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New Blog!

2009-03-16T17:07:00.000-07:00

We have a new blog at www.jinalife.com.au/blog

Please go to our new blog to read great tips, hints, audio’s & video’s on how to live your best life!
Topics include but are not limited to...

· Personal Life & Spiritual Coaching
· Business & Executive Coaching
· Relationship & Career Coaching
· Self Confidence & Motivation
· Success Secrets
· Life Strategies
· Spiritual Guidance

And more....

Go to: www.jinalife.com.au/blog

New Jina Life Blog!

2009-03-15T22:10:00.000-07:00

Hi!

Please note we have now moved to a new blog site at:

www.jinalife.com.au/blog

All our latest postings can be found there on the following topics:

Life, Business & Spiritual Coaching
Self Confidence
Make Over Your Image
Relationship Coaching
Career Coaching
Live Your Best Life!
Tips & Hints to reach your full potential
Executive Coaching & Team Leadership

and much more....

www.jinalife.com.au/blog

Don't forget to visit our webiste too at www.jinalife.com.au

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The Biggest Mistake You Can Make is...

2008-09-04T18:40:00.000-07:00

Experience is the name every one gives to their mistakes with the greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one.

To quote Swami Sivananda (Indian Yoga master, Physician, Monk and Founder of The Divine Life Society, 1887-1963)

“Do not brood over your past mistakes and failures as this will only fill your mind with grief, regret and depression. Do not repeat them in the future.”

7 Steps to a Spiritually Smart Career Change

2008-09-02T17:55:00.000-07:00

This morning I interviewed Michelle Casto who is a Soul Diva Coach from Bright Light Coaching on my Jina Life Blog Talk Radio Show and we discussed “The Presence Process and 7 Steps to a Spiritually Smart Career Change”.

Click on the below link to listen!

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Jacqueline-Pigdon/2008/09/03/7-Steps-to-a-Spiritually-Smart-Career-Change

Are you thinking about or in need of a career change?

3 Keys to Positive Workplace Culture

2008-09-01T21:14:00.000-07:00

Practicing intentional positive workplace culture takes some time and committed actions. Firstly ensure that you feel comfortable being a leader as some leaders lack full confidence in leading their team when thinking about the big responsibility they have for the performance and well-being of their staff.

Key No.1 is: VISION you need a vision on where you are taking the company or team and you need to build it with your people so they feel part of that vision thus are contributing to that vision and can get excited about helping the business or team get there. Within this vision will be your mission statement and a key point to create a positive workplace culture is to have happy engaged employees.

Key No.2 is: GOALS as a leader you need to set your business goals and then with your people create sub-goals for them to achieve that align directly into the goals of the business or team. Performance criteria must be set for it’s critical to have clearly defined measures so your staff know exactly how they’re going, you can celebrate successes and find specific areas of weakness to work on.

Key No. 3 is: RELATIONSHIPS look after your people by listening to them, understand exactly where they are now and then where you can take them. One of the biggest aspects missing in having positive workplace culture is lack of communication. People like to be heard so give them a forum or time to speak. Also staff often feel undervalued as it’s easy to get wrapped up in all the things to do that positive praise and positive feedback can become non-existent. Especially in hard times when things aren’t going right don’t forget to give genuine praise.

Consequences Of Being A Successful Executive...

2008-08-31T16:44:00.000-07:00

One of the biggest problems with being so successful in your career often means a lot of time, focus and dedication and long working hours sometimes for years is what you've done to actually get you where you are today.

With so much of your focus on work it can then lead to neglecting other areas of your life particularly your relationship and family, other life interests and hobbies, and your health and fitness.

Other impacts is that you've got yourself into a situation where you can't say no to a boss or client, even to yourself and you sacrifice your loved ones needs and wants. You will go home late or miss your son's school event or just everyday things like taking them to school sometimes or picking them up for the sake of not saying no or taking time out of your big important executive job.

So the impacts can be that executives find themselves over weight or have on/off intense exercise regimes, they can't get up easily in the mornings, they don't really talk to their partners about anything except routine living, what they are doing on the weekend and the kids if they have them.

Often we find that many executives we work with will then try and make up for this by spoiling their loved ones through gifts and fancy holidays to cover up for what is really missing instead of spending quality time together and giving their partners and families what they really want which is generally just 'them'.

Try to give your family some more of YOU this month.

BEWARE: When you’re on a Success Wave…

2008-08-31T04:32:00.000-07:00

When everything seems to be going just right in your life, when everything is falling into place and you feel happy, alive, success and excitement is in the air - it is at these times that it is even more important to stop and reflect and keep your eye out on where you are going and exactly what you are doing.

Why is it so important? Because when things are going really well it is easy to get swept up in the wave of success and not see all that is actually going on through all that white wash. And when you can’t see so clearly even for a moment that’s when - Wham a surfboard can smack you in the face and suddenly you’re thrown off the wave, you’re being dumped and this can almost feel like you are about to drown when only moments ago you felt like you were on top of the world riding your success wave super fast all the way to shore.

Why does this happen? Because sometimes you can become so focused on your goal and riding the wave to your success that you didn’t stop for breath, you didn’t pay enough attention to the changes that are happening around you so fast, you’re not fully aware of others impact around you.

When things are going bad it is often easy or even too easy to see all of the bad, when it’s calm seas and blue skies and no wash you have plenty of time to prepare for the next big wave but when up on the wave because it can take you so high up so quickly you can lose sight of the ground, you lose your sense of where you are and then fall off the wave and be hit harder than ever, dumped on shore in a spluttering mess instead of cruising in on your board to find your feet firmly back on the ground.
We all have highs and lows – don’t forget to stop and pay attention to what’s going on around you when you feel like you’re at the top of your game.

LISTENING EAR CREATES NEW CHANCES FOR FRUSTRATED SENIOR EXECUTIVES

2008-08-19T17:40:00.000-07:00

For many CEO’s and senior executives, being at the top can be a lifetime dream, but while everyone imagines success in a thousand different ways, few people realise it can be frustrating and lonely at the top. And because everyone is looking up to them for all the answers senior executives don’t realise they don’t have to go it alone. They can now have a trusted confident and listening ear any time they need it. The result of being at the top can mean those underneath are busy keeping the boss happy to keep their jobs in tact even at the expense of revealing all the facts. This lack of knowledge prevents thousands of executives making accurate decisions and fulfilling their personal and company dreams.

“For most people, whether they meet their personal and company goals will depend on what their team tell them or not. That’s very frightening.” Says Jacqueline Pigdon a Personal & Executive Coach who has provided a listening ear and helped dozens of people by telling them straight what they need to hear to achieve their goals. “It’s that lack of outside non-biased feedback and advice that’s stopping executives from making accurate decisions and leading their teams to fast track company goals.”

Jacqueline supports executives at the top rid their frustrations. The key is an understanding what you have control over and what you don’t, she says, and to gain a better understanding how your team communicate. “It’s possible to find the facts” Jacqueline says “and achieve all your company goals.”

For an informative interview or more information: call Jacqueline Pigdon on +61 404 362 379 or Go To: www.Jinalife.com.au or www.ReducingExecutiveStress.com To Receive Your Free MP3 Audio & Special Report on ‘The Biggest Mistakes Executives Make!’

INTEREST RATES UP – DIVORCES TO FOLLOW?

2008-08-18T18:06:00.000-07:00

Rising interest rates are always stressful. Whether you have a mortgage or are affected by the rising price of your weekly grocery bill. Millions of people become angry and complain about the situation instead of looking for ways to cope during tough times. Rising interest rates can actually have a devastating affect on marriages for thousands of people.

“Everyone is aware of rising prices” explains Jacqueline Pigdon a Personal & Executive Coach who has helped dozens of clients save their marriages. “But few people are aware of the harm that all the anger and complaining is doing to a relationship”.
According to Jacqueline, the most damaging aspect of rising interest rates is the fact that when struggling to pay the bills or having to sell their homes, people tend to become so upset that they have no where to vent except at their partners. That daily frustration can wear away at even the most solid of relationships and most understanding and supportive of partners.

But it’s not just the pain of rising prices that are causing problems. It’s the fear of selling their dream home that is eating away at people’s happiness. Instead of venting at each other and chipping away at its foundation, couples can use this time instead to spend building upon their relationship.

Although it’s never easy to cope with the rising of interest rates and grocery prices when the choice is between moaning and groaning or finding ways to cope the decision should be easy, says Jacqueline.

For an informative interview or more information: call Jacqueline Pigdon on +61 404 362 379 or Go To: www.Jinalife.com.au or www.ReducingExecutiveStress.com To Receive Your Free MP3 Audio & Special Report on ‘The Biggest Mistakes Executives Make!’

Executive decisions biggest obstacle to moving forward in business...

2008-08-16T22:24:00.000-07:00

For many people making decisions is not easy. Fear of making the wrong decision can quickly cause stress and anxiety. When people are drowning in these types of emotions it can all just feel too overwhelming. Then fear of making the right decision is just too hard. This fear has become the main obstacle in moving forward in life for thousands of people.

“For most people, especially senior executives, whether or not they move forward and achieve their goals in both their professional and personal lives will depend solely on their ability to make the right decisions for themselves and their companies,” explains Jacqueline Pigdon, a Personal & Executive Coach who has helped dozens of people overcome their inhibitions to happily and confidently move forward in their life. “It’s that fear of making the wrong decision that even prevents people being happy with their decision once they’ve made it.”

On the other hand, she adds, it’s always the brave souls who aren’t afraid of making a mistake who always seem to do the best.

Jacqueline successfully helps people overcome their fears and help them see that making decisions doesn’t have to be scary. The key is to stop procrastinating about decisions to be made in your life, she says, is first understanding and being true to yourself and then looking at the decision with a clear and confident perception. “It’s possible to beat decision making fear” says Jacqueline “and fast track your way forward to achieving all your life goals”.

For an informative interview or more information: call Jacqueline Pigdon on +61 404 362 379 or Go To: www.Jinalife.com.au or www.ReducingExecutiveStress.com To Receive Your Free MP3 Audio & Special Report on ‘The Biggest Mistakes Executives Make!’

SPECIAL PROGRAM: HELPS SENIOR EXECUTIVES LEAVE WORK AT THE OFFICE DOOR

2008-08-10T08:25:00.000-07:00

The expectation to do more in less time has hit executives harder than most. Usually confident, well-educated and highly ambitious, executives have found themselves with so much on their mind they can’t leave it behind at the office door. To help executives enjoy their personal life and gain a more peaceful mind, Personal & Executive Coach Jacqueline Pigdon has launched a special program to help executives become fully engaged with their family when at home.

“Being busy at work certainly isn’t a new phenomenon” explains Jacqueline, who has been helping people gain work/life balance for several years. “But for many senior executives this is the first time they feel that they’re losing control and the effects can be devastating for their stress levels, sleeping habits and their family relationships”.

Jacqueline’s program will work on two areas at the same time: overcoming stressful issues at work and putting together a practical plan to help them get back their work/life balance even if they require to do some work at home.

Although it’s crucial to keep your job and provide for your self and family, Jacqueline argues, it doesn’t help when you constantly bring work home at the risk of missing out on quality and focused personal time and time spent with your partner and children.

The program will point out how senior executives can leave their work at the office door and arrive home with a peaceful and happy mindset and achieve both career success and a happy home life at the same time.

There are 30 places available on this program which will start on Monday 25th August 2008.

For an informative interview or more information: call Jacqueline Pigdon on +61 404 362 379 or Go To: www.Jinalife.com.au or www.ReducingExecutiveStress.com To Receive Your Free MP3 Audio & Special Report on ‘The Biggest Mistakes Executives Make!’

3 Keys to Keeping Yourself & Your Staff Motivated!

2008-08-07T20:45:00.000-07:00

Do you start things with the best intentions and full of motivation to achieve your goal be in your personal life or at work but then find you lack the motivation you need to keep going and finish what you set out to do – or even start?

Or you try again and ‘this time’ you will do it? Reading or listening to motivational CD’s and books, scheduling that time into your diary and/or having your own Life Coach is a great way to stay motivated but how can you stay motivated all the time?

Here are the 3 key factors a person needs to stay motivated:

1. Monitor your progress –

Before you start any new goal write down exactly where you are now. If it’s exercise, note the frequency, duration, endurance, strength, your weight, size etc. Relationship, how you’re communicating, time spent together, fights etc. Business, you have no business yet just the idea and get up and go to start one. As you go along keep note of your achievements.

2. Celebrate your success –

Too often people are too hard on themselves, they think because they haven’t reached their goal yet or are perfect they can only see how they’ve failed or how far they still have to go. If you are feeling this way check out how far you’ve actually already come from where you were in the beginning! Then treat yourself when you’ve achieved mini milestones with something you like doing such as having a massage, seeing a movie, special dinner or simply a day off!

3. Remind yourself WHY you’re doing it -

This I think is the absolute biggest motivator! What is the purpose of you achieving this goal and what will it mean to you / those around you once you have achieved it? Ask yourself what will it mean if I DON’T achieve this goal?

When you stop and ask yourself these questions and remind yourself just what it means to you – you should have all the motivation you need. Things that can inhibit motivation can be; not believing in yourself, lots of excuses or just laziness.

Ensure you have first set realistic and achievable goals and then never forget that believing in yourself is one of the most important factors of success.

If you’re using excuses as why you can’t or don’t want to achieve your goal anymore take a good hard look at what those excuses are and ask yourself are they really relevant or am I just justifying?
If you’re being lazy – get up and JUST DO IT!

You’ll be much happier after you have done it than if you carry around I should have done it.. or your unfulfilled goals.

Executives Frustrated by No Change!

2008-08-02T22:50:00.000-07:00

Are you an executive and frustrated on why you feel powerless to change?

Click on the link below to listen to our 6min radio broadcast on the 2nd KEY in becoming fully fulfilled by learning the strategy to make positive change happen both in your personal and professional life!

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Jacqueline-Pigdon/2008/08/03/As-an-Executive-Do-You-Have-The-Power-To-Change

For your free MP3 Audio and Special Report on ‘The Biggest Mistakes Executives Make’ Go To: www.ReducingExecutiveStress.com

Self Knowledge – Don’t miss out on discovering yours!

2008-08-01T02:10:00.000-07:00

You may not even be aware but if you are missing a key piece of information about YOU it could be the difference between getting all you ever wanted in your life!

Click on the link below to listen to our 15min radio broadcast on the 1st KEY in becoming fully fulfilled in your life and knowing yourself:

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Jacqueline-Pigdon/2008/07/31/Do-you-REALLY-know-yourself

To receive your FREE MP3 Audio & Special Report on the Biggest Mistakes Executives Make go to: www.ReducingExecutiveStress.com

The Truth that Executives Don’t want to hear

2008-07-30T19:35:00.000-07:00

HERE IS THE HONEST TRUTH…

Most Executives Think They Are Good At Managing People...

Watch this short video to find out one of the biggest mistakes executives make!

For your full FREE report on 'The Biggest Mistakes Executives Make' go to: www.ReducingExecutiveStress.com

What happens when you Avoid Making Decisions

2008-07-20T17:43:00.000-07:00

Do you know what happens when you avoid making decisions?

Listen here or read below to find out!

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Jacqueline-Pigdon/2008/07/20/What-Happens-When-You-Avoid-Making-Decisions

When you have a decision to make and don’t make it you are making a decision in itself – to put it off! Delaying decisions often puts you at risk of someone or something else making the decision for you. When you’re the decision maker and say leader of your corporate company or executive team and you’re not making the decision then to put it simply you’re not doing your job.

The thing is once you have decided not to make a decision then it can become too late for you to decide. Usually when this happens it’s not the decision that you really wanted and you’re at a loss sometimes a very big loss. Then blame usually comes in that it wasn’t your fault or your choice and many people do this so they can’t be blamed for making the decision in case it turns out to be the wrong one. But then the questions is; who is directing and taking responsibility for your decisions both at work and in your personal life? You or everyone and everything else?

We all make millions of decisions everyday, at home and work, when out shopping etc and just one of them could be the difference between happiness and unhappiness, success and failure, life and death... People often think that their choices and thus decisions in life don’t really matter but where you are today is the direct result of all the decisions you have made to date. When you actually start making decisions you start to feel much more in control of your life, not so stressed about making decisions and it enables you to move forwards with speed and momentum compared to staying still wondering which way you should or shouldn’t go and thus often allowing life to pass you by or following decisions other people have made for you. So don’t delay a minute longer!

Here are 10 Top Tips to help you make the decisions you need to be making:

1. Sometimes you have to think on your feet so be prepared look ahead to what decisions may arise in the future. Doing this in a relaxed and clear state of mind can help a lot for when in the moment you can be negatively influenced or become stressed that you have to make it right now and then have no idea on what the right decision is.

2. Work out the pro’s and con’s of each outcome, get advice if and when you need it.

3. Ask yourself if I don’t make a decision now what could that result in? Regret that you didn’t take action when you could have? Or happy that you thought about it decided for yourself?

4. You may have already decided but have you acted upon that decision? For without action what good is the decision in itself?

5. Get advice from only trusted sources who have the same values and beliefs as you do. Don’t fall victim to asking absolutely everyone or someone who you don’t like the decisions they make for themselves.

6. Don’t make rash decisions especially if you have in the past and they’ve always failed. Look at your history when, how and what made you make your best and worst decisions in your life?

7. Ask yourself why are you REALLY putting off making a decision?

8. If you’ve made the wrong decision first acknowledge that you have for if you don’t you’ll just keep making the same ones. Quickly do what ever you can to rectify it.

9. Listen to your instinct, if you find you are telling yourself all the reasons why it won’t work out this can often be driven by fear. In comparison having to convince and justify why you should, could result in the wrong decision that you look back and ‘knew’ deep down it was wrong.

10. Remember sometimes the decision itself isn’t as important than actually just making one.

For your FREE Audio & Report on the Biggest Mistakes Executives make go to:

http://www.reducingexecutivestress.com

Jacqueline's Personal Introduction Video

2008-07-20T06:24:00.000-07:00

Hi Everyone!

Well today I was busy uploading our first video to our Jina Life site so for a sneak preview check it out below and let me know what you think!

Have a Great Day!

Cheers,
Jina Life Team.

How To Best Reduce Stress Levels

2008-07-19T04:36:00.000-07:00

Here is an article on how employees are currently dealing with stress and how exercise can significantly reduce your stress levels:

http://www.foxbusiness.com/story/markets/industries/industrials/uk-businesses-urged-help-employees-deal-stress-positively/-1635694834

What is your strategy for reducing stress?

Do You Leave Work At The Office When On Holiday?

2008-07-17T23:32:00.000-07:00

Here is a survey analysis from the Edmonton Journal on how most Canadian’s don’t know how to leave work at the office and what their most common work/holiday practices are:

http://www.canada.com/edmontonjournal/news/business/story.html?id=c35b833e-9888-4a2a-94b7-829191155525

I think it’s important to have a good break and completely forget about having to deal with any work issues however depending on your position sometimes checking in can be easier than having a million things piled up when you get back.

What are your views?

I know when I worked for a large organization I was so good at leaving my work behind that when asked what I did and where I worked while on holiday I once had to actually stop to think and ask myself.. yes good question… where do I work again?

However now that I run my own business I enjoy what I do so much that it never feels like work and so the odd interruption to attend to a business issue, email or call on the weekend or on holiday doesn’t bother me. We are a professionally run business who respect the people we work with and thus in turn they respect our time off back just the same.

THE CHALLENGES EXECUTIVES FACE TODAY...

2008-07-17T03:05:00.000-07:00

Many executives in organisations to put it simply are extremely 'STRESSED OUT'! They maintain poor work/life balance because the richer they are the bigger the bills, the bigger the bills the bigger the responsibility, the bigger the responsibility the bigger the job, the bigger the job the bigger the money, the bigger the money so you can pay the bills!

So in an organisation here you are trying to work on home life as well as running the organisation itself. That's where we come in for in the truer sense on how your personal problems affect your behaviour which will then affect you as a person in the organisation.

For your opportunity to request a 45 minute complimentary consultation with me to discuss what may be holding you back in life from truly experiencing the success you deserve both in your personal & professional life...

REQUEST YOUR FREE "EXECUTIVE LIFE AUDIT" here:

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Please NOTE: Executive Life Audits are limited to availability so get in quick and request yours now. Only request this audit if you are seriously looking for more out of life. The information provided will appeal to those people who are positive, pro-active and prepared to do something for themselves and their futures.

Have a Great Day & We Look Forward To Helping YOU Live The Life You Want!

6 Easy Steps to Break Down a Mountainous Goal or Task

2008-07-15T08:20:00.000-07:00

1. Write down what you want to achieve – your goal

2. Establish where you are now

3. Write down the very first thing you need to do to start moving towards the goal

4. Then map out a time line of small milestones – the steps on your path and ACT

5. Review your path and goal

6. Get the help you need to achieve this goal and go for it one step at a time!

Don’t forget to celebrate each and every step along the way because remember it’s the journey that is often the most fun. Then before you know it – you’ll be there!

Desk Rage Supersedes Road Rage….

2008-07-13T07:18:00.000-07:00

Being an Executive Coach I see too often Senior Executives who have lashed out at other employees only to feel worse themselves afterwards and looking back with embarrassment and regrets.. yet they continue to do so without help and often feel powerless to change their outbursts. It’s here where we come in to help turn this around by highlighting to them the real and underlying causes to what is stressing them out.

Here is an interesting article from the OhmyNews International News Site that talks about how Desk Rage is now Superseding Road Rage….

http://english.ohmynews.com/articleview/article_view.asp?no=383107&rel_no=1

Are you so busy thinking & worrying about the future that you’re never happy? How to Get Happy RIGHT NOW!

2008-07-07T06:13:00.000-07:00

Listen to me talk on this topic, a segment from my Blog Talk Radio Show!

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Jacqueline-Pigdon/2008/07/15/How-To-Get-Happy-Right-NOW

I often hear people say I’ll be happy when….! But the question I ask is ‘Why can’t you be happy right now?’ I believe life is all about the journey because once you have come to the end… then what? So if you are one of those people who are often saying “I’ll be happy when… I get a promotion, that executive or corporate job, find the right partner, get a better lifestyle, lose weight, win that race, are rich, or when it’s finally Friday!” You might want to start looking at what you have now and dig deep and find some happiness, lots of happiness such as what you actually have right here and now!

Have you ever felt yourself looking back thinking the preparation was actually a fun part of your achievement? Sometimes the most fun part and where your fondest memories lie? The getting ready for a big night out, planning a party, training with your squad on camp, cooking the food for a dinner party, is just as important and as much fun as the event itself! Perhaps preparing for a holiday isn’t quite better than the actual holiday! But it is for some who don’t appreciate being on the holiday when they are actually there! Looking forward to things brings hope but don’t lay your happiness upon the future because what if it never comes? You will forever be chasing happiness…

So enjoy your spiritual life journey I say! The here and now! The longer one’s life, the more apparent it becomes that life is not a destination but rather a journey. Your life journey can be fun and exciting and is to be enjoyed. A journey can be thought of as a process or course likened to traveling, a passage: the journey of life. It is something you must do to get where it is that you do want to go. Having goals and plans and achieving great things is fantastic and needed for right path, direction and growth but make sure you’re having fun while you’re getting to your goals. Be in the present, let go of the past and stop trying to hurry up and land in the future. So for those who sometime say I’ll be happy when…

Get happy right now by following these 5 steps:

Appreciate what you have and the unique life and spiritual journey that you’re on
If you’re not happy change and take action! It’s up to you!
Be patient
Be in the present at all times
Remember nothing is guaranteed except for this moment.. a moment in time

Time stands still when you’re living in the moment and happy on your journey in life. Appreciating this time for what and all that it is, your days and weekends too will instantly feel like you have all the time in the world.. now wouldn’t you like that!

Do you ‘have to’ work? You may as well love it then! Here’s how…

2008-07-06T04:50:00.000-07:00

Click here to listen to me talking about how to Love Your Job!

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Jacqueline-Pigdon/2008/07/06/Love-Your-Job

I believe life is really too short to be spending so much of your time doing something you don’t love! I think there is a job or career out there for everyone to love if they only searched or could see it. You might well already be in the job you love and if you are then that’s fantastic, or maybe you are and you just can’t see it or you spend most of your day at work just looking at the negatives or you are in the wrong job for you.

If you aren’t happy with your job, a good place to start is with your perception on why you actually go to work. Is it is because you feel you have to or because you actually want to? Now if you really didn’t want to go to work you wouldn’t and perhaps you don’t like your job but you certainly like what it brings you. You might like to show some appreciation for the fact that the position is helping you to pay your mortgage, support your family, educate your children or take you to exciting places around the world. Here are some tips to get you loving your job today!

Appreciate what you have! Your nice office, corporate or executive environment you work in, the people you work with, the hours and perhaps flexibility of these hours, the friendships you have made as well as the skills and experience you have gained.

Walk into work with a happy and positive attitude and try and learn to keep it all day no matter what - everyday! We all work with people who might frustrate or stress us out but why allow them to ruin so much of your day? Deal with them and any issues that arise and get on with the things you enjoy more. If you’re not in your ideal job or career right now and sitting there doom and gloom and not doing anything about it to change then get positive and motivated about your future and start thinking and doing something about it - as chances are no one else is going to do it for you.

Steps to finding your ideal job:

Think about what you love that if you had all the money in the world and didn’t need to work but still wanted to what would you do?
Highlight what your strengths are and ask some friends/colleagues what they think you’d be great at.
Update your CV and look for opportunities within your current company, job ads or ask in your current network of any leads to the perfect job for you.
Establish a minimum criteria for you to move to a new role e.g. Salary, hours, location, responsibilities etc.
Picture yourself in your ideal job. Ask yourself are you lacking in experience/training in these areas and if so start researching some courses or ways in which to develop these skills.

Not liking your job can lead to stress and unhappiness and can be wasting precious time on earth. Working because you feel you have to and all the time wishing you didn’t have to be there or counting down the hours is not a great way to be living your working life. It’s essential to do something you love as here is where you will give the best job and gain the most satisfaction.

If you don’t like your current job you might like to consider looking into another position within your current company or elsewhere. Recruiters are currently in need of quality candidates and employees like never before. Find an agency you like and form a relationship with them. Make sure you’re honest about your aspirations, as the consultant will help you identify skills gaps and advise you about changing careers or moving into new roles if that’s your goal. Many recruiters now take an active role in managing their candidate careers, which means as your skills expand, they’ll help you move into another position that utilises this knowledge. Each move is another stepping stone to achieving your ultimate goal.

There is no time to stand still! While you’re readying yourself to the change, seek ways to add enjoyment to your current role or career following the above tips. Also try to inject interest and fun into your work tasks and appreciate that people you work with even if you don’t’ like them! Find their good qualities as this will make your heart bigger and kinder. When you’re in a state of gratitude you will only focus on the good things around you and this can help you to see the old chores as actually pleasurable activities and also allows you to shine and do the best job you can at the same time.

Do you have to lose everything before you will appreciate what you have..?

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It’s at times when we see others lose something.. like a loved one.. the use of their limbs.. their executive corporate job and thus finances.. that we stop and think about what we have and if we lost it too.. but how long does this actually stay with us before we think it will never happen to us and we go on abusing things, people and ourselves and not appreciating what we have when we actually have it?

And it’s not just appreciating what we have but ‘looking after’ what you have.. to get the best out of something you must look after it and pay it attention and if you’re not now you had better hurry up and do so before you lose it and only live looking back with regrets. If its your relationship, your body, your business, your family, your lifestyle, yourself..

For some people it’s too late.. they don’t realise what they have until it’s taken away from them, even when they knew that what they were doing could cause them to lose it.. be death, a divorce, loss of job or finding out you have lung cancer and not long to live for you’ve abused your body by smoking for years. These people are the ones on TV begging others to quit or stop and say don’t make the same mistakes I did so you too don’t suffer what I’m suffering. But some people won’t learn from other people’s mistakes only their own and have to suffer the ultimate pain before they can see or do anything about these things. Can we learn from others mistakes.. do we even learn from our own!?!

If you’re doing something that you know there is a good chance that it will bring pain to you later on down the track what do you want to do about it? Are you disciplined to act now to appreciate and look after and fully enjoy everything you have now and give you your best chance to continue with that happiness in the future? Or are you lazy..? Do you really care? Do you want to stop? What’s stopping you from taking this action? What stopping you moving on that task?

Question is – do you want to change? And how badly do you want to change? How clearly can you see the pain in your future if you don’t change? Until you see this or imagine it so clearly that it compels you into action you could find yourself as one of those who doesn’t change, has all the information but refuses to take control now when you have the chance to do something about it for both your best interests and best interests of those around you and end up not having much time left to live or waking up one day realising you lost something that you never appreciated enough when you had it.