Jane Taylor
What is Personal Effectiveness & Self-Management?
For me, an element of whole-hearted connection is personal effectiveness and self-management. Many of us know what personal effectiveness and self-management are, however have we mastered it? (without being perfect of course!). So, just so we are on the same page – Personal effectiveness means making use of all the resources (both personal and professional) you have at your disposal (i.e. your…
Permission to Love
Today I have been reflecting on permission. The reflection was associated with the song Permission to Love by Hayden James. As I was listening, the thought came up – why is it we wait to get permission or a nod from someone to love and create the life of our dreams. You know what I am…
Focusing on What We Can Control
“Ain’t no sense worryin’ about the things you got control over, ’cause if you got control over ’em, ain’t no sense worryin’. And ain’t no sense worryin’ about the things you don’t got control over, ’cause if you don’t got control over ’em, ain’t no sense worryin’.” ~ Mickey Rivers Focusing on what we have…
What is Self-Management and Why Is It Important?
How you manage yourself (i.e self-management) impacts on your personal effectiveness. According to CASEL, self management is “…the ability to regulate one’s emotions, thoughts, and behaviours effectively in different situations.” This includes – Why is Self-Management Important? If you look at the above definition of self-management, do you think self-management is important? If so, why? For me, the following reasons…
Myths, Misperceptions or Misgivings About Self-Compassion
When I am working with clients during coaching/mentoring or events, one of the areas that often comes up is the harsh or protective voice inside our head. We can be so judgemental towards ourselves, with thoughts (or cognitive distortions) such as – I wonder what the true cost of this constant comparison and self-judgement is? Is there another way? Yes,…
What is the Impostor Phenomenon? (aka Imposter Syndrome)
Have you ever felt like you don’t deserve your success? Think your success is because of luck, timing or computer error? Rarely do a task or project as well as you would like? Agonise over the smallest flaws in your work? Crushed by constructive feedback and see it as evidence of your failure? Worry that it is only…
What is Personal Accountability?
In many ways the following quote by Catherine Pulsifer sums up accountability – “At the end of the day we are accountable to ourselves – our success is a result of what we do”, however let’s explore it a little further. What is Personal Accountability? I see personal accountability is an ongoing habitual commitment to yourself and…
10 Things I Remembered about Money in 28 Days…
“The only people who don’t have insane relationships with money are those who were willing to examine their insane relationships with money.” ~ Geneen Roth Lost and Found: One Woman’s Story of Losing Her Money and Finding Her Life. In June this year, I felt inspired to take my relationship with money to coaching. Without going in to…
Taking My Relationship with Money to a Different Level and Transforming My Money Leaks
If you have been reading my journal for the past month, you will know that I have been committed to taking my relationship with money to a different level (you can read about past posts here and here). Since I wrote the last journal entry about seeing some of the beliefs and thoughts I believed about money, I have…