Jane Taylor
5 Reasons to Start the Habit of Self-Care
When life starts increasing it’s speed, it is tempting to take yourself off the priority list and forget about your essential needs and looking after yourself. Maybe you have a deadline on the horizon? A sick friend or family member that needs your help? Or perhaps you think taking time out for yourself is selfish…
What is Responsibility?
One of the things I have noticed over the years, is how important taking responsibility and being accountable is. In the following 6.19min clip, I discuss responsibility. Being responsible for life can be challenging, however I have also found it to be a necessity as well as a very humbling/grounding experience. 10 Quotes on Responsibility – Following…
Is Attitude Everything?
Is attitude really everything? I came across this story today that I have had in my files for years. I don’t know the origin, however I like the message as it refers to the choices we have in life and how we can take responsibility for where we are at in each moment. A Story About Attitude… Michael is the kind…
Is Perfectionism Getting in the Way of Your Life?
Is Perfectionism Getting in the Way of Your Life? It was for me… Growing up and early in to my adult life, one thing I wanted was for everything to be perfect (yes, have all the ducks in a row). I had a very strong inner critic / protector and subsequently, I was quite fearful of many things…
10 Simple Random Acts of Kindness
Is it possible for one idea to change the world? What if pay It forward through random acts of kindness was one of those ideas? As you can see in the following trailer of the well-known movie Pay It Forward (which is based on the book Pay It Forward by Catherine Hyde), one idea can take on a life of…
Continuing the Untangling Process – Is it Really About Money?
Welcome to my second post about money (the first one is here). Today, I am going to share more about my untangling process and today I am going to share some thoughts and beliefs about money. Some Thoughts and Beliefs About Money As part of my untangling process around money, I have become aware of…
Starting the Untangling Process Around Money
Last week I shared in my newsletter I have been taking my relationship with money to coaching for the past month. Why? Well there are 4 main reasons and these include – P.S. Notice I didn’t write about making more money, because for me that is not what this journey is about. For me it is about…
What Are Intrinsic and Extrinsic Goals?
What did you dream of being when you were a child? A teacher, a fireman, a carpenter, a sportsperson? Are you living that dream today? Chances are, like many people, you identified goals to get yourself to where you are in your life today. Many of those goals were probably SMART goals – SMART goal-setting…
Desiderata – A Blueprint for Living?
Isn’t it amazing how things turn up in your life at the right time? I have just come across “Desiderata” by Max Ehrmann, which was written in 1927. Desiderata (pleural of desideratum) means “something that is needed or wanted”. You can read more about the prose poem here. I wonder if it could be a blueprint…