— The factors governing success in personal relationships are complex. It’s not simply a matter of whether the other parties in the relationship are “right” for you. It’s recognizing the multitude of factors - ranging from the personality types of those with whom you’re in relationship to their embedded notions of what’s most important in those relationships: affection? — emotional support? shared vales? security? etc.). Becoming aware of these factors, and making adjustments that better align you with your relationship partners (whether in work or in personal life), Is key to more success in navigating them and having them serve as motivators rather than as demotivators.
Valeria Teles interviews Jim Weinstein— A Life And Career Counselor, Marriage And Family Therapist, And Speaker
Brought up in the New York suburbs (Eastchester), Jim Weinstein attended Wesleyan University in Middletown Connecticut where he majored in Political Science. Graduating magna cum laude Phi Beta Kappa Jim was accepted to Harvard Business School where he concentrated in marketing. He graduated with distinction and thereafter began working in New York for one of America’s largest ad agencies, Benton and Bowles, as an account executive. Jim rose quickly in the organization, being named Vice President four years later. In the subsequent 15 years he worked at several other major agencies, including Wells Rich Greene as Executive Vice-President and Chiat/Day as Director of Account Management. Among the clients he serviced were Procter and Gamble, Sony, Coca-Cola, Bayer, Mitsubishi, Fisher-Price, and Energizer (the bunny was developed under my tenure as the lead account manager).
In his 40s, Jim embarked on a process of inner work and exploration that led him to move from New York to Los Angeles and to ultimately discover the path of his current career. It started with Jim running a community-based clinical trials organization, Search Alliance, and then co-founding the internet’s first psychotherapist search site, 4Therapy.com. He enrolled in Antioch University’s clinical psychology program, earning a Master’s degree and accumulating 3000 hours of internship training, after which he opened a successful private practice in Beverly Hills.
Missing the seasons and the intellectual environment of the East, Jim moved to DC in 2005 making a professional pivot to emphasize career guidance. In the time he had been there he has been fortunate enough to build a thriving practice working with a very diverse, motivated, and intelligent group of clients. Jim is proud to have helped many hundreds of clients to dramatically improve their career and life satisfaction.
To learn more about Jim Weinstein and his work, please visit: dclifecounseling.com
— This podcast is a quest for well-being, a quest for a meaningful life through the exploration of fundamental truths, enlightening ideas, insights on physical, mental, and spiritual health. The inspiration is Love. The aspiration is to awaken new ways of thinking that can lead us to a new way of being, being well.
