Asking for a raise?

If you do a google search on  "Asking for a raise" you will come up with  pages and pages of search results.  Everyone has advice on how to do it. But how many of us actually do it?  I have a very hard time to do this in a very straight forward manner.  In fact, I have a very hard time doing this at all.   

Why do I bring this up?  Every year around this time the major activities of the year are completed or are about to wrap up.  I start thinking of all of the  things that my team and I have been able to accomplish and how successful we've been this year.  And as I sat there  late on a Monday afternoon going through a very boring training on a huge operational project that will take place starting now through the duration of next year...I know I deserve a raise.

I love where I work, I enjoy what I do, and gosh darn it, I am good at what I do!  That's why I'm here, that's why I've been here for so long, and that is why year after year I produce results.  I've tried to wait for the right time, bad economy, premium revenue losses, etc etc have held me back.  But when do I say enough is enough.  When do I actually say ok, this is the last time?  When is that time?  Back to the question at hand....How do I do it?

Have you asked your boss for a raise?  How did you do it?  I would love some feedback on this one.  Please leave comments.... (DEEP Sigh)

(By the way.....if you do happen to Google asking for a raise....most of the articles or blogs say that if its not during your annual review, most of the time the answer will be no! LOL!)

Until next time.....

Ciao,

Londi

xoxoxo