Life Coach

Generally when one door closes in my life instead of being sad, worried or concerned about what’s next or if I’ve done the right thing….

I’m excited to step into the unknown and have more energy than ever!

People often fear change or are sorry or sad about a chapter in their lives closing.

But when you know it’s the right choice and time then it can be really easy and taking action can be a very empowering experience; for you’re taking control of your life and not sitting around allowing others to end up deciding for you.

For those of you who are thinking about change or closing a door to a particular chapter in your life be it a career move, relationship or even living location then remember these two things:

1. If you’re not moving forwards you’re actually going backwards and

2. For new opportunities to arise sometimes you need to close/end one thing in able to make room for new. And this can often me saying goodbye to your old path and way of doing things and looking for new.

I personally love going out there and telling the universe that ‘here I am!’ and ‘I’m ready for you to throw at me my next big challenge in life!’ But for those perhaps not so spiritually minded and are thinking about closing a door first remember

· Be grateful and appreciative of where you’ve been, what you’ve learnt and accomplished.

· Realize that now all you may need to do is move forth with knowledge (so get your facts and reality straight before closing something off) and confidence and no fear and see and be open and aware to what new door will/may open for you.

· If you’re feeling loss, fear or anxiety then your door might not be quite ready to close yet or at all.

If you work on yourself, perhaps with a trusted person, mentor or your life coach, then you will be in a better position to close a door with confidence and full knowing of uncertainty.

Live Your Best Life!

For more information

Contact : Jacqueline Pigdon

Tel No : +61 (0) 404 362 379

Email : jacqueline@jinalife.com

When people think of giving something another shot or doing something they’ve done before or have already done in their lives but now it’s years or even only a moment later they can often view it as just too hard and not want to do that ‘all over again’ or simply give up yet something drives them to think about it and even contemplate doing it again.

What do you do in these circumstances? I’m the first to say no to doing something that I’ve already done as ‘been there done that’ what’s next and new? Yet sometimes what brings you to these thoughts are if you feel you didn’t really give it your best shot or you’ve learnt something since doing that if you knew back then what you know now you know you’d have been even better.

What if you had the chance to go and do that again yet slightly differently because it will never be the same, time goes by circumstances and environments change but so have you. Hopefully you’ve learnt something in your life since the 1st time and it is easy to look back and think ‘gee how did I possibly do that and I can’t imagine being capable of doing that again now?’ But the thing is if you did it pretty well the 1st time around you probably have a natural strength, skill or talent for it, an interest and it was something you loved doing. If you have any of these thoughts, instead of writing it off or trying to repeat what you did last time, adjust your goals, utilise your new knowledge and insight to create something new but yet still runs that common theme of doing it again or giving it another shot.

It might be creating another new business, achieving a sporting goal, getting that senior executive, director or CEO position, or even having a second chance at building upon one of your personal or family relationships. You may like to start with asking yourself why would you do it again now. What are the benefits and drawbacks? What would it mean to you? Your family? How would you know that you have achieved your new goal? What would be different/better this time around? How would you feel if you never did it again??

You might be surprised that once getting into it you’ll love it and be even better the 2nd time around. And don’t forget it’s only ever as hard as you think it is!

For more information contact Jacqueline Pigdon T: +61 (0) 404 362 379 E: jacqueline@jinalife.com

Often the most daunting tasks is the thought of going back to work and into your old or new routine after a holiday break! Going back can be a big shock to your body yet it mostly comes down to only being as hard as you think and believe it to be! So here are some tips for you to start getting back into your routine after taking a holiday with a flying start!

Work

Don’t look at your first and/or second week back into work as one long hard slog until some other holiday way off far down the months and months track comes around.. but instead break it up into days and at least view the first few as a chance to happily get back into your routine, catch up with your work colleagues and still work but keep in mind to take it a little easier.

You might have been one to madly get everything done before your holiday, working long hours and skipping or eating lunch at your desk. So start back and your New Year off with good work/life balance and a healthy routine ensuring you get to work on time, have your breaks and lunch and leave in good time too. Once your body has adjusted you will feel much better and it will be easier to go back onto your full 8 cylinders happily!

Exercise

It’s critical to learn how to reclaim your exercise routine otherwise you can risk staying out of it forever. If you’ve been away from your routine for two or more weeks, don’t expect to start where you left off. Cut your workload down 30-40% to give your body time to readjust and also give yourself some more realistic goals and expectations. Sometimes a break can put you going back feeling better than ever for your first session but then knock you for six for the next few days, it depends a lot on your fitness and previous routine. If you were training daily and then nothing you will notice a bigger difference than if you were only training once or twice a week.

Don’t focus on how unfit you’ve become or how much you’ve eaten and put on weight over Christmas! And certainly don?t think about not exercising at all because of this! Get your gear on and start because the more you put it off the worse it will become and the more time you will waste not being in your best state. Exercise helps you in all areas of your life so look forward to it enjoy it and be thankful that you have the chance to be able to do it because there are some people out there that just can’t and you don’t want to find yourself one day unable to and look back and regret when you could have done it. Remember it’s the things we don’t do that we later on regret the most..

Sleep

Holidays can definitely put your sleeping habits out of whack with late nights and lay ins so try to get to bed a bit earlier on your first week back at work. No doubt you will be feeling pretty tired anyway so my biggest tip is as soon as you get home organize yourself for the next day first, then sit back have dinner and jump into bed. Trying to get up early all of a sudden, work all day and then stay up doing more things will shock your body even more than just being at work again and will leave you feeling a whole lot less like getting back into your routine and going to work! So your first 2 weeks back are paramount for getting a good night sleep.

Looking Forward

Think about and look forward to all the OPPORTUNITIES that lie ahead of you now that you’re back from a holiday – rested and rejuvenated!!

For more information about executive coaching
Contact : Jacqueline Pigdon
Tel No   : +61 (0) 404 362 379
Email    :  jacqueline@jinalife.com