Jill Douka’s article published in HR Professional magazine on March
”A Balanced Life equal to a Happy Life”

«He started screaming so loud that we were running all around to shut the doors!  It was like he had had a nervous break-down», said the secretary to the Head of Accounting about her manager.  «And imagine that the reason of his reaction was something of no importance! He should probably have problems with his family! There is no other explanation. »

«Metron Ariston» (everything at the proper proportion) said the ancient philosopher Kleovoulos

Have you ever taken notice of a really happy person; a person who glows from happiness? If you take a closer look at their life, these people lead a balanced life! Human nature is holistic: body, mind and soul are all one; they all function as a whole! Should one of them doesn’t work well the function of the others is affected, as well.  The same stands with the seven basic areas of our lives: Our relationships (family, romantic ones, friends), our work, our finances, our health and body exercise, our personal development (education and achievements), our free time and hobbies and finally our contribution to society (charities, volunteer work, etc.). All those are part of a balanced life.

Let’s play this game:  Write down these areas in a piece of paper and draw a line under each one of them.  So, under the word: relationships (family, romantic ones and friends) you draw a straight line which you divide into 10 parts of the same length.  Then, under the word: work you draw a straight line which you divide into 10 parts of the same length, etc.   After you have done this for all areas of your life, evaluate yourself at each one of them at a rank from 1 to 10!  You can then compare your actual state versus your desired one at each area.

For example you may rate your work as 8 and your relationships as 5, depending on how you think you are doing.  Check the results; which areas of your life have the lower rate?  By working on these areas and by overcoming any personal obstacles, you can make a huge difference in your life, since all the above-mentioned areas communicate with each other.  With that I do not mean that you quit your job to work on your relationship, in case you have rated your job as 6 and your relationships as 5!  What I really mean is that you listen actively to your partner; you read or learn tools and techniques for better communication with them so as to be able to cover their needs the same way that you can cover your needs as well.  When this is achieved you may go to the office and receive the following comment: «That was a very efficient meeting today, your mood has improved lately».

Just Remember: Improvement and Change do not depend on peoples’ potential but rather on the strength of their motives.  How strong is yours?

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Quotes of Jill Δούκα the Greek newpaper ”Τα Νέα” about coaching

http://www.tanea.gr/default.asp?pid=2&ct=1&artid=4609415

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Jill Douka guest in ”Aquaradio” on our Uniqueness

Mind the Gap in relationships. Jill Douka was the guest speaker of Marea Laoutari and Xenofondas Katramadis in the radio show of Aquaradio on Saturday 9 October 16:00-18:00. In the show there were lots of questions on our Uniqueness and the way we can apply it in relationships. There was a lot of dancing too!

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2010 Breakthrough to Success

Uniqueness Development Group founder, Jill Douka participated in Jack Canfields “America’s #1 Success Coach,” 7 day Breakthrough to Success Workshop in Scottsdale Arizona.
Apart from mingling with very interesting people from all over the world, Jill was very excited to talk and share strategies and thoughts with other workshop leaders.
Some of her thoughts can be read in her latest article at UDG Blog….

Jill Douka UDG Founder with Jack Canfield “America’s #1 Success Coach,”

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Jill Douka guest in The People Show

The people show by Antonis Karagianakis, in Athens Radio which broadcasts in 10 different languages, presented Jill Douka, Uniqueness Development Group founder on July 24 2010. You can hear the interview in English here:

Track01.mp3

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Athens Information Technology Meet Your Future Summer School

On Wednesday 30 June 2010 Jill Douka Uniqueness Development Group Founder offered a group coaching session to school and college students about How to choose your profession. With music, videos and discussion the atmosphere was exiting.
At the end each participant left with their wheel of life for future reference!
The 5 days Meet Your Future Summer School organized by AIT,had great success.
Read more here:

» http://www.ait.gr/ait_web_site/summer_school_junior.jsp

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Leading Ladies “How education helps them grow businesses”

The first Leading Ladies Event organized by ALBA Hub for Enterprise and Development on December 18th 2009 in Athens Hilton, was hosted by Money and Show. Jill Douka, talked about “Supporting Growth Business Entrepreneurs”.
More info:

» http://www.alba.edu.gr/AHEAD/Projects/Pages/LeadingLadies.aspx