Tag Archives: life balance
Life Leadership Lessons – In the Death of a Dog
Every once in awhile, there comes a story that reminds me that I must learn new skills despite loss and also discover better responses to the vagaries of a world that often seems upside down. Max came to my brother and his family five years ago from the Yankee Golden Retriever Rescue League. Max was [...]
Refresh And Renew By Saying “Enough”
Feeling overwhelmed by all your obligations but self and other imposed? SO stop! It’s time to plug into something that YOU choose-something that can renew your batteries and refresh your interest in work AND life. Unlike the bobble-headed figures that nod “yes” at every touch, you DO get to declare “time out” and place yourself [...]
Is Life Balance Possible?
Study the best seller lists of the past few years and you’ll notice titles that range from Peter Lynch’s “Beating the Street” to Thomas Moore’s “Care of the Soul: How to Find Depth and Sacredness in Everyday Life.” This juxtaposition captures the dilemma facing all of us in the business world. How does one swim [...]
Balancing Act: Is Work-Personal Life Balance Achievable?
Alyssa Gregory has written a compelling article for Sitepoint that introduces the concept of “Work-Personal Life Compromise”. This “balances” nicely with my belief that there will always be competing and unequal demands upon our time… much like the tug of the tiller or the push of the wind. Depending upon the course we have chosen [...]
Balancing Work and Life: Goodbye Crackberry?
Colleen DeBaise has a four page article on All Business about our obsession with technology and what can happen when we try to break our addiction. Filled with interesting stories from people with technology addictions DeBaise offers tips and advice for quitting gradually instead of cold turkey. Read the full article at http://www.allbusiness.com/society-social/work-leisure-lifestyle-work/4974378-1.html
Is Your Life in Balance? A Quintessential Careers Quiz
Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D has developed an on-line life balance quiz featured at Quintessential Careers. The quiz is a series of 15 true or false questions that are self scored using a scoring guide provided to those who register to receive it via e-mail. You can take the quiz yourself at http://www.quintcareers.com/work-life_balance_quiz.html.
22 Affordable Ways to De-Stress from Admin*Secret
Stress and its unwelcome effect on our lives is a topic I often cover in this blog and in my articles. Admin*Secret has a tip article covering 22 affordable ways to de-stress in a slideshow format that covers topics such as doing an activity you enjoyed as a child, volunteering your time, going on a [...]
10 Keys To Work/Life Balance
Dustin Wax has written an excellent article about work/life balance at Stepcase Lifehack. Dustin covers the fact that the work week of the average American has extended to 55 hours a week and with our constant attention to our “Crackberries” and other PDA devices that work week actually never ends! To read the full article [...]
Nine To Thrive Blog Celebrates First Birthday
Michelle Goodman is the author of Nine to Thrive Blog and she covers issues near and dear to my heart such as work/life balance, quality of life issues, telecommuting and dealing with layoffs. The blog is celebrating it’s first year by offering a retrospective of what has been discussed during the year. You can read [...]