Jane’s Journal
My Gratitude Journal is Published…
Woohoo - My Gratitude Journal is Published... I could never have imagined the feedback I have received the past few days on my first solo publication. For many years now, gratitude has been close to my heart for many, many reasons. As a child, I remember my parents...
Do You Have a Power Word for the Year?
As we move towards the end of the year, I wonder how you are going with vision for next year? Is your vision becoming clearer or do you feel stuck? If you feel stuck, you might like to try discovering your power word! What is a Power Word? A power word is a...
Is It Time to Start Measuring or Tracking within Your Career and Life?
Change can be challenging (or maybe it is just me?). One thing I am doing more and more over time is measuring and tracking the changes I am making in my personal life, not just in my business / career. Subsequently, today I wanted to share - What is Measuring and...
Are You Abandoning Yourself?
You know that moment, when you develop deep insight? As if something within you has shone so deeply that there is no more hiding? For me, I had one of those experiences on the weekend when I was having a conversation with a friend on my birthday. After the...
The Gift of BEing Authentically YOU!
I came across this story a little while back from my previous training as a telephone counsellor. There was no author, however I like the meaning behind the story and serves as a good reminder about the gift of BEing authentically YOU! The Gift of BEing...
We Are Worthy NOW!
One of the themes that has been running through conversations I have been having is worthiness. Maybe it is because I have been learning to realise my value as a human being and not having to strive, prove or earn my own worth. Or maybe it is because that it what...
Remembering to Celebrate and Take in the Good!
A couple of weeks ago now, I opened a letter on September 16 that I had picked up from the post office the day before. I used to go to the post office each day, however now I just go when I feel it is time. When I opened the letter, I saw it was dated September 1,...
Mental Health Is Every Body’s Business
Today is World Mental Health Day. Subsequently, today on the blog, I wanted to share about mental health and how it relates to life. Let's get started... What is Mental Health? Mental health is a term often used to describe an individual's mental state....
Releasing + Healing – the Day I Threw 99% of My Trophies in the Garbage…
Before reading this, please understand I did this for own healing adventure, not to upset anyone. It truly was something I felt I needed to do and up until now only a handful of people knew I did it. I remember it like yesterday, it was September 7, 2010. I woke up...
Deliberate Practice – The Gold Standard of Practice
One thing I know for sure is to improve, get better or unlearn a skill we need to practice. Whether that something be a skill in sport, learning a musical instrument, self-compassion or mindfulness we need to practice. However, what is important to remember, not all...
Team Coaching Competencies by the ICF
Have you seen the new Team Coaching Competencies by the ICF? Recently, I was mentoring a coach for their ICF credential and they hadn't seen the ICF Team Coaching Competences, so today on the journal I wanted to share them. What is Team Coaching? As I am...
Thoreau Quote on Living Deliberately
Like many people, I am a big fan of Henry David Thoreau. One of the quotes that really resonates with me is this one - “I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to...