Jane Taylor
Put First Things First Using The Time Management Matrix
Do You Put First Things First? Putting first things first means having self-awareness and knowing yourself – your priorities, values, mission, vision, dreams and taking actions towards those each day. If not, don’t worry you are not alone! Many of us get trapped in to unconsciously spending time on activities that are not essential or important in our…
Moving Past Perfect: 4 Reasons to Let Go of Perfectionism
Are you putting off trying something new or taking a step towards your dreams? Maybe you would like to write an online program, launch a new business, start running or writing a book? However, something is stopping you from taking that first step? I wonder if what is stopping you has anything to do with fear of failure or trying to be…
Building Dreams – 100 Things To Do in 2015
As I have been transitioning in to the New Year and getting clarity around 2015, I remembered one thing I used to do when I was younger. That was create a 100 things to do list for the year. Some people choose to do this for their life, however as I am learning to enjoy…
The Importance of Knowing Yourself
A couple of days ago, I wrote about Permission Granted: Say YES to Yourself. I had a number of people share information with me about that post and people started say yes to themselves for the first time in a long time. One question really hit home for me though – the question was “What if you don’t know who you…
Is a Gratitude Jar one of Your Habits for Wellbeing?
Ready to shake up your practice of gratitude? Maybe it’s time to include a gratitude jar as one of your Habits for Wellbeing? I have been practising gratitude for many years (writing gratitude lists in my journal, saying thank you and sending cards). I will continue to do those practices, but this year I wanted to…
Is Visualisation Part of Your Toolkit for Leadership?
“To accomplish great things we must first dream, then visualize, then plan… believe… act!”~ Alfred A. Montapert Is Visualisation part of your toolkit of Habits for Wellbeing? Many years ago, I came across visualisation. It was in my past life as a professional tennis player, however I have used it since and it is part of…
Cultivating the Habit of Valuing Yourself – An Exercise in Self-Love
Do you value yourself? Yes, YOU! If so, how do you value yourself? If you don’t value yourself, why not? After writing about the Inner Protector, I started to realise how many people struggle with their own self-worth and value (myself included). Now when I refer to self-worth, I am not talking about self-esteem, I am referring…
We Don’t Know What We Don’t Know
Life can be challenging at times, especially when we realise we don’t know what we don’t know. That is one of the reasons why it is important to find people whom you trust support you and receive feedback from. Receiving feedback is not always easy, especially if the person giving the feedback isn’t present and/or living a wholehearted life….
Permission Granted – Say YES to Yourself!
Just recently I wrote about Permission to Love. It continues to spark deeper thoughts/beliefs for me around permission (especially where it started) and curiosity around if there is another way to live (i.e. by following our heart, trusting ourselves and not waiting for permission?). Remember That Young Child? Do you remember a time when you were…