Finding Your Healthy Work/Life Balance By: Lorinda Lewis Lew8315@gmail.com

How do you know when you have achieved work/life balance? What are the indicators that you are “out of balance?” What are your 3 biggest obstacles to achieving work/life balance?

The Formula (Want – Have) x (Importance to You) ______________________________ Stress Potential

What is Balance? Living Life to it’s fullest while staying true to your Priorities and Expectations! - Personal Influential Joyful Impactful

Fun Facts! 94% professionals work more than 50 hours a week. More than half of that 94% work more than 65 hours a week. Psychological and physical problems cost $125 to $190 billion a year in healthcare. 47% of American employees did not use all their vacation days last year. Nearly 60% of first time mothers go back to work within 12 weeks after giving birth.

Live Out Your Boundaries! 1. Time is precious! Urgent Not so urgent Not for today Not necessary for a while Stick to a long-term timetable Find and enjoy your margin Know what to say “no” to

2. Make decisions – don’t let them make you! Vacation What is urgent What is important Know who’s in your center circle Become comfortable with “No” Know who to consult

Give a short explanation behind the message. Use empathy – “I really wish…” Offer 2 alternatives. Ask confirming question – yes/no. Push back? Given the resources, schedule, budget, other parameters what would they suggest. Summarize. Follow up.

3. Law of the focus. Begin every day with the end in mind Re-evaluate the 4 outcomes every 6 months P’s and E’s Manage your thoughts Don’t give into distractions

P’s & E’s Security Wealth Good Health Relationships Fame Job / Career Power Happiness Friendship Retirement Long Life Travel Respect Spiritual Fulfillment Charity Education

4. Start and stay small Focus on 3 – then the next 3 What’s working What’s not working What are you learning Realize it won’t always be 50-50

Stress Imbalance

Manage Burnout! Quadrant 1 ( We are able to change and choose to take action) Quadrant 2 (The area that we can’t change, but we keep trying to no avail) Quadrant 3 (We are able to change, but don’t) Quadrant 4 (The area that we cannot change, and we choose to “let go” of it)

To Reduce!

The Three Column Secret C.O.C.I. S.C.O.I. C.C.O.I.