I am a counseling psychologist in Wichita, Kansas, where I’m the behavioral scientist at Wesley Family Medicine Residency program and clinical assistant professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the KU School of Medicine – Wichita. I have a background in teaching and research in career choice and development, as well as in providing individual career counseling. Being a part of this blog lets me do some of the things I love the most—thinking about career issues and writing! That is, I like to write when I’m not spending time with my wife and four kids.
We spend a lot of time at work. So, to be unhappy at work means we spend a lot of time unhappy. No one faults a person for looking elsewhere when work starts to take a toll, and sometimes, unhappiness at work requires a change. But for a variety of reasons, before changing jobs, it [...]
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The field of positive psychology looks to enhance good health with a focus on traits and behaviors that cultures through time have valued as worthy or virtuous. The practice of gratitude is a good example.
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Earlier in the “work/life” blog, it was argued that a question such as “What might be next for me?” can serve as a periodic career “check-in” or can prepare a person for change, especially when change seems likely. How effectively a person answers this question depends a lot on self-knowledge and knowledge of the world [...]
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