Comments on: How do you balance work and life? http://www.workforceinstitute.org/blog/how-do-you-balance-work-and-life/ The Workforce Institute Helps Empower Organizations to Address Human Capital Management Issues Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:38:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: David Creelman http://www.workforceinstitute.org/blog/how-do-you-balance-work-and-life/comment-page-1/#comment-668 David Creelman Thu, 07 Jan 2010 15:13:03 +0000 http://www.workforceinstitute.org/?p=1539#comment-668 In some ways balance is easy for me becuase I work for myself, but like Steve I think we must take charge of our priorities and not be afraid to stick with them. I still find it amazing when someone says "...and I need it for next Tuesday" and and I say "...that's going to be hard, can we say Friday?" What happens? Usually they say "Sure." No anger, no tough negotiations, it's simply ok. That's it, push back just a little and you can keep your life sane. In some ways balance is easy for me becuase I work for myself, but like Steve I think we must take charge of our priorities and not be afraid to stick with them.

I still find it amazing when someone says “…and I need it for next Tuesday” and and I say “…that’s going to be hard, can we say Friday?”

What happens? Usually they say “Sure.”

No anger, no tough negotiations, it’s simply ok.

That’s it, push back just a little and you can keep your life sane.

]]> By: Steve Hunt http://www.workforceinstitute.org/blog/how-do-you-balance-work-and-life/comment-page-1/#comment-667 Steve Hunt Thu, 07 Jan 2010 05:31:41 +0000 http://www.workforceinstitute.org/?p=1539#comment-667 Interesting post Joyce. I read it while responding to e-mails after midnight in a hotel room 2500 miles away from my wife and kids. So I'm definitely aware of the whole work-life balance challenge! I have found that I "force" worklife balance by making priorities to my children the same way I do toward work. People at work are always scheduling my time in meetings, but my children don't think that way - thankfully! So instead i make a point to schedule meetigs with them, whether they want to meet with me or not! I also make commitments to things like coaching or school volunteering that go beyond just my child. This creates a concrete reason to say "no" to doing yet another business trip away from home - there are real implications if I don't show up, and not just for my family but for other people as well who are counting on me to keep my commitment. I've certainly not figured out the perfect worklife balance, and don't think I ever will. Its more a matter of constantly shifting priorities to maintain some sense of balance. Its like skiing, if you stop moving and sit back cause you think you got if figured out then you will soon totally lose your balance and crash. . Interesting post Joyce. I read it while responding to e-mails after midnight in a hotel room 2500 miles away from my wife and kids. So I’m definitely aware of the whole work-life balance challenge!

I have found that I “force” worklife balance by making priorities to my children the same way I do toward work. People at work are always scheduling my time in meetings, but my children don’t think that way – thankfully! So instead i make a point to schedule meetigs with them, whether they want to meet with me or not! I also make commitments to things like coaching or school volunteering that go beyond just my child. This creates a concrete reason to say “no” to doing yet another business trip away from home – there are real implications if I don’t show up, and not just for my family but for other people as well who are counting on me to keep my commitment.

I’ve certainly not figured out the perfect worklife balance, and don’t think I ever will. Its more a matter of constantly shifting priorities to maintain some sense of balance. Its like skiing, if you stop moving and sit back cause you think you got if figured out then you will soon totally lose your balance and crash. .

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