Sharon Mikrut

MSW, CTACC

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Sharon Mikrut Quick Facts

Main Areas: Nonprofit Administration/Management, Government, Empowerment
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Career Focus: Coach, consultant, business owner, speaker, writer, empowering people
Affiliation: Tucson Coaches Alliance, Arizona Small Business Association, National Association of Women Business Owners

Sharon L. Mikrut, MSW, CTACC, is CEO of Create It! Coaching. She is an Executive & Life Coach and is passionate about helping people to create the life they desire and deserve! Although her niche is to partner with nonprofit executive directors and managers to maximize their resources in a competitive environment, she enjoys working with all individuals interested in creating positive changes in their lives. Sharon has two BA degrees (Social Work and Psychology) and a Master's degree in Social Work Administration. In addition, she is a Coach Training Alliance Certified Coach.

Sharon has held a variety of jobs throughout her career, ranging from being a vocational counselor to President of a national certification body. She was a former Executive Director of two nonprofit organizations and understands the multiple challenges that nonprofit EDs face in managing their organizations. She has always enjoyed the challenge of developing grants, programs and agencies.

Although Sharon was born in Detroit, Michigan, and lived in Colorado for almost 14 years, she currently resides in Tucson, Arizona.

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If Happiness Is A Choice, How Can You Create It?

http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/If_Happiness_Is_A_Choice_How_Can_You_Create_It.html

Think Big, Start Small! - Take Your First Step Towards Achieving Your Goal Today

http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/Think_Big_Start_Small_Take_Your_First_Step_Towards_Achieving_Your_Goals_Today.html

Making The Most Out Of Your Busy Day

http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/Making_The_Most_out_of_Your_Busy_Day.html

Taking Control Of Your Life

http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/Taking_Control_of_Your_Life.html

Stress: The Silent Threat

http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/Stress_The_Silent_Threat.html

10 Ways to Operate from Your Highest Level of Integrity

http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/10_Ways_to_Operate_from_Your_Highest_Level_of_Integrity.html

The Top 11 Organizing Tips For A More Efficient Life

http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/The_Top_11_Organizing_Tips_For_A_More_Efficient_Life.html

Top 12 Attributes Of Effective Leaders

http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/Top_12_Attributes_Of_Effective_Leaders.html

Seven Items To Consider When Interviewing Potential Staff Members

http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/seven_items_consider_when_interviewing_potential_staff_members.html

Top Eight Items To Consider When Recruiting New Staff Members

http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/top_eight_items_consider_when_recruiting_new_staff_members.html

Are You Hearing What I'm Saying? - 10 Tips That Will Help You Improve Your Listening Skills

http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/are_you_hearing_what_i_m_saying_10_tips_that_will_help_you_improve_your_listening_skills

Are You Using Your Nonprofit Organization's Website To Raise Money?

http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/are_you_using_your_nonprofit_organization_s_website_to_raise_money

Assessing Your Nonprofit's Culture - Seven Questions To Ponder

http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/assessing_your_nonprofit_s_culture_seven_questions_to_ponder

Battling The Bully - Standing Up For Yourself With Confidence and Assertiveness

http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/battling_the_bully_standing_up_for_yourself_with_confidence_and_assertiveness

Board Member Job Descriptions - Which Roles and Responsibilities Should You Include?

http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/board_member_job_descriptions_which_roles_and_responsibilities_should_you_include

Branding Your Nonprofit's Mission - Six Items To Consider Before You Start

http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/branding_your_nonprofit_s_mission_six_items_to_consider_before_you_start

Collaboration In The Nonprofit Community - The Many Benefits Of Working Together

http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/collaboration_in_the_nonprofit_community_the_many_benefits_of_working_together

Employee Disciplinary Action - Steps You Can Take To Protect Yourself And Your Nonprofit Organizatiom

http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/employee_disciplinary_action_steps_you_can_take_to_protect_yourself_and_your_nonprofit_orga

Helpful Tips For Training New Staff Members

http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/helpful_tips_for_training_new_staff_members.html

How To Develop Clear Objectives That Work Every Time

http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/how_to_develop_clear_objectives_that_work_every_time.html

Is Attitude Gratitude Or is Gratitude Attitude?

http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/is_attitude_gratitude_or_is_gratitude_attitude

Remembering The Three W's of Recruiting Board Members

http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/remembering_the_three_w%E2%80%99s_of_recruiting_board_members.html

Retaining Employees - Protecting Your Most Important Asset

http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/retaining_employees_protecting_your_most_important_asset

Six Steps To Creating More Productive Staff Performance Evaluations

http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/six_steps_to_creating_more_productive_staff_performance_evaluations

Top Five Responsibilities Of Nonprofit Board Members

http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/top_five_responsibilities_of_nonprofit_board_members

Using Your Nonprofit Organization's Newsletter To Generate Revenue

http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/using_your_nonprofit_organization_s_newsletter_to_generate_revenue

What To Include In Personnel Files For New Staff Members

http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/what_to_include_in_personnel_files_for_new_staff_members

What You Should Consider Before Entering Into A Collaborative Agreement

http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/what_you_should_consider_before_entering_into_a_collaborative_agreement

Where Are You In Abraham Maslow's Hierarchy Of Needs?

http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/where_are_you_in_abraham_maslow_s_hierarchy_of_needs

Top 11 Ground Rules for Conducting a Strategic Planning Session

http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/top_11_ground_rules_for_conducting_a_strategic_planning_session

Top Five Tips For Running Productive & Effective Meetings

http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/top_five_tips_for_running_productive_effective_meetings

Five Tips for Creating a Healthy Balance in Your Life

http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/five_tips_for_creating_a_healthy_balance_in_your_life

Preparing For The Strategic Planning Retreat - a Checklist

http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/preparing_for_the_strategic_planning_retreat_a_checklist

20 Fundraising Ideas For Nonprofit Organizations

http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/20_fundraising_ideas_for_nonprofit_organizations

Nonprofit Vision Statements, Core Values & Mission Statements

http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/nonprofit_vision_statements_core_values_mission_statements

Handling Loss - Five Steps To Help Yourself & Others

http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/handling_loss_five_steps_to_help_yourself_others

Six Tips For Turning Negative Thoughts Into Positive Ones

http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/six_tips_for_turning_negative_thoughts_into_positive_ones

Six Tips For Loving The Fabulous Person You Are

http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/six_tips_for_loving_the_fabulous_person_you_are

Training Nonprofit Board Members To Read & Understand Financial Reports

http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/training_nonprofit_board_members_to_read_and_understand_financial_reports

Accepting What We Can't Change & Embracing What We Can

http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/accepting_what_we_can_t_change_embracing_what_we_can

Components of Strategic Planning

http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/components_of_strategic_planning

Cultivating Donor Relationships in the Nonprofit Community

http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/cultivating_donor_relationships_in_the_nonprofit_community

Eight Helpful Tips for Developing an Exemplary Volunteer Program

http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/eight_helpful_tips_for_developing_an_exemplary_volunteer_program

Five Steps to Understanding & Using What Motivates You

http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/five_steps_to_understanding_using_what_motivates_you

Strategic Planning - What It Is & Why It Is Important

http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/strategic_planning_what_it_is_why_it_is_important

Top Eight Characteristics of True Friends

http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/top_eight_characteristics_of_true_friends

Understanding People Through The Way They Communicate

http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/understanding_people_through_the_way_they_communicate

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Six Tips For Loving The Fabulous Person You Are

Throughout my life, I've encountered scores of people who don't appear to love themselves. They say negative things about their appearance, their lack of success at work, not being a good parent or child, or not making the right choices in life. While it is true that we all grapple with issues related to any of these items, we should spend more time on itemizing and being grateful for our positive attributes and successes, and less time on what we feel is wrong with us, negative experiences, or perceived failures.

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Preparing for the Strategic Planning Retreat – A Checklist

Every nonprofit organization should conduct strategic planning on a regular basis, as strategic plans outline what action steps the organization will take in the future to sustain and grow their operation, while adhering to their mission. Many organizations focus attention on conducting the strategic planning session and developing a plan, but don't allocate sufficient time to prepare for the planning retreat. Taking time to adequately prepare for a strategic planning session can help the actual event to run much more smoothly and efficiently, resulting in greater productivity.

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Battling the Bully - Standing Up for Yourself with Confidence and Assertiveness

When I was young, there was a girl who was a year younger and a foot taller than me. She bullied me for approximately two years. One day something inside of me snapped; I decided I wasn’t going to take her abuse any longer and stood up to her. Unfortunately, our confrontation ended in a fight, which I won. She never picked on me again. I learned at an early age that if you allow people to bully, harass, or cut you down, then they will do so.

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Six Steps To Creating More Productive Staff Performance Evaluations

When you think about having a performance evaluation or review, what is the first thing that comes to your mind? For many people, however skilled and good they may be at doing their job, the thought of an upcoming performance evaluation creates anxiety. Expecting the worse, people tend to focus on the negative feedback, never hearing the positive feedback.

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Marketing for Nonprofits on a Tight Budget

Financial resources play a huge part in how well nonprofits can market their programs and services. Most nonprofits don't have sufficient funds to do everything they would like to, but it is important to use what funds are available to the fullest extent. Thus, nonprofits should attempt to use as many free services and programs as possible. This article provides some ideas that are free or may have a minimal fee attached.

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Top Eight Characteristics Of True Friends

Over the years, I have observed people who are real friends and people who claim to be friends. As I get older, I truly believe the old saying that you can count your real friends on one hand. So, you may be asking what makes a person a real friend. I have identified my top eight characteristics of what I feel constitutes a true friend, or what I feel I need most in a friendship. In observing your relationships with other people, whether they are family members, people you went to school with, coworkers, or colleagues, how many of them are real friends?

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The Top 11 Organizing Tips For A More Efficient Life

Are you one of those people who spend hours looking for an item, wasting precious time and energy? Do you get frustrated when you can’t locate an item and find yourself at the store spending money to buy something you know you already possess? Are you ready to take that first step to organize your life and world?

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Stress: The Silent Threat

When people refer to the “good old days”, when life seemed to be slower and less complicated, it is difficult to disagree with them. Today, life is hectic and fast-paced. People work too many hours; are chauffeurs for their children, who are involved in multiple activities; have a hard time leaving their computers, cell phones, and blackberry’s behind; and never seem to have time for themselves. Add to this the state of the economy, the plunge of the housing market, the volatility of the stock market, and other exte al circumstances.

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The Benefits of Having a Coach in Your Corner

Although coaching is beginning to gain some momentum in the nonprofit field, most nonprofit professionals don't understand what coaching is or how it can be of value to them in their personal or professional life. Also, individuals often confuse coaching with therapy, counseling, or consulting.

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Nonprofit Board Member Manuals - What Should You Include?

When you have a board of directors, it is always a good idea to have a Board Member Manual. A Manual is a great tool for board members to use when they need quick and easy access to critical information about the organization. It compiles important documents into one binder, so they don't waste time and energy looking for what they need in several files or locations. Most board member manuals include some or all of the following sections:

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Retaining Employees – Protecting Your Most Important Asset

In the nonprofit field, salaries are generally low and working with clients who have multiple needs can be challenging. Although this can make employee retention difficult, there are steps you can take to provide a work environment that is supportive and fun, one that individuals look forward to coming to every day, and one in which they want to remain.

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Top Five Responsibilities of Nonprofit Board Members

Having managed or worked for nonprofits most of my career, I have seen effective and ineffective boards of directors. Good boards of directors are clear about their roles and responsibilities versus those of the Executive Director, and don't overstep their boundaries. I feel that the five most important responsibilities of board members are as follows: 1. Board members are responsible for recruiting, hiring, and evaluating the organization’s Executive Director.

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Create It! Coaching

Provision of executive and life coaching services (individual and group). Although my niche is to partner with nonprofit executive directors and managers to maximize their resources in a competitive environment, I am passionate about working with all professionals interested in creating the life they desire and deserve.

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Create It! Coaching - Nonprofit Professionals blog

Nonprofit Professionals blog. I partner with nonprofit professionals, via my executive and life coaching services, to maximize their resources in a competitive environment.

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Create It! Coaching - Empowerment blog

Empowerment blog. I provide life and executive coaching services.

December 21, 2009

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Create It! Coaching

I provide executive and life coaching services (individual and group). Although my niche is to partner with nonprofit executive directors and managers to maximize their resources in a competitive environment, I am passionate about working with all individuals interested in creating positive changes in their lives.

March 25, 2009

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Create It! Coaching

March 25, 2009

Contacting Sharon Mikrut

Coach Sharon L. Mikrut, MSW, CTACC

Executive & Life Coach

Create It! Coaching

520.219.4576 - business & fax

Sharon@createitcoaching.org

http://www.createitcoaching.org - website

http://www.createitcoaching.com - Nonprofit Professionals blog

http://www.createitcoaching.net - Empowerment blog