Transcript Mastering the Art of Work/ Life Balance

MASTERING THE ART OF WORK/
LIFE BALANCE
Workin’ Work While Livin’ Life
Presented by:
Lisa Nicole Smith
NIGEL MARSH
TEDXSYDNEY 2010
WHY?
Today’s Goals:
Starting
the Conversation
Changing Your Mind
Offering Solutions
HOW IS THAT GONNA HAPPEN?
Review some data
Definitions
Sharing of my personal story
Tips to think about
Tools for the taking
DATA
 According
to the Bureau of Labor
Statistics’ annual American Time Use
Survey, in 2014 the average full-time
American employee worked 8.57 hours on
a given weekday, compared to the 8.46
hours worked in 2003.
• US News & World Report (June 2015)
 Forty-one
percent of Americans don’t take
their paid time off.
• Fortune (Kane, 2015)
IN HIGHER EDUCATION
Especially as institutional professionals, we:
Arrive first
Leave last
Talk ALL day
Talk ALL night
Need to know every answer to every
question that MAY be asked
We are always responsible for
EVERYBODY
STRESS
on
YOUR
Body
G.Frerichs.typepad.com
DEFINING YOU
Introductions
Introductions
again
DEFINING YOU
IdentityThe condition of being
oneself or itself and
not another.
-Webster’s Dictionary
TIPS TO THINK ABOUT
Create Boundaries
 “One last e-mail = your personal time”
Remove
 Do not check after a certain time/days
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Stop the Rush
 Stop “packing” so tightly
 Leave early/avoid traffic on purpose
TIPS TO THINK ABOUT

Deliberately plan FUN/RELAXING activities
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Deliberately plan AND USE your vacation

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Don’t have to be big, expensive, extravagant
Throw in a sick day or two (cough, cough)
Deliberately UNPLUG for some part of your
day

Does not have to be long but this needs to be consistent
RESIST THE URGE TO BE PERFECT
TOOLS FOR YOUR
TOOLBOX
 Be
brand loyal (for a reason)
 Take
the long way
 Make
 Do
the trip count
it for YOU
VACATIONS ON THE CHEAP
 Do
your research & stick to your budget:
Search “Free things to do” on the internet

Check the local paper’s “Weekender” section
Drive/fly/train ride on the cheap

Spirit Airlines can be your friend
*Check it out!*

10 Ways to Take a Vacation for Less than $300LearnVest
http://www.thepennyhoarder.com/road-trip-travel-tips/
PROPAGANDA
BE
PRESENT
YOUR COMMENTS AND
QUESTIONS ARE WELCOME
Thank you!!!!
Lisa Nicole Smith
[email protected]