Mastering the Teeter-Totter of Work-Life Balance
Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009 download Beyond the Law aka Fixing The Shadow dvd
Who doesn’t want to find a more effective way of handling the ups and downs and overwhelms endemic in a busy work life? Add to that the domestic responsibilities you oversee for household management, childcare, social planning and it’s no wonder that you want to take off for a Carribbean cruise on the next ship leaving.
Chicken Run release For over fifteen years, I’ve both coached and spoken frequently on the topic of balance. Recently I gained another perspective on it that came from a day in the park while babysitting a niece who was on the teeter-totter (see-saw to some), that had me drift into thinking about ”balance.” Here are a few of the thoughts that came to me that should help you to become more proficient with it:
1. What does a teeter-totter do? It goes up and down. Notice how it’s easy to come down, but requires some push to go up. It’s often this push that people resist. “Why can’t it be as easy as coming down?” you might say. Accept that balance has both a work component along with the effortlessness, rather than expecting effortlessness most of the time. This can offer you some freedom in how you view your energy output, especially when you’re met with challenges that require you to stop and contribute unexpected bursts of energy.











