Archive for Life Coaching

Career Coach News: How to be Prepared for an Interview

Have an interview coming up soon, but you’re not ready? Don’t worry. We know interviewing can be a stressful and daunting process, but it doesn’t have to be. With these tips, you’ll learn how to be prepared for an interview, become more confident and assertive and land the job you want. The interviewing process is [...]

New Year, New YOU: Brilliantly Design Your 2011

Kicking off the New Year, we are making available a 6-week New Year, New YOU group coaching boot camp led by IFC founder Meredith Haberfeld.  This rare opportunity is limited to just 6 individuals.  If you want to secure one of these high-demand slots, CONTACT ALYSE AT OUR OFFICE TODAY – 800-353-5813.  Details: New Year, New [...]

Life Coach News- 5 Foolproof Tips for Keeping Those New Year’s Resolutions

New Year’s resolutions — so easy to make, so hard to keep! Why is it we enter into them full of vigor and enthusiasm, but more often than not, start to flake just a few weeks later? Successful Life and Career Coach Meredith Haberfeld, who has motivated top leaders and CEOs, says to get off on [...]

How to Handle Difficult Relatives Around the Holidays

The holidays are supposed to be the most joyful time of year, but seeing some annoying or difficult relatives may want you to say “No, no, no” instead of “Ho, ho, ho.” So what can you do keep things merry?  Seth Kaufman, psy.d, a certified career and life coach, has some tips on how to [...]

10 Tips for a Happy, Balanced Life

Every Friday, we will publish a tip on Twitter to help you with leading a happy, balanced life. You can follow the Institute for Coaching on Twitter by going to http://www.twitter.com/ifccoaching . We will feature additional information on each tip at our website. Week 1 to Achieving a Happy, Balanced Life: Happiness Tip: Gratitude — Be thankful [...]

Life Coach News- Five Tips for Dealing With a Difficult Boss

If you’re having issues with your boss, join the club. Such problems are all too common in the corporate world these days. Here are some tips to some tips to resolve the problems: * Take a deep breath – literally: Instead of reacting right away, take a few deep breaths – and take some time [...]

Life Coach News- 5 Tips for the Newly Self-Employed

Self-employed work requires a different skill set — not to mention the ability to self-promote — than it does to work for an employer. Life coach Meredith Haberfeld has a few suggestions on how to get your name out there, and she shared those thoughts with Time Out magazine: * Get your own business card: [...]

Life Coach News- Tips to Improve Work Life Balance: Part 3

Complaining about a bad work life balance won’t solve your problems, says life coach Meredith Haberfeld. Instead of griping about your life, the life coach says you should “stop entertaining your complaints and turn your complaints into realistic action, commensurate with what is sufficient for your contentment.” She suggests the following tips to put a [...]

Fox News Channel’s iMag- 7 Tips for Navigating Maternity Leave

By FNC iMag November 11, 2010 Learning you are pregnant can be an exciting and joyous time; however, for women in the workplace, navigating maternity leave can also cause stress. The Family and Medical Leave Act (1993) requires employers to allow for 12 unpaid weeks for maternity leave. Depending on your company, a portion of that [...]

Life Coach News- Tips to Improve Work Life Balance: Part 2

If you’re aiming to achieve better work life balance, and satisfaction in your life, sadly, wishing upon a star may not provide all the answers – being practical in your approach will.  Life coach Meredith Haberfeld has some suggestions to get away from “fantasy thinking.” Fantasy thinking is basing your vision for the balance in [...]