Finding Your Healthy WorkLife Balance By Lorinda Lewis

Finding Your Healthy Work/Life Balance By: Lorinda Lewis Lew 8315@gmail. com

1. How do you know when you have achieved work/life balance? 2. What are the indicators that you are “out of balance? ” 3. 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.