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Balancing Work and Family: Handling Unexpected Problems

Learn effective strategies for managing unexpected problems that arise when balancing work and family responsibilities. Discover how to create a safety net and develop a "Plan B" to deal with challenging situations. Explore real-life scenarios and find solutions to common work-related issues. Build a strong support network and gain valuable insights for achieving success in both areas of life.

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Balancing Work and Family: Handling Unexpected Problems

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  1. Pathways to SuccessHandling Work and Family--Unexpected Problems(lesson #7) By Sissy Osteen, Ph.D., CFP PowerPoint by Cindy Clampet Revised 2017

  2. Today you will learn: • What to do when unexpected problems occur

  3. Family and work responsibilities • When people work, they really have two jobs. Two jobs can mean twice the problems or twice the joy. • Sometimes family situations make it difficult to work. • Sometimes work situations make it difficult to take care of home duties. • In order to be able balance the responsibilities of both, you need to have a safety net.

  4. Is it really a problem? • What is happening? • Why or how is it happening? • What are some ways to change what is happening? • Will your plan to change things work?

  5. Then…Make the change! • After thinking of things you could change to make your problem go away, make the change, and think about how useful the change was. Will it work again? • Discuss some problems you or a friend have had at work. Can these be solved? How? • Remember these, we will come back to them later…

  6. 3 people and their problems • Read through the three problems on page 4 of your booklet. What can these people do to solve their problems? • Do these people have a safety net? Or a “Plan B?”

  7. Crisis Problems • Some problems may feel too big to handle, but there is usually a way to handle them. • Doing nothing about huge problems usually makes them get worse • Think about the problems and search for answers. • The difference in a problem and a crisis is the way we look at it, and what we think about and do about it.

  8. Problems and solutions • Read the solutions on page 6-8 of your booklet. • Are there different ways of looking at problems? • If all of these people had a “plan B” what would it be?

  9. Don’t let problems get worse • Ignoring a problem usually makes it worse • Most problems have a solutions • Solving our own problems makes life more pleasant and makes us proud of ourselves • We know we have what it takes to be successful in life • Avoid problems or make them easier to solve by: • Advance planning • Always having a “Plan B” • Having a support network—knowing who we can count on to help

  10. Good Choices… • To avoid problems, think ahead of time what might happen and how we will react (and have a Plan B) • Advance planning includes: • Budgeting money and time • Having good habits to keep us healthy • Not doing things that can harm us.

  11. Advance Planning • Look on page 11 of your booklet and come up with some ways that people can use advance planning skills to make life easier. Write them in your booklet.

  12. Plan B • Plan B is what you fall back on when Plan A (advance planning) isn’t going to work. • A personal support network is very important in setting up your Plan B. Friends encourage and help each other during hard times! • How could friends help NaTasha, Roberto and Emily? Read page 13 in your booklet and discuss. • (friends support each other!)

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