Blog 5

             As I read the article this week I found it very hard to find this to be a type of counseling which could be applied to a large group of people. I know that sometimes as we are cloudy with our decision making there is sometimes a sign that shows us the way we need to go. However, I feel like there is not always a sign there for us when we are trying to decide what we are looking to do with our lives. Sometimes we make the decision to go with a certain career because it is what we feel deep down inside is the right thing to do. We make this decision based on what we feel not because of a dream that we have. I guess the biggest problem I had with this theory was the dream part. I do not feel that prophetic dreams are common enough when people are trying to make a career decision.

            Also, I felt like this theory took the personal aspect out of the career development journey. It seemed to me that this theory left a lot of the career decision making up to chance. It would happen by chance that if you quit your job and decide to open your own business your friend would come through with a building for you. I mean I think this could happen for some people but not everyone. I feel like more people are actively involved in their career journey and I think this theory just throws that aspect out and leaves it all up to chance and signs. I guess I personally cannot see the benefit of this theory because I do not believe in its bases for things being left up to chance. I personally just feel a person needs to be more invested in their career journey and this theory I feel like leaves that crucial piece out.

            The case studies were very interesting, but I think those were three very rare cases that actually take place when a person is looking for a new career. The third case study I found the hardest to find as truly conceivable (2002). Her dream did work for her situation but I feel like a person could really interpret their dream to be whatever they want it to be showing. I think that this case study is something that can only really happen to a person once in a while. I just really did not like this article and found this theory to be very inapplicable to a large group of clientele.  

Guindon, M., & Hanna, F. (2002). Coincidence, happenstance, serendipity, fate, or the hand of    god: Case studies in synchronicity. The Career Development Quarterly, 50, 195-208.