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New Year – New Job!

Jacqueline Pigdon — Wed, 13 Dec 2023 00:05:17 +0000

A new year can feel like you have a fresh start, a new found inspiration and it can be a great time to set yourself new goals for the year ahead.

Is a new job, career change or to start your own business something that’s on top of your goal list for this year?

If so, a great place to start is…. knowing exactly what you want!

But not only that, how you want to feel.

Grab yourself a pen and paper, find a quiet and inspiring place and answer the following questions:

1. What do you love doing so much that if you didn’t need any money you’d do it for free?
2. What skills do you have that gain me the most appreciation and biggest thankyou’s for from others?
3. What type of people do you want to work with and for?
4. What kind of working hours suit you that fit around your personal life so you don’t have to try and fit your personal life around your work?
5. Do you have a role title that you have your heart set on? If so, what is it?
6. What industry would you like to work in or know which one you don’t?
7. What annual salary would you like to receive?
8. What do you need to do to get yourself into this new position?
9. Whose help do you need to make the change this year?
10. What’s holding you back? Do you have a little voice in your head coming up with reasons why you can’t? Is it time to challenge those thoughts?

If you need help clarifying exactly what you want in your career this year and a plan on how to achieve it, I’d love to help you.

I have opened up a limited number of sessions available, to book simply send me an email at jac@lovemondaysnow.com

I look forward to the opportunity to help you achieve your 2024 career goals!

Live your best life!

Jacqueline Pigdon BSc, The LOVE MONDAYS Expert, is an Australian rowing champion, Wealth Dynamics, Talent Dynamics and Health Dynamics Performance Consultant, a spiritual life, career and business coach, speaker, author and award-winning entrepreneur!

M: +61 (0) 447728677

E: jac@lovemondaysnow.com

Here are 3 ways I can help you achieve your goals and create a life you LOVE!

1. Book a FREE 30 min consultation to discuss your specific situation and how I can help you.

2. Get yourself a copy of my book on Amazon: Love Mondays Now – 5 Steps to a Career & Life You LOVE!

https://www.amazon.com/Love-Mondays-Now-Steps-career/dp/0992393809

3. OR if you’re ready to get started and moving towards achieving your goals right away…

Book a powerful and insightful 90min Strategy Session with me where will gain a new perspective on your situation, clarity on what is most important to you, strategies to overcome your biggest challenge and leave the session with newfound enthusiasm and excitement for your life!

Self Care – How To Fill Up Your Own Cup First

Jacqueline Pigdon — Sun, 20 Oct 2019 02:00:26 +0000

Serving others starts with self care because you can’t pour out of an empty pitcher. Fill yourself up full of happiness, goodness, health and positive energy. I believe the better you look after yourself, you don’t only look after others better, you act as a role model for them to do it too.

I love Rachel Hollis who speaks about how society can view mothers for example. She says, “You rarely hear people cheer on mother’s who run a marathon saying ‘good on ya girl, what a great mum’!”

In my view, I’m a huge fan of self care, as long as the self care activity isn’t completely taking over and there isn’t any neglect, then running a marathon could most definitely help the mother be the best mum she could be! A healthy, endorphin filled, energised, happy mum who is also demonstrating what it takes to run such a distance. The training, perseverance, dedication, commitment and may even inspire their child to do the same one day, or something with the same dedication and character building qualities.

One thing I see a lot when coaching my clients, is that many would like to do a few things for themselves, like go to the gym, have a massage, take an art class or even a night off to hang out with their girlfriends. But they feel guilty and worry too much about what everyone else will think of them.

Meanwhile they stay going full out doing everything for everyone else and worst cases I see, they fall victim to complete burn out. And when that happens, unfortunately, they are very suddenly in no state to help anyone and are then forced to help and look after themselves, for a change.

I support everyone taking time in their week to do what’s important to you, what fills you up, gives you some ‘me time’ and time to take care of yourself. So that, your needs are not put last and ultimately, you prevent burnout or worse frustration that you’re never getting what you really want.

Being so frustrated, doesn’t help you light others up when you’re with them either.

If you need help designing your life to include self care and learning how to communicate this to the people in your life, that not only leaves you feeling good, but also with them respecting and supporting your self care regime, check out my options below.

Until then, enjoy implementing some self care into your routine today!

Live your best life!

M: +61 (0) 447728677

E: jacqueline@jinalife.com

Here are 3 ways I can help you achieve your goals and create a life you LOVE!

1. Book a FREE 30 min consultation to discuss your specific situation and how I can help you.

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2. Get yourself a copy of my book on Amazon: Love Mondays Now – 5 Steps to a Career & Life You LOVE!

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People Like Progress

Jacqueline Pigdon — Fri, 20 Sep 2019 02:00:18 +0000

People feel stuck when they have set goals for themselves but don’t feel as though they are making any progress towards them.

Sound familiar? I have conversations with clients when they’re feeling stuck and here is how I help them get into flow instead!

Firstly, the feeling of being ‘stuck’. OMG Urgh! Worst! I’m sure you’ve felt it at different times in your life, I most certainly have and it’s terrible!

To me the feeling of being stuck has energy like dead water! Have you ever tried to row through or get anywhere in dead water? No? Well I have and it’s not fun. The water is definitely not going anywhere even with you in it and it only collects rubbish.

The good news? Getting unstuck can happen a lot faster than you think. As soon as you do one thing, it can be tiny, that moves you towards your goal WOW you feel completely different. It’s quite amazing and that’s why I always like to do something that is moving towards my top 3 goals so they are constantly in flow and I feel like I’m movin’ and groovin’.

You can either make a commitment with yourself and jump in and do what you know you have to do, (and probably should have been doing for a long time, like me right now.. I’m a writer and haven’t written to people outside of my current client group for too long… so hello again here I am!)

Or there is something you need to do before you can move.

When feeling stuck, you can come up with lots of reasons why you can’t move and often blame other people or situations that are outside of your control. Sound familiar?

Why do people do this? Because there is an underlying fear or belief associated with keeping them from moving and they make up reasons why they can’t make it happen and can’t move forwards. Putting the blame outside of themselves, means they are a victim, powerless to change and therefore stay stuck and ultimately don’t have to do anything except continue complaining.

The reasons and excuses people come up with, frustrate the hell out of them e.g. my husband never does what I want him to do or if only my boss gave me a raise all my money problems would disappear.

Ultimately, they are just frustrated with themselves that they are not getting what they want.

I’m yet to see a client fail to get unstuck from moving through the following process:

Question to ask yourself when feeling stuck: ‘What are you afraid of happening if you got what you wanted?’ If you honestly answer this question, many interesting answers will surface.

For example, one client of mine really wanted to have a baby but wasn’t taking any of the actions to make it happen and blamed her husband! What did she fear? Living on only her husband’s income which she wanted to avoid at all costs.

Another client of mine wanted to move his family back to his hometown by the beach but wasn’t taking any of the actions on his list to make it happen and blamed his wife. What did he fear? That if they moved there his wife might not get a job and then that will be all his fault. They would be on only his salary which was lower than hers and he didn’t think he could handle that – especially with her spending habits!

What can you do once you’re honest with your truth? Stop making up excuses and…

Own it and communicate it. Open up, be brave and vulnerable and share the fear with your partner or the other person. They might be afraid of the same thing or something else, or not worried about it at all. From doing this you have the opportunity of getting closer, more connected and you can discuss what you would do if the thing you fear did happen. Is it a deal breaker or could you handle it together?

Or if it’s a limiting belief that’s keeping you stuck, check in to see if it’s a fact.

Example excuse: “I can’t make the basketball team because I’m only 6 foot 2.”

Challenging question: Has there ever been a basketball player in the NBA who was an amazing player and only 6 foot 2?

“Yes.”

Well there you go, it’s ‘possible’ and now you can use that player as inspiration and stop using height as an excuse of why you can’t do it. Most of the time people will immediately come up with several more reasons… until they exhaust themselves, give up and give in, and finally take action.

If you currently feel stuck and would like to have a chat with me to help you understand what’s really keeping you stuck, and instead get you moving, give me a call today to get started.

Until then, happy progressing

Live your best life!

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E: jacqueline@jinalife.com

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Emma Isaac’s Book – Winging It!

Jacqueline Pigdon — Fri, 23 Aug 2019 11:22:22 +0000

Emma Isaac’s book ‘Winging It’ is fabulous! I absolutely love it. I bought it to listen on Audible during my morning row. I’ve been to a few Business Chicks events of hers, including the one with Kate Hudson in Melbourne, but never reached for Emma’s book until now. It’s so good I’m listening to it for a second time.

What do I love about it?

As a very successful business woman and mother of 5, Emma shares what has worked for her and openly what hasn’t. She inspires you with her stories and challenges you to think about how the game you’re currently playing in your business might be worthy of a bigger court.

I love thinking about business as a game to play. It helps me to stop taking things too seriously (especially when things aren’t going to plan! Like when you hit the goal post instead of kicking the winning goal!) and I stop and think strategically instead.

I draw on my sporting experience and think about all the components in rowing we had to get right to win. We needed the training program, the right equipment, coach, kit, crew members, mindset, teamwork, fitness, diet, technique, determination, dedication, perseverance, a race plan, big goals and drive and ultimately, we needed to believe in ourselves that we could do it.

We had to work on all of these things, and just like the title of Emma’s book, sometimes we just had to ‘wing it’ and hope for the best.

In business there are so many moving parts too. There are your customers, products and services, marketing, employees, team members, social impact, technology, accounts, finance, cashflow, pricing, returns, competitors, even bad weather and the list goes on!

If you’re competitive like I am and love to play to win (I go for PB’s these days) try this out by thinking about your business as though it was your favourite sport.

Decide which court or field you want to play on, make sure you know the rules (of today by the way if you’ve been in business a long time), take your position (which could be a new one depending on your strengths) and give it your best shot! As if the world was watching you play, which quite frankly, it pretty much already is, but that’s a story for another day.

Until then, grab yourself a copy of Emma Isaac’s book Wing It to be inspired.

Live your best life!

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E: jacqueline@jinalife.com

Book A Free Strategy Session today!

Pleasure in your job puts perfection in the work

Jacqueline Pigdon — Wed, 10 Jul 2019 23:44:44 +0000

How much do you love the job you’re in?

If you need help to love the career you’re in, or changing to something you love, book yourself a free strategy session with me today where I’ll show you how.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Live your best life!

Jacqueline Pigdon BSc, The LOVE MONDAYS Expert, is an Australian rowing champion, Wealth Dynamics, Talent Dynamics and Health Dynamics Performance Consultant, a spiritual life, career and business coach, speaker, author and award-winning entrepreneur!

M: +61 (0) 447728677

E: jacqueline@jinalife.com

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Is Love & Connection one of your top Human Needs?

Jacqueline Pigdon — Thu, 14 Feb 2019 03:18:33 +0000

Since it’s Valentine’s Day there’s no better day of the year to talk about one of the top 6 human needs ‘Love & Connection’.

For those of you who are not familiar with Anthony Robin’s Top 6 Human Needs, here is a quick run down.

1. Certainty

Which means we all like a bit of certainty, that we’re going to be safe, secure, have food on the table, a roof over our head and maybe knowing that our family is there for us when we get home, or always on the other end of a phone call.

Too much certainty can however, be boring. When we know exactly what is going to happen next, maybe your life feels a bit like Groundhog Day… and we don’t want to know what happens at the end of a movie, we would like to enjoy the journey of the unknown.

Which brings me to the next one…

2. Uncertainty

Where we like variety, the need for adventure, new experiences, change and new stimuli which can make things exciting!

Too much uncertainty can make people feel unstable and fearful, not knowing where the next pay cheque is coming in, whereas, others love the challenge.

3. Significance

We all like to feel important and valued. A feeling of significance can be the feeling that you’re special, in your relationship, team at work, that you’re needed and things wouldn’t be the same or would fall over without you.

Too much importance on significance however leave some people always wanting to be in the lime light, coming across as more important than others, arrogant or swamped with people around them, because no one else is quite as good as they are!

4. Love & Connection

A strong feeling of closeness or a union with someone or something. This is definitely a top need of mine out of these top 6 human needs. I love the feeling of giving love, being love, speaking from my heart and feeling deeply connected to others. For me, nothing else beats it.

How to get more love and connection? Read my tips below to get more Love & Connection on this Valentine’s Day.

5. Growth

This is my second top 6 human need, expanding upon your knowledge, capabilities and learning. I’m definitely a dedicated life long learner and without this in my day, my brain just doesn’t get the dose of endorphins it loves!

Too much growth, can leave you overwhelmed or give you growing pains, don’t grow too fast that you end up falling over.

6. Contribution

A sense of service and purpose, helping and supporting others. Of course I love this one too, and when I’m growing and coming from a place of love and connection, is when I feel I give back the most. The happier and more loving I am, the more I give and get back!

What top 2 needs are most important to you in your life?

Top Tips for generating more Love & Connection in your life:

Open your heart and speak from a place of love, compassion and understanding. What most people really want deep down under everything else… is to be loved (stay tuned for my upcoming post and more on this) and typically people are always trying to do their best. Aren’t you? It might not be your very best that you’ve ever done, but given the situation, environment and what’s going on, you are doing your best, because, ya know, if you could do better, you would.
Be fully present - it’s the best gift you can give to someone. Throw multi-tasking or multi-thinking out the window! Make the person you’re with feel like they are the most important person in your world right now. And if they’re not and you don’t want to be talking to them, that will come across in your energy so you may as well quickly take your presence elsewhere…
Really look at the person - I like to say, ‘see straight through them’ it can be eerie in one way but quite amazing to feel it from someone else at the same time. Like they really know you, they see through the barriers, the persona you put on and can feel your true and pure essence and love you all the more for it. To do this for others, start with being inquisitive, seek to learn about them, and not jump to judge or want them to be just like you. Be curious to their points of view, experiences in the world and unique selves, ask more questions and really listen. You never know, you just might learn something and that will help fill up your Growth Human Need.
TIP - To really see and know someone straight away helps when you really know yourself. If you’re great at self awareness and dedicated to self mastery, you’ll be great at this.
Be vulnerable and your real self - if you have barriers up, if you’re trying to be someone you’re not, if you’re trying to be the person you think the other person wants you to be, will like or you will impress, you’re not connected. There will be a wall.
Which brings me to Speak Your Truth - when you do this, it’s refreshing, the other person can tell and the best thing about this is it gives permission for the other person to do the same. Of course there is a way to do this that leaves both you and them feeling good. (more on communication strategies for truthful conversations coming here soon). If you open up and share who you are, it can give a sense of safety that the other person can too and then guess what – you’re connected on a whole new realm.
Take your walls down, stop being scared of what others might think, and BE YOURSELF.

I hope you enjoyed learning about the Top 6 Human Needs and that my tips help you generate more love and connection in your life.

If you need help getting deeply connected with others in your life, book yourself a free strategy session with me today where I’ll show you how.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Until then, Happy Valentine’s Day!
Live your best life!

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E: jacqueline@jinalife.com

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Do you disagree with the way your boss does things?

Jacqueline Pigdon — Sat, 03 Nov 2018 06:15:28 +0000

Just because your boss does something one way doesn’t mean you have to do the same.

If it does not align with your values then don’t compromise.

Find a way that keeps you on path and aligned to your beliefs and goals.

For example your boss promises a client he/she will deliver on the day they want. Your boss keeps them happy in that moment by saying yes. But then he/she never delivers on the promised date and makes up some excuse as to why it’s not his/her fault.

Or worse your boss promises to the client and expects you to drop everything to deliver and puts you under huge pressure! (if this happens to you, feel free to give me a call to discuss how to speak to your boss to prevent this happening again!)

When you are in the position of agreeing a delivery date, if you know you will not be able to deliver on their requested date tell them at the time.

The question is would you rather be known for delivering when you say you will or never following through on your promises.

So often the client will be fine with your delivery date, perhaps it’s not their ideal date but if they can rely and trust you will deliver when you say you will they will be happy.

If you need help working through differences you have with your boss, book a consultation with me today.

Love your life!

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E: jacqueline@jinalife.com

The power of your values & identity

Jacqueline Pigdon — Thu, 25 Oct 2018 01:06:45 +0000

What do you value the most? If you look at where and how you spend your time, it will give you some very good insights on what you ‘really’ value.

If you’re not being or getting what you want, check in with how you see yourself, i.e. your identity. Who do you really want to be? Then ask yourself what do people who are already like that do and don’t do and take some tips from them.

If you would like help changing your behaviour to get the results you really want, contact me today for a complimentary coaching session.

I look forward to hearing from you – +61447728677

Love your life!

How to blitz your performance review

Jacqueline Pigdon — Mon, 03 Sep 2018 06:26:22 +0000

Blitzing your performance review starts way before your actual review meeting.

It starts when the objectives on your performance review are being set.

Some people find themselves working under management who don’t even do regular performance reviews. If this is you ask for it.

However if you do have performance reviews it’s essential you know what you are expected to achieve before you set out trying to achieve it.

Ensure each objective has a measure, don’t sign off on them if the result is going to be subjective to the opinion of someone else.

This way there is no disputing if you have achieved the objective or not.

You will also want the objective measures to be broken down into not met, met and exceeded. Or whichever rating scale you use i.e. 1 to 5. What does each mean exactly?

If you don’t have clear objectives implemented as part of your quarterly and annual performance reviews get in touch with us. We can help your company role them out so all employees are clear on what they do, how they impact the business and that each and every objective ties straight into the vision and goals of the organisation.

Review your objectives regularly to keep on track, better yet spend the start of each quarter on completing them so you don’t leave them to the last minute and risk not achieving them.

Your salary and promotion opportunities could be depending on them.

If you don’t have clear objectives or regular performance reviews how do you know how well you’re actually doing? No knowing can cause stress and anxiety. Don’t let this be you.

If you need help contact us today.

Love your life!

M: +61 (0) 447728677

E: jacqueline@jinalife.com

How to know what really drives you at work

Jacqueline Pigdon — Wed, 15 Aug 2018 06:44:07 +0000

If you’re feeling flat or just want to take your work to the next level then you will want to know what drives you.

What makes you jump out of bed in the morning excited to go to work?

If you haven’t had one of these days for a long time think back to one time that you did.

What was special about that day? What were you doing? What were you working on? Why were you so excited?

I have worked with many people to help them find what their drive is and here are a few tips I would like to share with you.

It’s not so much about what you do but why you’re doing it. If you know its meaning then you know there is purpose to what you’re doing.
Drive can come from the connection with others. How is your work or project helping or inspiring others?
Inspiration can come from making one of your ideas come into reality
The goal needs to be big enough, you need a sense of confidence but it’s going to be a really big stretch. Anything that is too small for ‘you’ won’t be very exciting.

Once you find what drives you simply make sure it happens at work for you as much as possible.

Remember if creating new ideas is what excites you most but you dislike the follow through. This is not a negative, it just means you need a great team around you to finish your newly implemented ideas.

If you need help getting back your mojo contact us today for a career consultation!

Love your life!

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E: jacqueline@jinalife.com