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Define work-life balance The keys to finding balance How to maintain balance once you find it. Today’s Agenda. Finding the Balance: Work vs Life. What would having balance between your work and personal life look like? How do you know if your work and personal life are balanced?
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Define work-life balance The keys to finding balance How to maintain balance once you find it Today’s Agenda Finding the Balance: Work vs Life
What would having balance between your work and personal life look like? How do you know if your work and personal life are balanced? What would it feel like to have a work-life balance? Finding the Balance: Work vs Life What Does “Work-Life Balance” Really Mean?
Finding the Balance: Work vs Life Key 1 Choose Your Attitude Attitude is everything – It will be the determining factor in your success It’s your attitude, not your aptitude, that determines your altitude” –Zig Ziglar
Determine your Vision Develop a “Personal Mission Statement” Finding the Balance: Work vs Life Key 2 Know What You Want
Present tense - how you actually see, hear, think and feel when outcome is realized Emotional payoff – how you will feel when the outcome is realized Sensory details – colors, scenes, shapes, sounds, people Share your vision statement Update your vision statement Finding the Balance: Work vs Life Determine Your Vision
What purpose do I have in my life? What values do I want to represent? What actions am I taking to accomplish my purpose and adhere to my values? What am I learning to aid me in pursuing my goals? Finding the Balance: Work vs Life Personal Mission Statement
"My purpose throughout each day of my life is to express my commitment to love and cherish my family and friends, improve myself personally and professionally so that I can advance within my career, lead a successful career that I will enjoy, and take on any challenges that come my way." -- Submitted by Susana 07/29/06 "I dedicate myself to an attitude of gratitude in order to improve my health and my wealth. With this attitude, I will generously share my time and my talents with my family, my church and my community." -- Submitted by Rhea 08/27/06 Finding the Balance: Work vs Life Mission Statement Example Sample Mission Statements from: Time Thoughts Website http://www.timethoughts.com/goalsetting/SampleMissionVisionStatements.htm
Identify your current and ongoing roles or focus areas Define your strategic objectives in each focus area Develop tasks, actions, and communications (TACS) to support each objective Implementation Plan Maintenance Finding the Balance: Work vs Life Key 3 Develop a Work-Life Plan
Personal Family, friends and relationships Physical and mental health Intellectual development Home Maintenance Community Involvement Spirituality Finding the Balance: Work vs Life Focus Area - Personal
Professional Career management and development Mentoring or grooming successors Networking Financial prosperity Finding the Balance: Work vs Life Focus Area - Professional
Develop Objectives Why is this a goal? Determine time line Ultimate Anything you wish to achieve beyond a one year time frame (incorporate some 5 and 10 year goals) Extended Anything you wish to achieve in 7-12 months Immediate Anything you wish to achieve in less than 7 months Finding the Balance: Work vs Life Meeting Your Objectives
Tasks, Actions, Communications (TACS) Breakdown each focus area into smaller tasks to be completed Finding the Balance: Work vs Life Identify TACs
Understand how you spend your time Determine your “time bandits” and work to eliminate them Start to work on your TACs Finding the Balance: Work vs Life Develop an Implementation Plan
Finding the Balance: Work vs Life Key 4 Maintaining the Balance Here is the secret to Work-Life Balance: Review Revisit Reflect Adjust and… REWARD!!!
THE KEYS TO WORK LIFE BALANCE Key 1: Choose your ATTITUDE Key 2: Know what YOU want Key 3: Develop a work-life PLAN Key 4:Maintaining the BALANCE
The Path: Creating Your Mission Statement for Work and for Life. By Laurie Beth Jones Franklin Covey Mission Statement Creator http://www.franklincovey.com/fc/library_and_resources/mission_statement_builder Finding the Balance: Work vs Life “If you are not following your heart, you’re living someone else’s dream! -Lyn Christian References and Resources: