Career Advice To Create A Life That You Love

VocationVillage.com’s mission is to help create a world where people are happy with their life’s work. Here you’ll find information and resources about creating career focus, being successful at your chosen employment or business, and aligning your vocation with your life values.

Vocation = “A strong impulse or inclination to follow a particular activity or career”

From Dictionary.com

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I’m a workplace psychologist (TX #34252), career counselor, and work/life consultant. I’ve been helping clients to achieve greater work and life satisfaction for over two decades. I use this site to publish what I’ve learned. VocationVillage.com currently features career advice for many geographic locations (depending on reader interest and the questions that are sent to me), plus specific additional information for three spotlighted cities:

Austin, TX
Houston, TX
Seattle, WA

I currently live near Houston and I maintain strong connections to Austin and Seattle after living in each of those cities for a decade each. I consult with clients across the U.S. in other locations as well.

“A vocation that is not mine, no matter how externally valued, does violence to the self…”

Parker J. Palmer, “The Courage To Teach”

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My hope is that you will find information here that is useful for you.
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Dr. Janet Scarborough Civitelli
VocationVillage.com
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Can’t find what you are seeking? Here is my Index of Career Advice Articles – Information and strategies for choosing an occupation, becoming more effective and happier at work, and creating a life that is aligned with your deepest values.
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