By Mark Tutton
For CNN
LONDON, England (CNN) — The recession is a good excuse for employers to introduce a pay freeze, but what if you think your hard work deserves greater financial reward? Four experts share their tips for getting a pay raise during the downturn.
With a bit of luck, you could get a pay raise, [...]

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Many people have issues with their boss.  Below are some ideas about how to (and how not to) handle things when you have an issue with your boss.
A boss will often do things that push your buttons.  If you’re like many of us we either react, or we suppress.  Reacting usually will put your boss [...]

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A Day With Structure & Action - A Day Closer To Your Goal
By Maria McKenna
As a coach, it’s my responsibility to provide structure from the moment I start working with someone. The coaching relationship is in itself an element of structure a client is placing into their lives. It provides a regular support and opportunity [...]

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By Maria McKenna,Life and Career Coach, Institute for Coaching
In his ASU commencement speech this week, President Obama urged graduates to be prepared for more than one job or career in their lifetime. His recommendation was “to keep gaining new skills - possibly even new degrees; and to keep taking risks as new opportunities arise.”*
Although our [...]

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By Maria McKenna, Life Coach, Institute for Coaching
Often people have the sense that they’d like to make changes in their lives, but aren’t sure exactly what it is they’d like to change. In order to step outside of ourselves to foster an awareness of what we’d like to change in our lives, it can be [...]

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Franklin Covey and Stephen Covey
The First Habit- Being Proactive
As Life Coaches and Executive Coaches, we are big fans of Franklin Covey and Stephen Covey.  It seems that there are so many new personal development books and programs, but the Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey is one of the most rock-solid and [...]

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By Maria McKenna, Life Coach, Institute for Coaching
There is something incredibly affirming, hopeful, and calming about identifying the things you are grateful for in your life. Because this process is self-empowering, Coaches consistently ask their clients what they are grateful for in their lives.
Gratitude has a powerful first cousin, “The Bright Side,” which is born [...]

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Compiled by Katharine Hansen, Ph.D. for Quintcareers

Network
You need to be an active networker. In today’s economy, it is imperative to have an active network in place. Most employers prefer to hire people who are referred to them via their own networks, so it is essential to focus on expanding your online and traditional networks of [...]

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Written by Maria McKenna, Life Coach with the Institute for Coaching
As a Life Coach, two things clients often ask for assistance with is decreasing the stress in their lives and increasing the level of passion in their lives. While these goals are related to many other things including uncovering one’s underlying values and desires, they [...]

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Written by Maria McKenna, Life Coach with the Institute for Coaching
Feeling Long On Stress, But Short On Time? – 5 Simple and Effective  Stress-Busters:
You’re not alone if you’re feeling an unusual amount of stress lately. Whatever your personal situation, with the constant bombardment of negative news recently, many of us, including many of my life [...]

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