1. Henry (Rique) Campa, III, Ph.D. Associate Dean, The Graduate School and Professor of Wildlife Ecology campa@msu.edu, 517/353-2042 Objectives: 1)Identify and describe strategies for trying to develop a sustainable work-life balance. 2)Implement The CIRTL Challenge Themes: -Work -Family & Friends -Self -Time Management Developing a Work-life Balance for Sustaining a Productive Career and Your Sanity

2. *Participant Responses* What is the most challenging aspect of striving to reach a work-life balance? With the understanding, sometimes work has to be a priority, sometimes you or your family has to be a priority. Campa, 27 Feb 2013 Work-Life Balance

3. Work -Do the hard stuff first or during the part of the day when you are most alert. -R. Boice – Quick Starters. Can you write for at least 30 minutes everyday? Family/Friends -Family-sit down and eat dinner together as often as possible, make it a priority or sit down and eat with a friend twice a week. Everyone has to eat! -Play together, play frequently-do something active

4. Self -Find time to take care of yourself physically and it will give you a mental pick-me-up. See Spark-The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain John J. Ratey, M.D. -Some interesting statistics: Individuals 15-yrs-old + spent ~1200 min/wk watching TV and those 15-19 spent ~490 min/wk playing games or using a computer for leisure (US Dept. of Labor 2011) -Following working and sleeping, TV is the most commonly reported activity in the US (Harvard School of Public Health) -CDC recommends (for adults) that they get 150 min of moderate intensity aerobic activity (brisk walking) per wk. (at 10 min blocks is sufficient). ?Can you fit in 20 min of walking at least 6 days/wk? (or some other form of exercise)

5. Time Management -When you do the hard stuff, turn off your e-mail, your cell phone, dont check Facebook, etc. -You cant be productive 24/7, despite what you might hear or think -Paretos Principle (80/20 Rule) Focus 80% of your time/energy on the 20% of your work projects that are REALLY important Work smart on the important things (hard stuff)

6. *Participant Responses* From the blogWhat questions do you have about the strategies I use to try and reach a work-life balance or about the strategies you would like to try? Campa, 27 Feb 2013 Work-Life Balance

7. The CIRTL Challenge *Implement one goal of something youll do differently for 1 week to try and reach a better work-life balance. Be realistic, what will you be able to sustain. ?Examples? *For 1 week keep track of how you spend your time (not minute by minute) and write a reflection of what happened during each day. This could be in a notebook or on your computeryou dont have to post it anywhere. *Report-out in 1 week. Successes? Challenges? How will you address the challenges?