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(800) 327-5071 | www.wseap.comFive Bucket PrincipleDoes Work-Life Balance Really Exist?
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Choices, choices, choices!• Empowerment• Daily/week/monthly time review • Priorities over the lifecycle• Resources• Choices• Small adjustments
Continue learning...• What and why???• Write your Retirement Speech• Examine other people’s priorities• Role-model your priorities• Exercise your brain to stay young
Avoid Procrastination• Believe in yourself and your abilities• Decide whether a task is necessary
or worth doing• Chunk large tasks down into small
bits• Very few tasks need to be done
perfectly, is this one of them?• Schedule work and breaks
Happiness & Humor• Embrace mindful living• Enjoy life• Appreciation• Embrace change and
fear• Look for the humor in
difficult moments• Laugh, laugh, laugh
• Remember you are “at work” more than anywhere else in life
• Reframe your attitude• Make a list of everything you like about work• Make a “D.I.G.” file• Continue growing and learning• Manage interruptions and time wasters• Work harder than you ever thought you could
• Personal/family values• Goal setting• Start now• Good spending habits
Friends• Someone who is happy for you during
the good times, but will coach you through the bad times
• Be selective
FamilyQuality Time vs. Quantity Time• When to listen and when not to listen• Set boundaries• It is ok to say “no” to family
Spirituality Inner Peace• Nature• Meditation• Gratitude• Faith-based
Taking Care of You• Nutrition• Sleep• Exercise • Stress Management• Preventive Screenings• Health Journal
Invest in Yourself• Priorities• The “oxygen mask” theory • Your “D.H.A.” – Dreams Hopes
Aspirations• Get excited• Go into your “discomfort” zone• Motivation, willpower and
determination
Community Connection• Outreach• Volunteer• Giving and caring • Family involvement
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Family & Friends
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Work & Career
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Community/ Connections
4Financial
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Personal Growth &
Development
• Nickel and dime spending• Debt management• Retirement planning• Be prepared for the unexpected
Will Power is...A complex mind-body response
Compromised by:• Stress• Sleep deprivation• Poor nutrition Strengthened by• Self-talk• Meditation• Physical exercise
“NOBODY can bring you peace
b u t y o u r s e l f . ” - Ralph Waldo Emerson
- Erica JongA t e r r i b l e t h i n g : no one to blame.” “Take your life in your own hands and what happens?