When no-one is looking
When no-one is looking
In the fourth part of our personal foundation series, integrity moves centre stage, writes Jan Aitken.
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Daydream believer
Daydream believer
I did a lot of aqua-jogging many years ago when I damaged several discs in my back, writes Jan Aitken.
High five
High five
In the next instalment of the personal development series, life coach Jan Aitken looks at daily habits.
Accentuate the positive
Accentuate the positive
There is often some effort required to maintain a positive state of mind, but the benefits are worth it, writes Jan Aitken.
From the bottom up
From the bottom up
Constructing a building well can make for some impressive results if it’s done properly, writes Jan Aitken.
Finding patience
Finding patience
In today’s fast-paced world, patience is becoming a lost art, says life coach Jan Aitken.
A quiet word on silence
A quiet word on silence
There’s value in rediscovering the spaces between the noise, writes Jan Aitken.
Building a strong foundation
Building a strong foundation
Feeling content with your lot in life? That's not a bad thing, writes Jan Aitken.
Take a bow
Take a bow
What is it about being given a compliment that makes us feel uncomfortable, asks life coach Jan Aitken.
Clearing your head
Clearing your head
You only have control over your thoughts, feelings and behaviour, lifestyle coach Jan Aitken writes.
Clearing your head
Clearing your head
There are any number of ways in which we beat ourselves up, but knowing what they are means we are better placed to push back, life coach Jan Aitken says.
Wringing the best out of life
Wringing the best out of life
It could be that our grandparents knew a thing or two about what was important in life, lifestyle coach Jan Aitken writes.
Decisions, decisions
Decisions, decisions
The tyranny of choice only seems to get more oppressive as the hours pass. Sound familiar? Could be a reason for that, life coach Jan Aitken writes.
Stepping up to our emotions
Stepping up to our emotions
Taking a step back to get perspective can help us develop emotional agility, life coach Jan Aitken says.
Achieving nothing at all
Achieving nothing at all
In a fast-paced world, 10 minutes of going slow can put things in perspective, Jan Aitken writes
Change and others
Change and others
Change can be good, life coach Jan Aitken writes.
Who you’d like to be
Who you’d like to be
Becoming who we'd like to be requires some attention to detail, says life coach Jan Aitken.
A question of getting over it
A question of getting over it
An obstacle doesn't have to be the end of the road, life coach Jan Aitken writes.
The thief of time
The thief of time
Procrastinators unite - tomorrow. In the meantime, it's probably best to get on with the task at hand, writes life coach Jan Aitken.
Overcome fear to make 2016 your year
Overcome fear to make 2016 your year
After having boldly decided on some goals/intentions to work towards achieving this year, it's not uncommon to get the speed wobbles and start to doubt whether or not you can really achieve what you want to, life coach Jan Aitken writes.