Jane's Journal
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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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