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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By Kate Meyers
July 2009
Same place, different mind-set—that’s the challenge of a staycation. How do you exist within the same four walls, with the same distractions—messy basement, couch and remote, computer, junk food, phone—yet create a relaxing, healthy, away-from-it-all experience? According to a 2009 AP-Gfk poll, one-third of Americans have already canceled a trip due to [...]

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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 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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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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