How to Find Balance in a Busy World - Leaders Letters January 2008

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Leaders Letters A Leadership Resource

Edition 7. January 2008

How To Find Balance in a Busy World By Jane Schnurr alance: what is it and how can you get more of it in your life? Do you race from work to home, to soccer practice, to another meeting, to doing homework with the kids and back to work again? Do you long for more balance? Do you wonder what it looks like? Maybe you wonder if such a thing is even possible for you?

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As a life coach, I work with many clients from all walks of life - from entrepreneurs to stay-at-home moms - and all are searching for more balance. There are many myths about living a balanced life. Many of you believe that there is a secret to packing it all in, that it is somehow easier for everyone else and that only a select few ever have a truly balanced life. One of the things I have discovered is that balance is unique to each one of us. What matters is what is important to you. Balance is something we choose everyday. It is a journey not a destination.

Accept less than perfection: Everything does not always need to be perfect – sometimes it’s better if it actually gets done!

Delegate: Give those tasks away when you can and ask for help.

Be in the moment: When you are with your family and friends, be there in body/mind/spirit

Stop the worry habit: Instead, focus on an action plan and implement it.

Accept what you cannot change: Just do your best everyday.

Allow yourself time to breathe and just be: Yes, you can tackle that next project, but give yourself a ten minute break first.

Focus on the positive: Energy flows where attention goes; whatever you focus on expands, so banish that negative thinking!

Be kind to yourself: You are not a robot… you are human!

Choose a healthy lifestyle: You’re the Olympic athlete in your game of life, so train and condition yourself accordingly.

Here are fifteen tips for finding balance: •

Set some boundaries: “I don’t work Saturdays or Sundays” may mean you are forced to be more effective during the work week.


Choose peace over chaos: Ask yourself how important will ‘this’ be six months from now?

Stop complaining: If you don’t like things in your life change them!

Be the change you want to see: Want more peace at work? Be more peaceful. Want more fun? Be more fun. Remember, attitudes are contagious - positive or negative - others will catch them.

Don’t take life so seriously: Remember to laugh when things go wrong… and right.

Be grateful: Count your blessings every day, realizing that there are countless others who have not enough to eat or a roof over their heads.

The secret to living an awesome and balanced life is not just for a select few. If you are serious about living a balanced life you can start today. Incorporate one of these tips into your life every week. Practice it daily, and before you know it, your life can be dramatically different. Remember balance is a work in progress. Change happens over time. You too can have an “awesome life”! To learn more about Coach Jane and how to make changes in your life or organization, visit www.awesomecoaching.com.

The Labor Relations Series for Supervisors and Managers • • • • •

Managing Performance (January 22 or 29) Managing Absenteeism (Feb. 19 or 26) Managing Employee Misconduct (March 4 or 31) Grievance Handling (April 8 or 22) Duty to Accommodate (May 13 or 27)

Avenue).Program details are b attached. There is no cost to government employees to participate in this series. Space is limited. To register email Delma Good (at Public Service Commission).

The above courses are part of a series scheduled for winter/spring 2008. Presented by HRA, courses take place in Charlottetown, 8:30 am to 4 pm at the Sage Room (Burns

We spend January 1 walking through our lives, room by room, drawing up a list of work to be done, cracks to be patched. Maybe this year, to balance the list, we ought to walk through the rooms of our lives... not looking for flaws, but for potential. ~Ellen Goodman



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