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The MixDecember 12

Shining a little light this Christmas

’Tis the season to do everything at once, but also to go a little easy on yourself, writes life coach Jan Aitken.
Shining a little light this Christmas
Shining a little light this Christmas
The MixNovember 28

Doing less more deeply

Spending more time on the things that really matter makes sense, writes life coach Jan Aitken.
Doing less more deeply
Doing less more deeply
The MixOctober 31

Ours are lives beyond hours

What we spend our time on needs to matter, writes life coach Jan Aitken.
Ours are lives beyond hours
Ours are lives beyond hours
The MixOctober 17

Coping with the uncertain

Your brain hates uncertainty. But the good news is that you can do something to get to the other side of ambiguity, writes life coach Jan Aitken.
Coping with the uncertain
Coping with the uncertain
The MixOctober 3

Weathering life’s storms

I’ve been reading a bit of poetry lately and I was taken by a poem about the seasons, writes life coach Jan Aitken.
Weathering life’s storms
Weathering life’s storms
The MixSeptember 19

Standing on solid ground

Sometimes you need a tactical approach to negotiate the minefield of our current predicaments, writes life coach Jan Aitken.
Standing on solid ground
Standing on solid ground
The MixSeptember 5

Experiencing all the best little things

Like many, I suspect, I found the speed of the latest nationwide lockdown a little bit disconcerting, writes life coach Jan Aitken.
Experiencing all the best little things
Experiencing all the best little things
The MixAugust 22

Matters of opinion

It’s not always easy to maintain perspective when confronted by opinion, writes life coach Jan Aitken.
Matters of opinion
Matters of opinion
The MixAugust 8

Take control of your attitude

Attitude is a life response mechanism and we do get to choose what our attitude will be, no matter the situation we find ourselves in or the people we are surrounded by, writes Jan Aitken.
Take control of your attitude
Take control of your attitude
The MixJuly 25

We shouldn’t ignore our mortality

It’s been a memorable winter, so far. Not so much for the stunning weather or remarkable achievements I’ve notched up, writes life coach Jan Aitken.
We shouldn’t ignore our mortality
We shouldn’t ignore our mortality
The MixJuly 11

A little quiet goes a long way

Our world is a multi-sensory one full of noise and distraction. It can be incredibly difficult to get a little peace and quiet, writes life coach Jan Aitken.
A little quiet goes a long way
A little quiet goes a long way
The MixJune 13

Learning to forgive yourself

The smorgasbord of memories that your brain tosses at you when you wake in the middle of the night never ceases to amazes me, writes life coach Jan Aitken. 
Learning to forgive yourself
Learning to forgive yourself
The MixMay 30

Warming to the cold hard facts

If you listen carefully you can hear the sound of a country starting to blow its collective nose and rustle the tissues as it heads into the cold and flu season, writes life coach Jan Aitken.
Warming to the cold hard facts
Warming to the cold hard facts
The MixMay 16

Take time out to simply enjoy life

Feeling a bit stressed? Jan Aitken shares some ideas on to help you reduce the frenetic pace of modern life.
Take time out to simply enjoy life
Take time out to simply enjoy life
The MixMay 2

Make time to make time for yourself

New Zealand is pretty much one of the best countries to be living in right now, so why are people feeling strung out and exhausted?, Jan Aitken asks.
Make time to make time for yourself
Make time to make time for yourself
The MixApril 18

Being an adult not all it’s cracked up to be

Adult life isn’t quite as fun or straightforward as I thought it might be, well, not on a continual basis, writes Jan Aitken.
Being an adult not all it’s cracked up to be
Being an adult not all it’s cracked up to be
The MixMarch 14

Grasping time and chance

We’re already in March, and the start of autumn. The nights are getting longer, the mornings a little chillier and the leaves on the trees are already beginning to change, writes life coach Jan Aitken.
Grasping time and chance
Grasping time and chance
The MixFebruary 28

Focus on the present to help perfect your future

Perfecting the present is centred around being in the present, of not being so caught up in the past or so focused on striving towards the future that we forget to live now.
Focus on the present to help perfect your future
Focus on the present to help perfect your future
The MixFebruary 14

Too many decisions

Why do we make unhealthy and unproductive decisions/choices, and not just about food, even when we know we could do better?
Too many decisions
Too many decisions
The MixJanuary 31

Embrace what you have

Getting older is a great opportunity to take some time to reflect on what’s been, what I’ve I achieved and ask, "do I have everything I want in life?"
Embrace what you have
Embrace what you have
The MixDecember 13

Making Christmas about more than socks

Let’s use the end of 2020 to hit the reset button and have a think about what’s really important to our whanau and friends, our communities, our country and our planet, writes Jan Aitken.
Making Christmas about more than socks
Making Christmas about more than socks
The MixNovember 29

Return of the wow factor

Maintaining the capacity for wonder and the desire to seek it out can become an uphill battle, writes Jan Aitken.
Return of the wow factor
Return of the wow factor
The MixNovember 8

Trying a little kindness

If you’re on the receiving end of an act of kindness it’s not hard to understand why you feel good, writes life coach Jan Aitken.
Trying a little kindness
Trying a little kindness
The MixOctober 25

Time in the trees good for the soul

There’s a Zen saying: "You should sit in nature for 20 minutes a day, unless you’re busy - then you should sit for an hour," writes life coach Jan Aitken. 
Time in the trees good for the soul
Time in the trees good for the soul
The MixSeptember 20

Investing in you

I have a question for you: do you consider yourself to be your most important asset? asks life coach Jan Aitken. 
Investing in you
Investing in you