Mind- A Crisis of Confidence for Masters of the Universe - NY Times

One good thing to come out of the current economic situation is the thinking about work related psychological and emotional issues that have always been around but not of great interest. Many people prefer to avoid thinking about the issues described by Richard A. Friedman in Mind - A Crisis of Confidence for Masters of the Universe but now it seems that it's touched so many lives that people are talking about it - out loud.

I stress "out loud" because these are issues that I/we've been dealing with for years here at DLC Executive and Career Consulting.
Things happen professionally and it can and often does affect a person's professional identity, emotional state, psychological state, interpersonal relationships, interests, goals and on and on.

It doesn't have to be fatal. The best thing a person can do is to reach out and ask for help as Dr. Friedman describes his patient doing - and as we've seen here. There are people trained to help, wanting to help and available to help but they/we can't help you unless you want it. So the first step is to reach out and get the help. Wherever and however you can. It's not worth getting physically sick over.

One thing though - I don't like the way Dr. Friedman asked if it's a gender based problem. The question is a problem in and of itself. Career identities and issues are not gender specific - to answer his question.

Anyway - you're not alone and you certainly don't have to be. If you're having difficulty dealing with the situation on your own and it's hard to see clearly through the fog and distress - reach out.

Good luck and have a good day,
Rebecca "Kiki"
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Rebecca "Kiki" Weingarten
DLC Executive and Career Consulting
For more information call 646.468.0608

Economic/Job/Career Crisis Coaching Package + DLCECC.com

Hi -
Dare I ask how you are? It's been hectic here with what's going on out there. In order to streamline the coaching process for some of you who would like a bit of a boost we've developed an Economic/Job/Career Crisis Coaching package. We've also spun off the Executive/Career Coaching and Counseling part of Daily Life Consulting into its own entity - DLCECC (Daily Life Consulting Executive Coaching and Counseling).

It's great for you if you;

* Lost your job and are looking for a new one.
* Your company firm is laying off people and you're there doing double and triple duty.
* You're concerned that you might be laid off.
* You'd like to explore other career paths.
* You have to delay your retirement plans indefinitely and need a new plan.
* You need to develop a new income stream.
* You've been laid off and want to start over in a new field.
* You figure this is the perfect time to explore career options you deferred on.
* You're making a career transition or shift and need help doing it successfully.
* You need help managing the stress of your work life along with financial stresses.
* You need to develop a new spending and doing-more-with-less plan for yourself and/or your family.

What does it include?

* Two(2) to four(4) phone coaching sessions (depending on topic and need).
* An action plan to follow.
* Resume review.
* Coaching follow-up.

For more information on crisis coaching prices, plans and options please email us at 411 at dlcecc dot com or phone 646.468.0608

Call or email - we're here for you,
Kiki
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DLCECC

How To Make A Spending Plan - Marketwatch.com

Great article about making a spending plan. Step 1 is to change the word budget to the phrase spending plan and then take it from there.

Check out the complete article by Jeff D. Opdyke How To Make A Spending Plan

Vote!!!!

Enjoy the day your way,
Kiki
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Daily Life Consulting
Short Term Coaching
Long Term Solutions

Use the Economic Crisis as a Personal and Professional Opportunity

Hi All

So it feels like it's all bad news all the time. Right? Not necessarily. With challenge comes opportunity and we've been working with all of you to find the silver lining behind the cloud and all the other cliche type metaphors for turning a difficult and ________ (scary, terrifying, debilitating, paralyzing - fill in the blank) situation into new options, beginnings, opportunities and plans for getting through the present and planning for a great future.

If I sound ridiculously optimistic it's an optimism and sureness born of personal and professional experience. I've gone through tough times and career forks-in-the-road and flourished and have been furtunate enough to be able to assist others to do the same. So it may all sound Pollyanna-ish or Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm-ish - both of which I've been called before but it's based on fact and experience. You can get through this successfully.

In answer to your emails and phone calls requesting information about our services here's a short description of some of the services we offer to individuals and companies. From career coaching and counseling for individuals and groups to business services such as once monthly or weekly 'open' days where individuals, executives, project managers and their teams can in complete confidentiality work with one of our coaches to help smooth through their challenging work issues and move forward with their project work.


Daily Life Consulting
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services and issues covered include:
* Training, Seminars, Workshops, Individual and Group Coaching
* Boosting Morale
* Focusing and Multitasking
* Dealing with new and/or more responsibilities
* Motivation
* Transitions - within a company or after downsizing and restructuring
* New economic realities - managing anxiety, strategizing and planning ahead
* Coping with economic stress in healthful ways
* Rethinking Career Direction and Plan
* Rethinking Retirement Options
* Second Career or Mid-Career shifts
* Short term and long term planning


We've been featured in national publications including Forbes, the LA Times, Pink, Chicago Sun Times, Dow Jones/Marketwatch, MSN, WebMD, Yahoo/HotJobs and many others.

For those of you we know and love - keep up the great work! You will get through this and you'll get through this successfully! We'll make sure of that!

For those of you we've only "met" through email and phone queries - we look forward to working together soon. If you have any more questions please call 646.468.0608 or email coach at dailylifeconsulting dot com

We're ready for you - are you ready for your new future? (The great and exciting one that is...)

Enjoy the weekend,
Kiki
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Daily Life Consulting

Short Term Coaching
Long Term Solutions