Students
My child is unsure about what education/career choices to make. As a parent, how can I help?
Is your current profession what you dreamt of when you were 8 years old? Or 16 for that matter? Very few of us can honestly claim that right from the time we were in middle/high school we had complete clarity about our future career and this awareness shaped our choices.
What we see as success is often closely tied to our fields of work. Despite our childhood dreams what we end up doing is shaped by many factors, such as what courses we study, why they choose them, our aptitude for that work, lack of knowledge of the field, absence of opportunities or even fear of failure. Identifying a suitable path early in life is helpful because it gives us more time, space and flexibility to change if we find it’s not “right”.
Reorientation is not the end of the world, but pivoting to a new career path has its challenges. Academic qualifications are not always correlated with success, so that post graduate degree that seems essential may not really be so. In a society that is getting increasingly complex by the day and changing rapidly, new opportunities are arising. The key is to match your children’s natural abilities, learned skills and constraints with the enjoyment factor associated with different domains/ professions. We assess your child and provide scientifically validated diagnostic information that makes it easier for you and your children to make better informed choices and manage trade-offs.
Common questions that we help your child find answers to:
Currently studying in school/college
- Start working?
- Study further?
- What domain? (Liberal Arts, STEM, Medicine, Law etc.)
- Take a gap year to travel, intern and acquire additional certifications?
On graduation
- Pursue post graduate studies?
- Turn entrepreneur?
- Seek employment? What industry? Full-time or part-time?
- Work as a generalist or in a specialist function? Is Consulting an option?
Those in active employment
Every disruption is an opportunity if it is treated as such. Whether you are looking for a professional change because of a loss of meaning in your current role/organization, a layoff, burnout, etc., you have an opportunity to consciously reorient your career path. Such transitions mark the beginning of a new cycle, and give you an opportunity to build new habits to support your new professional identity.
“Do what you love, and you will never work another day” is such an insightful and true saying. Facets of our work that bring us happiness are sustainable motivators. Areas of discomfort in your role/work will impede your ability to give of your best, which has its own consequences in terms of professional growth. Integrating non-professional activities into our daily lives can be magical. But making hasty and/or uninformed decisions can lead to further disappointments or failure. This is largely avoidable.
We help you assess your behavioral skills (our focus is on soft skills, not hard skills), natural talents and preferences, as well as areas of discomfort. These insights enable you to find a higher degree of convergence between your passion, sense of contribution to the world, and what brings you joy.
Although I am in a job …
- I am suffering. How can I remedy this?
- I would like to change (positions, companies). But I am used to this environment and am afraid of what a change may bring.
- I am unable to speak confidently in public or lead meetings. This is affecting how my bosses perceive me.
- What is my potential for growth? And what is my projected threshold of incompetence?
I am in transition, and have many doubts and questions…
- Where should I go from here? Should I shift to another industry?
- How do I get past my burnout and avoid another one in the future?
- What do I need to do to rapidly evolve (or radically change) my career path?
- What are my chances of success in the future? How do I improve the odds?
Planning retirement
- How can I overcome my fear of not working?
- Should retirement from my job necessarily mean I have to retire from living?
At the beginning or the middle of our careers the concept of retirement seems like a distant concern. However, many of us are unprepared for the day when it does arrive. Retirement is a major milestone in life that marks a break from our professional and career-related social lives. It is a rite of passage that involves a sense of loss but more importantly the construction of a new environment. The very important psychological aspect of this transition is often overlooked and underappreciated.
Just as in-career transitions need to be planned with care, retirement too needs to be carefully planned. While the pressures of a regular job may not be there, feelings of boredom or frustration can easily creep in. We support individuals in this important life stage transition by shedding light on their self-concept and life purpose, and by identifying activities or hobbies that will enable them to achieve a sense of fulfilment and self-actualization.