Challenging Troublesome Career Beliefs. Challenging Troublesome Career Beliefs. Some of those beliefs can cause difficulties. Your answer could influence your future actions.
People act in a way consistent with their beliefs and feelings.
If you really believe you can't find a job, there is no point looking. And if you don't look, you certainly won't find a job. They want to feel better. Despite the years of work by Ellis, Beck, Burns, Dorn and others, many clients are surprised to learn that to feel better they will have to change the way they think. So counselors will frequently need to provide a rationale to explain how positive thinking can lead to happier emotions and more constructive behavior.