1. Work-Life Balance Stop Letting Time Manage You…

2. S/S complex…Where R-U? Making excuses for things that are left undone Irritable Can’t say NO to anyone or anything Super women or man complex Envious of others who leave work “early” Guilt Low self-esteem, feeling blue Binge sleeping Over eating “junk foods” at your desk

3. Work-Life Balance and Effectiveness Objectives…at the end of this web cast the participant will be able to… 1.Compute individual hours of time spent in activities per week. 2.Learn strategies to improve time efficiency. 3.Manage multiple priorities in your life. 4.Develop a plan to create more value and balance in your day. 5.Identify ways to deal with distractions & interruptions.

4. Goals of Time Management More Time for … –Family –Work place goals –Personal and professional goals –Play

5. Goals of Time Management More Time for … –Fun –Friends –Self, what have you done for U lately?

6. Work-Life Balance and Effectiveness Time Flies When You Are… I Spend Most of My Time At… All Work and No Play…

7. How Much Time Do You Have? 24 = 7

8. Personal Time Management Tool How Do You Spend Your Time? How Many Hours a Day Do You… –Watch TV –Study –Spend on Computer –Spend with Family –Spend with Friends

9. Personal Time Management Tool How Do You Spend Your Time? How Many Hours a Day Do You… –Sleep –Work at a Job –Commute to and From Work –Talk on the Phone –Personal Time (just for you)

10. How Do You Spend Your Time? Calculate normal 5 or 7 day week Take the activity Estimate the total time in hours spent in that activity Frequency (number of times a week, i.e., 5 or 7) Sum for weekly total for each activity Sum Total Hours

11. How do You Organize Your Time? Improving Time Efficiency To Do List…paper & pencil or technology Planner (paper or electronic) What Value does a planner add? –Ends procrastination –Reduces stress –Adds value –Provides balance

12. Work / Life Balance Develop SMART Goals S pecific M easurable A chievable R elevant T ime bound

13. Managing Multiple Priorities Setting priorities using importance, validity, and urgency as a measures Sorting through competing priorities based on validity and urgency Distinguishing between validity and urgency Define your limitations and learn to how to say “later” vs “no”

14. Create Balance Establish Boundaries –Prioritize (UIV) –Choose/select your activities –Honor your own time –E-mail purgatory –ABC method A= most important (needed today) B= next most important (due in a week) C= least important (due in a month)

15. Saying Yes but you really mean NO… How do you not say yes to a great opportunity ---knowing it will stress you out re time… Do you say NO and feel guilty Do you say No and not feel guilty Do you just say Yes and work it in…business as usual…. Or do you say, “ cannot do it now, but can later” and pace yourself.

16. YOU Control YOUR TIME… What strategies are you taking away from this session? What will you try? What will be your test of change to take control of YOUR time? What will be your measure of success?

17. Time is Running Out! Your Questions and Your thoughts…