Work life-balance

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“Work/Life Balance for the Busy”


• Define stress for you specifically and develop some action steps to overcome stress on a daily basis.

• Understand what balance is and learn how to make your day to day lives more balanced.

• Define your priorities and understand how they plan into your purpose and daily activity management.


Open Mind

What is an open mind?


Open Mind


Burning the candle..

MY STORY


Defining Stress

What is “stress?”


Defining Stress

What is Stress?• Stress is the

interaction of a thinking person and a specific event.


Understanding the Cause

What may be interpreted as

stressful is different for each person.

Example: roller coaster


How many of you strive for success in your lives?


Goals

“Success is the continuous achievement of your own

predetermined goals, stabilized by balance and purified by

belief.”


Formula for Success*



THERE IS A DIRECT LINK BETWEEN THE WAY WE THINK AND THE WAY WE BEHAVE!!

Ex: Elephants, fleas and frogs



How do we interpret the events that happen in our lives?

We interpret events based on our

ATTITUDES and PAST EXPERIENCES!



Our subconscious and conscious brain



95 % of our brain activity is regulated by the subconscious mind.

5% is regulated by the conscious mind.



• Affirmations with belief

• Re-wiring your subconscious mind

• Must be specific – like talking to a 5 year old



• Define what you want

• VAK to the future so the subconscious understands EXACTLY what you want.


What can we do and pay attention to daily to make things easier?


Sleep• 82 Million Americans are troubled sleepers• Only 32% of all adults and teenagers get the

recommended eight hours of sleep• 40% of us suffer some form of sleep loss• 70,000 highway accidents and 1,550 deaths each year

are due to sleep deprivation• Huge demand for drugs to assist sleep –or to stay

awake• 65% of office workers have trouble concentrating

after a sleepless night• $45 billion annually in losses traceable to poor sleep


What sleep does…

• Recharges the brain.• Rebuild nerve circuits that influence learning and

memory.• Affects movement and coordination.• Affects the immune system.• Affects physical regulators that help us avoid.

medical conditions, obesity and diabetes.


What sleep does…

Sleep Education Center:

http://www.nikken.com/sleepcenter/sleep-patterns.cfm


Nutrition

• During the past 20 years, obesity among adults has risen significantly in the US.

• The latest data from the National Center for Health Statistics show that 30% of US adults aged 20 and older are obese.

• The percentage of young people who are overweight has more than tripled since 1980.

• Among children and teens aged 6-19 years, 16% are considered overweight (source: American Obesity Association).


Nutrition

30% to 40% of all cancers are directly linked to the food choices we make, our activity level and how well we watch our overall health (source: World Cancer Research Fund).


What is balance?


Balance

6 Pillars of Health and Balance**1. Body2. Mind3. Family4. Society5. Finances6. Spirit


Balance


Balance

Take a moment and define one thing in each area you would like to accomplish?


Priorities

Answer the following questions:

1. What is important to me?

2. What are my basic underlying values?

3. What behaviors do I exhibit on a daily basis that show I am living according to these values? (words matching actions)

4. What are my strengths?


Priorities

Based on your answers, list your top three priorities on the back of your wheel.

IF YOU DO NOT KNOW WHAT YOUR PRIORITIES ARE, EVERYTHING

BECOMES A PRIORITY!!!


Keeping Centered

• Know when your body is talking to you and listen. (know the signs)

• Know yourself – what makes you feel good.• Define what you want (REALLY!)• Show up when that inner voice guides you.• Love and respect yourself – know you are worth

feeling good.• Learn to say NO and what it costs you if you say

YES• Make a “stop doing” list instead of a “to-do” list.


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