ASK
THE
LIFE
COACH
Do
you
have
a
personal
problem
that
you'd
rather
not
discuss
with
friends
or
family
?
Get
some
confidential
advice
from
our
online
life
coach
.
Q1
:
Sometimes
I
think
I
ought
to
____________________
some
volunteer
work
in
a
school
or
a
hospital
,
but
I'm
too
busy
just
trying
to
____________________
a
living
.
I
have
very
little
free
time
,
so
I
think
I'd
better
not
add
anything
to
my
schedule
right
now
.
Am
I
right
?
A1
:
Don't
____________________
excuses
.
You
don't
have
to
spend
all
your
free
time
doing
volunteer
work
-
three
hours
a
week
is
enough
.
____________________
some
research
and
find
an
organization
where
you
feel
you
can
____________________
a
difference
and
____________________
some
good
for
other
people
.
Q2
:
My
boss
is
a
bully
.
He
yells
at
me
if
I
____________________
a
mistake
,
and
he
____________________
fun
of
me
in
front
of
my
co
-
workers
.
I've
tried
talking
to
him
,
but
it
doesn't
____________________
any
good
.
He
won't
listen
.
I
guess
I'm
going
to
have
to
____________________
something
about
this
problem
,
but
what
?
A2
:
It
doesn't
____________________
any
sense
to
ignore
this
problem
,
and
you'd
better
do
something
quickly
before
it
gets
worse
.
____________________
an
appointment
with
your
Human
Resources
representative
.
You
might
want
to
take
a
colleague
with
you
,
too
.
Q3
:
I'm
meeting
my
girlfriend's
parents
for
the
first
time
next
weekend
.
They've
invited
me
for
dinner
.
I'm
going
to
____________________
my
best
to
____________________
a
good
impression
on
them
,
but
I'm
really
nervous
.
Any
advice
?
A3
:
____________________
an
effort
to
dress
nicely
,
and
____________________
sure
you
take
them
a
small
gift
,
such
as
flowers
or
chocolates
.
____________________
some
nice
comments
about
their
home
,
the
food
,
etc
.
but
don't
overdo
it
.
You
ought
to
let
them
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the
talking
first
.
The
most
important
thing
,
however
,
is
just
to
be
yourself
.
Q4
:
My
boss
recently
offered
me
a
promotion
.
I've
____________________
a
lot
of
thinking
about
it
,
but
I
can't
____________________
up
my
mind
if
I
should
take
it
.
Sometimes
I
think
I'd
rather
stay
in
my
current
job
.
I've
got
to
decide
by
next
week
.
What
should
I
do
?
A4
:
____________________
a
list
of
the
pros
and
cons
of
each
job
,
and
give
each
one
a
score
from
1
to
5
(
5
-
the
best
)
.
Then
____________________
the
math
-
add
up
the
points
for
each
list
,
and
subtract
the
con
totals
from
the
pro
totals
.
Which
job
has
the
highest
score
?
Does
that
help
you
____________________
a
decision
?
