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.
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Weathering life’s storms
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.
Standing on solid ground
Standing on solid ground
Sometimes you need a tactical approach to negotiate the minefield of our current predicaments, writes life coach Jan Aitken.
Experiencing all the best little things
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.
Matters of opinion
Matters of opinion
It’s not always easy to maintain perspective when confronted by opinion, writes life coach Jan Aitken.
Take control of your attitude
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.
We shouldn’t ignore our mortality
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.
A little quiet goes a long way
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.
Learning to forgive yourself
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.
Warming to the cold hard facts
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.
Take time out to simply enjoy life
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.
Make time to make time for yourself
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.
Being an adult not all it’s cracked up to be
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.
Grasping time and chance
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...
Focus on the present to help perfect your future
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.
Too many decisions
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?
Embrace what you have
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?"
Making Christmas about more than socks
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.
Return of the wow factor
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.
Trying a little kindness
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.