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1. Life Has Always Been Uncertain
2. Top Ways To Manage Change Effectively
3. Laid Off? Use The Power Of A Group To Get Your Next Job Quicker!
4. Coaches Corner
5. Great Resources

How do you deal with change in your career? If the job you once loved is now making you unhappy, are you taking steps to find another position or are you stuck blaming yourself? If you were employed by an Internet company that went bankrupt, have you excluded newer companies from your job search? (Even if you loved your former company and learned so much from it?) If you were about to get a promotion at work and the person who promised it to left the company, are you still lobbying internally for the position, or have you given up?

The future is uncertain, and it has always been that way. But if you can let go of your fear of the unknown, you can make way for a future that holds something so much brighter for you. Have faith and move forward. Live your dreams. It is the American way!

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II. TOP WAYS TO MANAGE CHANGE EFFECTIVELY

We know that navigating successfully in a world that is changing as fast as ours can be tricky. In fact, if we allow it to overwhelm us, change can feel extremely stressful and downright frustrating. If we are smart, however, we can accept that we cannot alter the fact of constant change, but we can manage our response to it. Here are a few tips for managing change in your life:

1. Accept Change As A Fact Of Life.

As human beings we are constantly in process. Our to-do lists never seem to get smaller, our in-box is never empty, and we cannot seem to catch up with technology. We think that our world is changing at a pace never experienced before. In fact, change is our only constant. Why not accept it?

2. Commit Yourself To Lifelong Learning.

If change is constant, then learning must also be continual. As long as we are learning, we are on the road to an exciting, fulfilling, meaningful life. Learning helps us feel as though we are moving with the ever-changing world. This helps to relieve our anxiety of feeling left behind. We feel better because when we are learning we are moving with the world.

3. Get Healthy Then Stay Healthy.

Change, even positive change, is stressful. To keep stress from getting to us, we must stay physically healthy with proper nutrition, enough rest, and regular exercise.

4. Look At Change As An Opportunity.

Changing our attitude about change is one of our best management tools. Look for opportunities in every change in your life. Rather than digging in your heels and resisting change, allow yourself to flow with it and see where it takes you.

5. Develop And Maintain A Strong Network And Support Team.

Many changes in our lives require us to lean on others for emotional support and/or advice. Have your team in place, ready to see you through the inevitable significant changes in your life.

6. Develop Your Spirituality.

God is the only aspect of our lives that is constant. God is the same today, tomorrow, and into infinity. This is a comforting and stabilizing thought in today's world. To have a friend, a confidant, a love that will never outgrow us, leave us, or change his/her behavior toward us, is surely one of the greatest gifts of life.

7. Engage In Rituals.

Performing a task or celebration in the same way week after week or year after year gives us a sense of stability, a feeling of being grounded, a sense of security. Even the ritual of pouring a cup of coffee before settling down to work, eating dinner as a family, having lunch at a special restaurant on Fridays, or writing daily in a journal can be significant in dealing with change. Performing rituals and celebrating holidays in a certain way gives us the satisfaction that not everything is changing.

8. Eliminate The Tolerations In Your Life.

Get rid of the little irritations (and sometimes big ones) that drain your energy -- energy you need to manage change. A toleration can be something as simple as a cleaning off your desk at night or as significant as a toxic boss.

9. Keep A Daily Journal.

When change is viewed over a period of time there is more sense to it. Seeing this historical perspective of past change in our life can give us more objectivity to meet the current changes that are facing us.

10. Engage In Meditation.

Being centered within yourself grounds you for the changes you're required to face every day. Take a moment to quiet your mind, your body, your soul. You'll reap the rewards of this gift you give yourself.

About the Author: This piece was written by Mershon Bell, Certified Personal/Professional Coach who specializes in working with entrepreneurs in transition. Mershon can be reached at mershon@mershonbell.com or at her web-site at http://www.mershonbell.com/

III. LAID OFF? USE THE POWER OF A GROUP TO GET YOUR NEXT JOB QUICKER!

Have you been laid off because of the sluggish economy? Are you looking for a great job?

Jump start your job search, and decrease the time it takes to find your next position. Be a part of a telephone coaching group with your peers to network, get support, and have access to ideas and resources you might not have on your own.

Send an e-mail to info@surpassyourdreams.com with "Life After The Layoff" in the Subject for the dates of the next FREE introduction.

IV. COACHES CORNER

Since many of my newsletter subscribers are coaches, this section is for you. It contains tips and techniques to take your coaching practice to the next level.

THIS MONTH: COACH WHAT YOU KNOW