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Meredith Walters, MBA

Certified Career Coach

Meredith Walters is a Certified Career Coach based in Decatur, Georgia. Meredith's coaching program helps people develop the skills they need to find meaningful, fulfilling work. Meredith has over 12 years of career and life coaching experience, including conducting training at Emory University's Goizueta School of Business and the US Peace Corps. She is a former Member of the Board of Directors of ICF-Georgia. She earned her coaching credentials from New Ventures West.

Education

  • MBA, University of San Francisco
  • BA, English Literature, University of California at Berkeley

Professional Achievements

  • Founded a life coaching business, Find Your Own Path LLC
  • Author of the award-winning novel "This Animal Body"
  • Former adjunct faculty at New Ventures West Coaching School
  • Former Board Member of the Georgia chapter of the International Coaching Federation,
  • Contributor to multiple publications, including Tiny Buddha, Eden magazine, Healthy Aging Magazine, and Elephant Journal

Certifications & Organizations

  • Graduate, New Ventures West Professional Coaching Course
  • Certified Integral Coach

Favorite Piece of Advice

If you feel called to create something, somebody out there needs it. If you don't make it, they won't have it. Nothing and nobody else can replace your unique contribution.

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Q&A Comments (61)

What should I focus on if I'm writing about my accomplishments to ask for a raise?
If you're writing a letter or email to ask for a formal raise, emphasize accomplishments where you went above and beyond your job description. If you've accomplished anything outside the scope of your standard responsibilities, it demonstrates that you're capable of handling more at work and you deserve a raise. Try to be concrete about your accomplishments as well. Include any statistics or data that proves you're performing well.
When should I resign? When is the time right?
Resigning from a job is a deeply personal process and it's going to be different for every person. For some people, it's better to hold off on quitting until they have something else lined up. For other people, it's more important to leave a position now and look for work later. It all depends on your personality, risk tolerance, and financial situation.
How do you communicate with a coworker that doesn't like you?
It's important to try and be compassionate, even if you don't feel like someone is showing you compassion. In many situations, a coworker's negative reaction may have nothing to do with you. See if you can talk to your coworker to get an idea of what it is that they're responding to and why. If you can do that, you can start to see that it's not actually about you, and it becomes less personal and less hurtful. If there's something you're doing to offend them, now you know and you can seek to change the behavior. If it doesn't have anything to do with you, you can stop taking it personally. This turns the issue into more of a problem solving exercise than anything else, which can be a lot easier to deal with.
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How to

Write an Accomplishment Report

Do you need to write an accomplishment report? Many jobs will require one, and often these are self-assessments in which you're asked to report what you've done throughout the year. Perhaps you've been tasked with writin...

How to

Quit a Job over Text (with Examples)

Ready to move on to your next opportunity, but not sure how to let your boss know over text? With recent shortages in the workforce giving workers more leverage, you may have seen viral screenshots where fed-up employees...

How to Deal with Difficult Coworkers: 14 Effective Strategies & Coping Tactics

Office-friendly tips on coping and collaborating with problematic coworkers Having good working relationships with your coworkers is important since you spend so much time there. Unfortunately, some coworkers can be rude...

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Deal with Mean Female Coworkers

Are you dealing with backstabbing, manipulating, or just plain mean coworkers? Working with people like this isn’t easy, and it can make your job tough to deal with on a daily basis. Fortunately, there are ways you can...

The Best Excuses to Quit Your Job (& How to Tell Your Employer)

Expert advice on how to quit your job with or without notice Quitting a job is never easy—even if it's a terrible fit for you. And even if you can't stand your employer, you still don't want to burn any bridges on the ...

How to

Deal with Nosy Coworkers

Sometimes coworkers ask overly personal questions and interfere where they aren’t wanted. This can be annoying, especially if you are a private person. There are multiple ways that you can deal with nosy coworkers. Try...

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Work With Someone Who Hates You

Interacting with others is inevitable in most work places. Unfortunately, you will occasionally come across a co-worker who rubs you the wrong way. It's important to know how to work with someone on a professional level,...

Answers for “Tell Me about Yourself” If You Have No Work Experience

Certified career coach Meredith Walters, MBA & wikiHow staff explain how to ace this common interview question with no work experience When you’re interviewing and don’t have previous work experience, your other lif...

How to

Keep Your Job

Whether you’ve just landed your dream job or you’ve been working with the same company for years, job security is probably on your mind. It can sometimes feel like the skills you had to learn to get your job aren’t...

How to

Find Your Dream Career

When you were little, people probably asked, "What do you want to be when you grow up?" Maybe you said a doctor, or an astronaut. Maybe you said an actor, or a lawyer, or a police officer. With starry eyes, you dreamed o...

How to

Ask For a Pay Raise

If you feel like you have been doing an excellent job at work, don't be afraid to approach your employer for a raise. Many people are afraid to ask for raises even though they know they deserve them, making excuses like...

How to

Get Your Coworker to Stop Telling You How to Do Your Job

Should a bossy person rule the roost in the workplace? A bossy coworker can make work life unpleasant and even difficult if they insist on taking the reins of everything you're responsible for. Get some control by creati...

How to

Resign Gracefully

You just got that great new job you’ve been really hoping for, but first you need to let your current employer know that you’re leaving. Resigning gracefully is totally the way to go—no burnt bridges, no hard feeli...

How to

Improve Concentration at Work

Is your to-do list piling up at work? Concentrating on one task can be really tricky, especially when there’s so much going on in your day-to-day life. Don’t worry. We’ve put together plenty of easy tips and tricks...

How to

Ask for a Raise in Email

Though asking for a raise is standardly done in person, you can do so over email as long as you follow some guidelines about formality and writing. For the best chances of getting what you want, you'll need to carefully ...

How to

Behave at Work

Your attitude is just as important as your skills and abilities. From offices to restaurants, learning to navigate any new job requires a unique mixture of people skills and dedication. You can learn to make a good impre...

How Do You Get a Part-Time Job On & Offline

Learn how to find listings, apply to jobs, & ace the interview While academics are always important, money can be an issue when it comes to a full schedule. Getting a part time job is a great way to build your resume, fo...

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Get a Job That You Want

In this economy, more and more people are settling for jobs they dislike, or flat out despise. The secret is that you do not have to, regardless of your qualifications. Everybody deserves to have a job that fits their l...

Hating Your Job: Psychological Impacts & Tips on Coping

Handle dissatisfaction in the workplace with our expert advice Hate your job? You’re not alone. A whopping 44% of people are unhappy with their jobs according to a 2020 survey. Intense work dissatisfaction can lead to ...

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Deal with Mean Girl Cliques at Work

Middle school may be over, but mean girl cliques can form just about anywhere. Over 43% of employees report that there are cliques at their workplace. In a work environment, cliques can lower productivity and create tens...