Latest "work life balance" Posts

Getting Away

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I am writing this on a flight from Vail to Chicago after getting away on an amazing ski trip with 3 close friends. As I reflect on the last four days where my biggest responsibility was making the 8:30 lift, and my most critical decision was choosing which run to take, I realize I am heading to my Chicago meeting fully energized. I haven’t thought about office politics or work challenges in the past 5 days.

Just prior to leaving I had lunch with two college buddies. Both are very successful business people. One of them just survived a bout of meningitis.…

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Posted by Joel Brookman in Enjoy your accomplishments, Life balance, Use Your Vacation Time, Vacation to Increase Productivity, work life balance.

#48 Planning

The best way to ensure you maintain balance in your life is to spend time planning before you start your day. If you don’t plan your day, it will be done for you, without your control.…

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Posted by Joel Brookman in Life balance, Plan your life, Podcasts, The To Do List, time management, Uncategorized, work life balance.

#47 Time Management

90SecondNavigator-AlbumArt People spend tremendous time and resources to manage their money. While you can make more money, you can’t make more time. Perhaps we should spend more energy on our time management. It could be a huge help to maintaining a proper life balance.…

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Posted by Joel Brookman in Life balance, Podcasts, time management, work life balance.

#46 Work Family Balance

It’s one thing to be in the room, it’s quite another to be present while you’re there. A big part of having your work family balance succeed is your engagement.…

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Posted by Joel Brookman in Life balance, Live in the moment, live in the now, Podcasts, Uncategorized, work life balance.

#45 Managing Your Life

90SecondNavigator-AlbumArt To strike an optimum work/life balance, you need to put thought into managing your life. We all have many demands on our time. Managing all of it can be a challenge. Here are some ideas you may want to consider.…

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Posted by Joel Brookman in Direct Your Life, Life balance, Podcasts, time management, work life balance.

Optimum Life Balance

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Balance can never be ignored. If you disregard balance on a bike, you end up on the pavement. If you disregard balance in life, you can end up divorced, stressed, penniless, or ill. The pursuit of the almighty dollar has forced many of us off-balance. I have discovered that our most precious resource is not money, it’s time; You can make more money, you can’t make more time. The question is, how can you achieve your optimum life balance?

When we spoke about management last week, I focused on management in the workplace. I would argue that managing life is more critical.…

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Posted by Joel Brookman in Life balance, time management, work life balance.

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