Jane Reason Coaching

25/09/2026

On Friday I gave a talk at Stowmarket & District Chamber of Commerce breakfast networking on Leading Life from the Inside Out (The art of noticing your thoughts and feelings, and what to do next).

On Thursday, as a guest visitor at a BNI network event my 60s elevator pitch pointed at how our thoughts create our lived landscape, and that when we see this and notice our thoughts, we see how narrow our field of view has been, and we have the power to change them.

And on Wednesday I attended a new online network event for the first time. It came to my 'who are you, what do you do?' and almost as soon as I introduced myself, the host said

'So you are THE Jane Reason. OMG - you worked with a friend of mine. The transformation she has gone through over the last two years is amazing. You wouldn't recognise her as the same person.'

My pitch didn't need anything else!

And how was this miracle transformation created?
It starts with slowing down so that the racing thoughts, the current world view, isn't crowding your head.

Once in this space, its possible to drop the thought goggles you are currently looking at and see that a myriad of possibilities exist.

You get to choose your reality. And you do this by choosing the thoughts you frame the world through.

You see, as Rich Litvin said - 'You come into the call and the world looks one way. Your thinking shifts and from that moment on the world looks different. '

The key is then to remember that this space exists and practice returning to it.
The more you practice, the easier it gets.

An what do I do?

Here is what a friend and sometime client (Tracey Jane Redwood) said of this.

'For me your zone of genius is hearing what someone is not saying and leading them safely where they don't feel they can go. Deeply buried secrets reveal themselves with you around.'

So if you are a curious about what is possible for you?
If you have a sense that something is in your way from achieving what you want,
- if life feels too busy, lacking in time,
- your team aren't quite responding as you want,
-leadership (of self or a team) feels tougher than you sense it could be?
Let's connect and explore things together.

You never know what possibilities are laying in wait for you once you make that call.

When Nathan made the call, his life had been severely restricted by a phobia. Just one hour together gave him the awareness and tools to change this. His life is no longer built around it.

This could be you.

Let's have that call.

Photo: Views in The Lake District. Always one of my favourite places with mountains and lakes and woodland.

25/09/2026

What a beautiful moment.
Today I was coaching a long term client. They’d been reflecting on the changes they’d seen over our time together.

I don’t do body transformation, yet they look remarkably different.

I don’t do addiction therapy, yet their addictions to to***co, alcohol and spending have all gone.

Their life looks different. They are different. So much so that in a networking event, on finding out who I was, a friend of this client told the room that my client is unrecognisable as a person from two years ago. They are a very different person.

The client, when reflecting herself, said ‘I am the most authentically me I have ever been in my life and I love it.’

What I notice is how reflective, curious and calm they are.

There is still the high energy, and it comes from a calm centre.

There are still challenges, but there is a realisation that by shifting the thoughts that go with it, the challenges diminish.

There is less fear, less need for control and much more joy.





Photo: calm reflections of trees on a Lake Land tarn taken on one of my holiday walks.

01/09/2026

SEPSIS KILLS - LEARN ABOUT SEPSIS

This month is Sepsis Awareness Month in the UK.
13th September is World Sepsis Day.

As someone who has recently had sepsis and is one of the lucky ones who got to hospital on time, I now realise I didn’t know anything about sepsis. It was something that happened to other people. And I knew other people it had happened to!

I thought the extreme pain all over my body was Covid.
I thought the extreme shaking and high temperature was too.
I didn’t notice I couldn’t really p*e.
Apparently I was becoming delirious too. I didn’t notice that. I felt quite compus mentis.
My heart rate was constantly more than double my normal resting pulse, even at rest.
My blood pressure crashed - at its lowest around 65/50.

My only saving grace - swimmers lungs.
Despite my asthma, my oxygen sats were ok. Quite a surprise given the low iron levels, thickened blood and a whole bunch of other red flags in my bloods.
According to a doctor at the hospital, my inflammation levels were ‘1 step from heaven’.

The day I went to hospital I was scared. I knew I was ill and I knew I was deteriorating. Getting to hospital was urgent. I could feel its urgency.

Trust your instincts. You may sense you are dying.

So what is sepsis?
This definition comes from the UK Sepsis Trust who are supporting my recovery.

Sepsis is a life-threatening condition where the body’s response to infection causes the immune system to go into overdrive. It can affect anyone, but fast action saves lives.

It can affect ANYONE!
I was very fit. A long distance swimmer. I exercised regularly. It was part of my life.

I believe this helped me stay out of ICU (I could breathe. I drank huge amounts so my kidneys were only at stage 2 acute kidney injury. They could recover quickly).
I know it will support my recovery.

But being fit did not keep me immune from sepsis.

Young and old.
Fit and unfit.
Man, woman or child. Or student.
We are all vulnerable and should know the signs.

5 people in the UK die from sepsis every hour.
The sooner help is sought the better the chances of recovery.

Know the signs.
And
If in doubt, check it out.
Time is not on your side.
Waiting it out is not an option.

No one will be upset if it’s not sepsis. If it is sepsis, lives can be saved.

When something feels seriously wrong, trust your instincts.Sepsis ...

19/05/2026

Motivation follows action.

When I first heard this phrase from a former professional athlete, it really stayed with me.

We can spend a long time waiting to feel motivated. But often, if we don’t take action first, motivation never arrives.

Yet somehow we’ve learned to believe we need motivation before we begin.

I’ve been thinking about starting running again.
I haven’t properly run since my second marathon in 2022, and I’ve had plenty of reasons why not.

This morning the thought appeared again:
“I could go for a run.”

So I got up, put my running gear on, and went.
Even though it was raining.

And of course, it felt amazing.

What might change if you stopped waiting to feel motivated before taking action?

Photo: compulsory post run selfie.

30/04/2026

Lessons in nature 🌿

Today I attended a group gathering of coaches in the outdoors, exploring how we can utilise nature within coaching.

And it got me wondering—

If there was one lesson you could take from nature, what would it be?

Because nature doesn’t overcomplicate things.

For me, it’s this:
To live the season I’m in.
To stop fighting it.
To roll with whatever is here, rather than wishing it was different.

Simple.
Not always easy.

What about you?





Photo: tree tops in mid spring taken today at Thornham Walks in Suffolk.

29/04/2026

Is it OK to be yourself?
Or do you find yourself changing to fit in?

One of the most powerful moments in my school came from a student who had joined us partway through Year 11. They said:

“This is the first time it’s ever felt OK to be me.”

That’s what belonging sounds like.
That’s what being seen feels like.

If we don’t get belonging right in our schools—if it’s not OK to be yourself—then we’re not creating the conditions for learning.

Because before we can learn, we have to feel safe.

And when you don’t feel like you belong, you don’t feel safe.
And when you don’t feel safe, learning simply doesn’t happen in the way it could.



Photos: post beautiful dip (still recovering) in a beautiful lake surrounded by woodland.
Some great conversations with fellow cold water addicts - definitely a true sense of belonging.

28/04/2026

What if the part of you you’ve hidden, reshaped, or tamed… is your superpower?

What if being wholly, unapologetically you—not fitting in—is the key to your success and wellbeing?

Would you still hide?



Photo: post muddy obstacle race and a quick hose down.

27/04/2026

If you could tip all the thoughts out of your head, and only pick up those you want to keep, what thoughts would you leave behind?

How could life be different without those thoughts?







Photo: sprocker cuddles. I’ve been unwell and Billy wants to make me better.

30/03/2026

Ever feel like there is just too much to do…
and not enough time for you?

That constant sense of being “on”…
thinking about the next thing…
never quite arriving anywhere?

This was my experience as a headteacher.

From the outside, it looked full, successful, meaningful.

On the inside?

Relentless.

When I eventually left through burnout and became a coach, I made a quiet decision:

I wasn’t going to rebuild the same life… just dressed differently.

I built from balance.

Family.
Play.
Friendship.
Work that stretches and excites me.
Space to grow.
Time in nature.
Moments to just be.

A full life… without the constant pressure.

And what I saw surprised me.

To live this way, I didn’t need to add more.

I needed to let something go.

The belief that being busy means I’m doing enough.
The belief that there’s a list I have to complete.
The voice that says:
“I need to…”
“I should…”
“I must…”

Where does that show up for you?

Where are you delaying rest…
play…
time for yourself…

until everything else is done?

(When is it ever done?)

Life doesn’t have to feel like this.

Not even in a full, demanding, meaningful life.

There is a way of living that holds:

Joy.
Purpose.
Love.
Ease.
Flow.

And it doesn’t come from pushing harder.

It comes from seeing differently.

🌳 From reconnecting with that part of you that isn’t constantly striving
🌳 The part that knows how to be present
🌳 The part that doesn’t measure your worth by how much you get done

The “toddler” within you hasn’t gone anywhere.

She’s just been buried under years of expectations and beliefs.

We don’t need to juggle everything.

We were never designed to.

One thing.
One moment.
Fully lived.

That’s where life actually happens.

This isn’t about work-life balance as a trade-off.

It’s about a life lived in balance.

This is self-leadership of the highest order.

Not control.
Not more discipline.

But awareness.

Seeing the “belief goggles”…
and gently putting them down.

Opening up to a whole new way of living and leading.

This is the work we do inside The Leadership Tree.

A space to step out of the noise…
reconnect with yourself…
and lead your life from clarity, calm and truth.

If something in this is stirring for you, you’re so welcome to message me or comment “TREE” below.

We’ll just explore what’s possible for you. No pressure. 🌳

Image: Swimming in the sea dressed as a pineapple, because finding time to play is an essential element of a life in balance.

20/02/2026

Do you ever feel that life could be lived with more ease, more joy, and less strain — and that something richer is possible?

Life feels like it’s running you…
not the other way around.

Your mind is full.
Your days are busy.
And somewhere along the way, you’ve lost the feeling that your life is actually yours.

If you’re thinking, "this sounds like me”… you’re not alone.

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A space to slow down, reflect deeply, and learn to lead your life from the inside out — with clarity, calm, and purpose.

What if life isn’t meant to feel this heavy?

Full mind.
Full diary.
Low joy.

If life feels like it’s running you…
maybe it’s time to gently take the lead again.

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12 weeks. Small group. Real reflection.
A space to create a life you actually want to live.

You don’t need the questions.
You don’t need the answers.

Just a willingness to pause.

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Where are you craving a little more ease?

What if leadership didn’t start with doing more… but with losing what doesn’t serve us? The Leadership Tree is a 12-week exploration of self-leadership — using the metaphor of a tree to help you lead your life from the inside out. Because when you learn