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POSITIVE TALK... with Linda |
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Creating Balance
First you must believe that it is possible to achieve a healthy balance in your life and that you can successfully manage both work and home. Second identify the areas in your life that causes you the most stress. Third learn and use coping skills and techniques that will help you achieve a healthy balance.
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Creating
Balance First you
must believe that it is possible to achieve a healthy balance in your life and
that you can successfully manage both work and home. Second identify the areas
in your life that causes you the most stress. Third learn and use coping skills
and techniques that will help you achieve a healthy balance. Increasingly, the
skills that contribute to your success on the job are the same skills you need
to manage your home life and to achieve balance. These skills are: 1. Planning
- set goals and priorities and establish a plan of action. Plan for the unexpected. 2. Organizing - save time and energy by making to-do lists and combining activities
and errands. Establish daily and weekly routines. 3. Setting Limits - know you
limitations and learn to say No. When you set limits you are better able to follow
through on your commitments. 4. Delegating - share the load, assign responsibilities,
practice letting go. 5. Building Support Systems - reach out to others, build
relationships, ask for help. Remember life is a balancing act. The key to creating
balance is to apply these skills when you need them and to use them effectively.
The best way to do this is by practicing. Practice these skills daily and you
will start to feel "in control." Feeling in control increases your ability to
cope and feel better about yourself. The end result is that you will be more productive
and achieve balance in both your personal and professional life. [Positive Talk]
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