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Delivering a five-star experience to our
customers and our team members
Work-Life Balance
6 Steps to Reclaiming Your Life
Delivering a five-star experience to our
customers and our team members
ICEBREAKER
• What do you do in your spare time now?
• What would you do on an ideal day?
The Unobtainable Goal - BALANCE
Definition of Work-Life Balance: Meaningful DAILY achievement and enjoyment in each of 4 life quadrants
• Work
• Family
• Friends
• Self
Work-Life Balance
• Why is work-life balance unobtainable?
• Facts:
• Connected 24/7
• FOMO (Fear of Missing Out)
• Irregular work hours (ROWE)
• Many work remotely
• Perceived lack of company loyalty
• Lack of planning
• Unrealistically high expectations for ourselves
Work-Life Imbalance
• Work-life balance does not mean an equal balance
• Your best individual work-life balance will vary over time
• There is no perfect, one-size fits all, balance you should be striving for
• Core of “balance” is daily achievement & enjoyment
Work-Life Integration
Work-life Integration –
The blending of personal and professional tasks
ACTIVITY
Round 1
Assess your current imbalance
ACTIVITY
1. Brainstorm Life Areas
2. Write these areas in blanks around the wheel
3. Number the small spoke squares from 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 starting with 2 in the center and 10 on the outer edge
4. Assess your current level of attention/balance in each of your life areas.
5. Join up the marks
ACTIVITY
Round 2
Define your IDEAL Life
ACTIVITY
1. On a new wheel, write in the same Life Areas around the wheel
2. Number the small spoke squares from 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 starting with 2 in the center and 10 on the outer edge
3. Define what ideal would look like in each of your life areas.
4. Join up the marks
BREAK
15 minute break
DEBRIEF Round 1 & 2
• What do you notice about your life wheels?
• What are the similarities? Differences?
• What is causing your current state of imbalance?
• What would it take to get closer to your ideal?
6 Steps to Reclaiming Your Life
1. Build downtime into your schedule
6 Steps to Reclaiming Your Life
2. Drop Activities that Sap Your Time or Energy
6 Steps to Reclaiming Your Life
3. Rethink Your Errands
• What can you delegate?
• What can you consolidate?
6 Steps to Reclaiming Your Life
4. Get Moving
6 Steps to Reclaiming Your Life
5. A Little Relaxation Goes A Long Way
6 Steps to Reclaiming Your Life
6. Preparation & Flexibility
TAKE ACTION
• My top 3 priorities
• Things I can do today to be flexible & prepared
• Things I can stop doing, delegate or re-prioritize
Thank you for your time!
Danielle Eisenach
www.Linkedin/in/danielleeisenach.com
