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Leahcim Semaj

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Regaining Control, Saving Your Life

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Work‐life conflict an increasing probleman increasing problemImpacting on both business and individual health issues


We need innovative initiatives that can be developed to suit the work‐life balance needs of employees

and the business demands of employers


as a consequence of the growing epidemic of chronic disease, Approximately 5% of capital spent on


pp y 5 p pworkforce is lost to

DisabilityAbsenteeismPresenteeism

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When the cumulative demands of work and non‐work life rolesare incompatible in are incompatible in some respect

Participation in one role is made more difficult by participation in the other role


Produces work‐related stressWorking conditions such asheavy workloads, l k f i i i i d i ilack of participation in decision‐making, health and safety hazards, job insecurity, and tight deadlines

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Erodes the mental and physical well‐being of workers, affects the quality of their personal l ti hi t id f k relationships outside of work,

and increases costs to businessesEmployees with high levels of work‐life conflict are more likely to experience poor health


has negative impacts on employees' employees relationships with their children and their spouse


Has consequences for an organization's bottom lineEmployees experiencing high levels of work‐life conflict are likely tomiss more work days per year, less committed to the organization,less satisfied with their job, more likely to intend to leave their job


An active process of becoming aware of An active process of becoming aware of and making choices toward a healthy and making choices toward a healthy and fulfilling life.and fulfilling life.gg"...a state of complete physical, mental, "...a state of complete physical, mental, and social welland social well--being, being,

and not merely the absence of disease or and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity." infirmity." ▪▪ -- The World Health OrganizationThe World Health Organization

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What’s the alternative?Health Card or Sickness Card?

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The pursuit of a healthy, balanced lifestylef ti l t t f h lthfor an optimal state of health

Facilitating a healthier workforceand a higher quality of life

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where are you going to live?

starts with 'Healthier choices first'starts with 'Healthier choices first'Creating a self defined daily Creating a self defined daily routine that includes routine that includes

healthier nutrition, healthier nutrition, adequate sleep and rest,adequate sleep and rest,appropriate levels of activity and appropriate levels of activity and productivityproductivity

involvement in creative or involvement in creative or structured activity that structured activity that counteracts negative stress counteracts negative stress responsesresponses

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Discouraging the use of Discouraging the use of tobacco, drugs, excessive alcohol tobacco, drugs, excessive alcohol consumption and other negative consumption and other negative habits. habits.

Paying attention to physical and Paying attention to physical and physiological signs of stressphysiological signs of stress

Learning to assume personal Learning to assume personal responsibility and care for responsibility and care for your healthyour healthyour health your health knowing when professional knowing when professional medical attention is neededmedical attention is needed

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What are the 5 foods and 5 drinks/treats that you consume most frequently?

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You should not allow the few hundred cells of your taste buds to hold the billions of cells of your body hostage. Cecile Johnson

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Actions

Consequence

benefits

Costs

A relatively small percentage of the population consumes the vast majority of the health‐care budget

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majority of the health‐care budgetfor diseases that are very well known and by and large behavioral

are sick because of how they choose to live their lives

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Not because of environmental or genetic factors beyond their control

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We know that 80% of health‐care budget is consumed by 5 behavioral issues too much Smoking

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DrinkingEatingStressNot enough exercise

And accidents and violence

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“Garbage in garbage out” ~George Fuechsel

“Life expectancy would grow by leaps and bounds if green vegetables smelled as good as bounds if green vegetables smelled as good as bacon.” ~Doug Larson

“If you can’t pronounce it, don’t eat it” ~Common sense

“Physical fitness is not only one of the most important keys to a healthy body, it is the basis of dynamic and creative intellectual activity.” ~John F. Kennedy

“The best 6 doctors anywhereAnd no one can deny itAre sunshine, water, rest, and airExercise and diet.These 6 will gladly you attendThese 6 will gladly you attendIf only you are willingYour mind they'll easeYour will they'll mendAnd charge you not a shilling.”Wayne Fields

“If you don’t take care of your body, where are you going to live?” ~Unknown

Healthy is merely the slowest rate at which one can die. ~Unknown

“No one wakes up in the morning and says, 'I want to gain 150 pounds and I will start right now!” ‐Tricia Cunningham

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“Don’t eat anything your great‐great grandmother wouldn’t recognize as food. Th t There are a great many food‐like items in the supermarket your ancestors wouldn’t recognize as food.. stay away from these” ~Michael Pollan

“The best doctor gives the least medicines.” ~Benjamin Franklin

“The doctor of the future will no longer treat the human frame with drugs, but rather will cure and prevent disease with nutrition.” ~Thomas Edison

“If we are creating ourselves all the time, then it is never too late to begin creating the bodies we creating the bodies we want instead of the ones we mistakenly assume we are stuck with.” ‐ Deepak Chopra

The world is now dominated by hunters, from business to politics. I choose to be a farmer ‐ for personal food security reasons; any one who feeds you owns you. Leahcim Semaj

If you are not feeding yourself you are either a If you are not feeding yourself, you are either a child, a pet or a domesticated animal. Cptn Lamey

"I've always said I want a farmer, not a hunter. Hunters go for the kill and they move on. A farmer nurtures; he watches things grow". ‐ Eva Longoria

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“The greatest wealth is Health.” ~Unknown

“True healthcare reform starts in your kitchen “True healthcare reform starts in your kitchen, not in Gordon House” ~Leahcim Semaj

“The only way to keep your health is to eat what you don’t want, drink what you don’t like, and do what you’d rather not.” ~Mark Twain

“To insure good health: eat lightly, breathe deeply, live moderately, cultivate cheerfulness, and maintain an interest in life.” ~William Londen

“A man too busy to take care of his health is like a mechanic too busy to take care of his tools.” ~Spanish Proverb

“Those who think they have no time for exercise will sooner or later have to find time for illness.” ~Edward Stanley

“Health is a relationship between you and your body” ~Terri Guillemets

“Si k h b k b t “Sickness comes on horseback but departs on foot.” ~Dutch Proverb

There are no victims

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no victimsOnly Volunteers

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Your talents and skills are God’s gift to you


to youWhat you do with them is your gift to God

“I wish that I had spent more time at work?”


We Must Accept


Accept Responsibility for Ourselves

Is GoodYou Have Something To Learn

Despite the worldwide quest for Work‐Life Balance, very few acceptable definition of the concept


Work‐Life Balance does not mean an equal balance.Trying to schedule an equal number of hours for each of your various work and personal activities is usually unrewarding and unrealistic. Life is and should be more fluid than that


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Your best individual work‐life balance will vary over time, often on a daily basis. The right balance for you today will probably be different for you tomorrow.p y yThe right balance for you when you are single will be different when you marry, or if you have children; when you start a new career versus when you are nearing retirement


There is no perfect, one‐size fits all, balance you should be striving forstriving forThe best work‐life balance is different for each of us because we all have different priorities and different lives


At the core of an effective work‐life balance definition are 2 key

d t th t everyday concepts that are relevant to each of us They are dailyAchievement and Enjoyment


These two concepts takes us most of the way to defining a

iti W k Lif B l positive Work‐Life Balance


Answer the big question "Why?“Why do you want a better income?…a new house?…the kids through college?…to do a good job today?…to come to work at all?


have a good grasp on the

But let's explore the

meaning of Achievement

concept of Enjoyment a little more


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does not justmean "Ha‐Ha" happiness It means P id S ti f ti H iPride, Satisfaction, Happiness,Celebration, Love, A Sense of Well Being

…all the Joys of Living


The front and back of the coin of value in life You can't have one without the other,

Trying to live a one sided life is why so many Trying to live a one sided life is why so many "Successful" people are not happy, or not nearly as happy as they should be.

You cannot get the full value from life without BOTH Achievement and Enjoyment.


Achievement and Enjoyment every day in life helps you avoid the "As Soon As Trap" the As Soon As Trap , the life dulling habit of planning on getting around to the joys of life and accomplishment "as soon as…."


“I just want to achieve something today and I want to enjoy something today. if I d b h f h hi d if I do both of those things today, I'm going to have a pretty good day.

if I do both of those things every day, for the rest of my life… I'm going to have a pretty good life”


Life will deliver the value and balance we desire

when we are achieving and enjoying …when we are achieving and enjoying something every single day

…in all the important areas that make up our livesLife is to be enjoyed, not endured


WORKING DEFINITION

Meaningful daily

THE QUADRANTS

Self Familyg yAchievement and Enjoyment in each of my four life quadrants:

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Work Friends

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when was the last time you Achieved AND Enjoyed something at work? What about Achieved AND E j d i hEnjoyed withyour family; your friends?

how recently have you Achieved AND Enjoyed something just for you?


Do something just for yourselfWhen you get home, before you walk in the door, ,think about whether you want to focus on achieving or enjoying at home tonight

Then act accordingly when you do walk in the door


you can create your own best Work‐Life Balance by making sure you not only Achieve,but also reflect the joy of the job,and the joy of life, every day.

If nobody pats you on the back today, pat yourself on the back

And help others to do the same


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List the 10 most important relationships in

your work lifeyour personal life


The first thing to realize about these individuals is they have a major impact on your ▪effectiveness ▪achievement ▪and Happiness


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Improving these relationships can only lead to a greater flow of critical information critical information, happiness, success

and a greater sense of reward.


1. Define SuccessHow much is enough?without some kind of yardstick it’s difficult to know how well we are doing or where we really want to be One thing is for sure, money is not the same as success!


Working in an environment unable to manage things the way we would like is stressful Someone else is pulling all the strings

Over timereduce as many of these elements as possible


Your reaction to othersYour to‐do list (and the number of items on it)How your day is spentYour goalsHow much time you're willing to spend on a particular projectYour self‐esteem and self‐worth

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How you treat othersYour exercise and eating habitsThe communication of your needs to othersTelling people when you're stressed out and need time alone or help with projectsWhether or how much you smoke or drink alcoholHow old you act The way you raise your children

The age or stage of development your children are inThe way you were raisedWhether the stoplight turns red or greenHow fast other cars are drivingThe number of hours in a dayOther peopleThe timing of your teenager's mood swings or your toddler's

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The timing of your teenager s mood swings or your toddler s temper tantrumsYour ageWhen work or a project takes much longer than expectedWaiting for your doctor 30 minutes after your scheduled appointmentA death, illness, or accident in the familyThe calendar (helpful to remember when holidays are approaching)Being laid off from a jobMesses made right after you have cleaned the house

Take on ‘stretch’ tasks get you thinking outside your usual yframe of referenceThis is how you grow


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Try to learn 1 new technological thing each monthStart with your cell phone Start with your cell phone

It’s only a matter of time before many become useful


Clear‐out some of those existing preconceptions, activities, outdated knowledge, (and people)g , ( p p )

to create space for new thingsIf you do not let go and open your handsyou can’t get more and new experiences


If you don’t challenge your present behavioural traits,

llYou will not grow


As our careers evolve, so do the things that make us happy and more f lf ll dfulfilled Finding the tasks that improve our self‐esteem and confidence is a continual moving goal, needing to be tracked


Evaluate people you deal with by their results only not how long they spend at their desk g y por how quickly they get in contact


Anyone who thinks they have seen the tail‐end of this workplace revolution, needs to hold onto their hat The ride will get even more bumpy!


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Try to spend more time with

l h people who are positive, get things done and open to change


You cannot change the people around


you....But you can change the people you are around!

Identify who really cares about you


cares about youAllocate your time accordingly

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