker –  A man had been a counselor at a shelter for abused teens for several years. While he still loved the work and helping the adolescents, he felt like he was spinning his wheels because...

At the Start of the New Year–Some Thoughts about Transitions

Happy New Year to all of my readers! Transitions always start with endings….some examples are ending the year with singing “Auld Lang Syne”, ending of one’s schooling with graduation ceremonies, ending a marriage by finalizing a divorce, and ending a job through...

Grief During The Holidays

Darcie Sims, a nationally certified grief counselor and author of Getting Through the Holidays When You’ve Lost a Loved One, offered the following advice for those experiencing grief during the holidays: Be patient and realistic.  Counselors urge clients who are...