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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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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If You’re Thinking About Starting Over
Shelly Schwartz
There you sit in your window office, embossed business cards and wall full of awards. An impressive career, by anyone’s measure.
So why do your thoughts keep drifting to that bed and breakfast for sale in Cape Cod?
Whether driven by layoffs, the desire for more meaningful work or a general [...]

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By Carl Winfield
More than 11 million Americans are currently out of work. So as the job pool shrinks, many are dusting off those old resumes. It’s a good first step when seeking a job.
Of course, there’s often more than a sheet of paper standing between you and your next job. You’ve also got to [...]

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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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Written by Christine Voss, Life and Career Coach with the Institute for Coaching
As a career coach, I obviously see lots of people coming to me wanting to make changes in their career and life…and they are not sure why it is not happening.  I hope this article gives you some insight into your own process helps [...]

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Written by Robert Weil, Life Coach and Co-founder of the Institute for Coaching
Many Life Coaching clients and friends are coming to me these days worried about their financial security.  At that point, I usually listen and then start asking questions.  Here are some things I have found and some thoughts on how to deal…some of [...]

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See Institute for Coaching co-founder Meredith Haberfeld in this Fortune Magazine article February 2009 issue. 
Article written by Jia Lynn Yang.
If you’re worried about getting laid off, here’s some consolation: So is everyone else. Follow these do’s and don’ts to raise the odds that your job stays, well, yours.
DO take credit… but don’t “walk around with a [...]

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