Jane Irwin Coaching

01/09/2025

I love it when two aspects of my life come together in unity.

Today sees in the Season of Creation 2025 which runs from 1st September to 4th October. It's celebrated by all Christians with the intention to inspire prayer, reflection, and commitment to environmental stewardship and ecological justice.

Let us give thanks for our home 🌏, and may we fill it with love 💚
(Couldn't resist adding one of my fav holiday pics, as a reminder of how beautiful our home is!)

09/06/2025

Pleased to share a couple of images from my talk on Sunday aimed to plant seeds of hope and agency.
Thank you to Croxley Green Parish Council for hosting Croxley's Big Green Fair, it was fabulous to see such a good turn out of people all wanting to root themselves in a bountiful, beautiful and sustainable world 💚

07/06/2025

Want to do something about the climate crisis but you're not sure how to get started?
I invite you to join me at Croxley's Big Green Fair tomorrow, Sunday 8th June. I'll be giving a short talk at 3.30pm on how you can make an Easy Commitment for an Optimistic future. Hope to see you then 💚

21/05/2025

22/04/2024

Today is Earth Day. It's an opportunity for us to get in touch with our remarkable planet and think about the part we play in keeping it remarkable!

What do you love most about our planet Earth? ❤🌏

For more info on Earth Day visit https://www.earthday.org/earth-day-2024

Image credit: welovetheearth.org

15/04/2024

Now I get why everyone loves the Isle of Wight! ❤

07/03/2024

A SMARTER goal model can be applied to pretty much everything!

World Book Day. That daunting moment when you read in the newsletter ‘children can come dressed as their favourite book character, home made is best’.

Well, I love books and embracing imagination, so why is my heart sinking?

Probably because it will require me to step out of my comfort zone. i.e. I’m going to have to manage some expectations (my own as well as the kids), and take time out of my schedule to find a costume that fits within my managed expectation whilst avoiding Amazon Prime which would make it so easy, well easy for me but not for the planet.

So SMARTER goals and how I used the model to overcome this dilemma.

We got SPECIFIC. This focuses the mind. Kids opted for W***y Wonka & Oompa Loompa

How were we going to MEASURE the success of the costume? For this we had to imagine the outcome and ask, ‘what do we need to ensure people know you’re W***y Wonka and you’re an Oompa Loompa’? Hat, cane, green trousers, purple jacket, orange skin, green hair, white outfit (it is world book day…not world film day, but the kids have opted for the film version images…managing expectations). Plus, the outfits have to be sourced from home.

REALITY check time. Is this ACHIEVABLE? I’ll be honest, we winged it a bit with this one. The risk factor of not quite getting it right was low so we went with our intuition that said’ we can do this’, and with a bit of Wonka magic / trust in our intuition we did it. We found an old purple shirt and a cane at mum and dad’s place, we had green and white pairs of trousers that had come in bags of hand me downs from friends and family. I got creative and made a hat from some brown card. Our orange face paint was out so we did have to buy that (there will be tiger face painting being done at the next party!) and we also bought green hairspray, to avoid buying a wig. It was a compromise and bending of the rules but green hair was key to the outfit.

Having a TIME limit is key to maintaining momentum and focus. Thursday 7th March was the deadline. School meals were ordered so time normally used for packed lunches was spent applying hairspray and face paint.

If a goal is EXCITING for you, you stand a much better chance of achieving it. It was the excitement that was the driving force of this achievement. If the kids didn’t want to go to school dressed up then we wouldn’t have bothered, but they did and they were excited about the prospect.

When committing time and energy to achieving something, it needs to be RELEVANT to our lives. Only you can decide what is and isn’t relevant to you and your life. It may require some thoughts and reflections though.

Wishing you all a day filled with imagination, inspired by books or otherwise!

06/03/2024

WE ARE SEEKING A VOLUNTEER TO ASSIST US WITH OUR SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGEMENT AT SUSTAINABLE THREE RIVERS!

Our mission is to help people make sustainable lifestyle choices within Three Rivers, Hertfordshire, and to initiate and support local projects focused on environmental stewardship. We value innovation and invite individuals to contribute their ideas and energies towards making a real difference.

If you or someone you know is passionate about our planet, has a knack with words and an eye for images then take a look for yourself or share it with people you know.

If you’re inspired to join us, please email hello@sustainablethreerivers.org. We’ll have an informal chat about how you can be involved and help S3R make a difference.

For all the details visit https://www.sustainablethreerivers.org/social-media-manager

08/02/2024

I received this testimonial from a client yesterday. It's feedback like this that keeps me coaching!

When people ask me "what is coaching?", it can be a tricky question to answer because the coaching experience is unique to the individual. So often my response is, "take a look at what my clients say. That will give you an idea of what coaching is and what you can gain from it".

So if you're interested in coaching and wondering if you could benefit from it here's what my other clients have said about it https://www.janeirwin.co.uk/testimonials

06/02/2024

How would you rate yourself on this scale and what impact is that having on your actions?

02/02/2024

Coaching allows a safe space for you to see your imagination. What you choose to do with your imagination makes up the conversation! www.janeirwin.co.uk

01/02/2024

I've had the pleasure of working with these students for the past few months as their Impact Coach and was lucky enough to attend this trip with them to KPMG.

There I saw them appreciate why the key talents Yes Futures base their programs on (Communication, Confidence, Self-Awareness and Resilience) are so relevant and important to them not only now but in the future work place, a concept that up until now seemed like such an alien thing to them. Love your work Yes Futures and feel honoured to be a part of it!

At Yes Futures, we are dedicating the recent International Day of Education to advancing social mobility. Through our programmes, we empower...