Soar to New Career Heights
Where practical career experience unite with psychology and philosophy.
Soar to New Career Heights
Where practical career experience unite with psychology and philosophy.
Welcome to the Career Stoic Blog
Welcome to the Career Stoic, a career blog for engineers, techies, other STEMs, and of course, those fortunate enough to not be in a STEM-related career. Here at Career Stoic, we explore the unique mindset challenges and opportunities for those on, or downsized from, today’s jobs. We offer authentic tales, tips, and tricks on adjusting to jobs that are often out to sap our mental fortitude.
For every pithy saying on LinkedIn and other job-related social media about how to be and act on the job, there are several hundred people or more giving their thumbs up and likes, and then writing the said pithy saying on a post it note, and forgetting all about it within 59 seconds when the next pithy saying, notification, feed, whatever, demands our attention.
No more. Whether you’re a corporate Jane or Joe, or working out in the field (where real work gets done), or trying to make it on your own, Career Stoic has proven tools that you will not only conceptualize (which is as far as 99% of us get), but also embody, use, and most importantly, profit from (dollars and sense).
Unlock your full potential and fast-track your career. We provide the insights, expert tips, and a new twist on some popular frameworks, such as that of Stoic philosophy, or from research psychology that usually doesn’t get much further than some obscure journal. Get the tools you need to navigate the modern workplace, angle for your next promotion, or become a leader instead of a mere middle manager.
As many readers can appreciate, Stoicism, an ancient philosophy that has been revitalized for modern day citizens, allows us to become more resilient to the ups and downs that affect our careers on the macro level as well as on the day-to-day level. To the well-lived life, and shall we say, the well-worked career, the four basic virtues, which range far and wide across the world's cultures can be applied in many ways. For example, courage is tapped to get the job you really want, wisdom is gained through hands-on job experience, temperance, or self-control, is knowing that every job has its challenges and a cake job is not really what you want, and finally, justice in that you are providing yourself and your employers, customers, clients, etc. with the best of your efforts in delivering your employer's product or service.
Career Stoic aims to cultivate our inner Stoic to help us be more productive at work, to strengthen our resilience to stress from work and career aspirations, to sharpen our focus on the parts of our career path that are in our control. Career Stoic strongly believes that we can achieve our career satisfaction by finding a job that helps fulfill the vision we have for our lives, including the coveted work-life balance, respect amongst our peers and most importantly, pride in our capabilities and accomplishments. After all, there are not many things that are more satisfying than rewarding ourselves after a long and productive day of smart work, but not such hard work.
The Blog
Approach to Careers
I believe in a holistic approach to career development which takes our own virtues and our strengths and weaknesses as the foundation for success and fulfillment in any career, from accounting to welding, from artistry to waiting tables, from engineering to cashiering. I believe that everyone has unique talents and strengths that can be leveraged to achieve career success. Using the ever-growing popularity of the ancient philosophy of the Stoics as a tool, this blog aims to help us career-minded folks gain confidence in ourselves and our abilities and skills.
About your Career Stoic Blogger
My name is Pete and I’ve been working for over 20 years as a mechanical engineer and project engineer in various roles in the industry of engineering, procurement and construction. In 2021, I earned a Master of Science degree in Industrial & Organizational Psychology, a drawn out way of saying "psychology of the workplace." Recently, after an unexpected layoff in the last 8 years, I decided to start writing this blog to help us remain as stoic and strong as possible in this volatile and uncertain job market.