Juggling daily is the way of life for a career oriented woman balancing family life. Achieving business results, raising children, being a care giver for elders, managing kids activities, managing home affairs all require meticulous planning, execution and world class juggling. By mapping out priorities, core values and managing energy and time we can simplify the complex maze of life. This doesn't happen overnight but requires lot of practice and patience on a daily basis. Examples are presented to show how others have been successful in work and personal lives.

1. How to become a
world class juggler
Srividhya Viswanathan, MS ECE, ACB, CL
Product Development Engineer, Intel Corporation
Wife, Mom, Daughter, Engineer, Volunteer, Chef, Maid, Teacher, Nurse, Photographer, Counselor,
Event planner, Financial advisor, Nutritionist, Friend

2. Juggling in real life
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3. Core Values
 Identify them…What do you stand for?
 Responsibility, Integrity, Cooperation, Dedication
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4. Priorities
Things that matter the most should never be
at the mercy of things that matter the least.
- Goethe
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5. Goals
 Yearly, Monthly, Weekly goals
 Daily goals
 Write them down!
 Don’t trust your memory
 Have multiple reminders – in your calendar, home and
work desks, refrigerator
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6. Daily prioritization for peak productivity
Write down the six most important things you
would do tomorrow
- Ivy Lee
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7. Assign date & time for items on list
You must make a commitment and then put
it in a specific time slot on your calendar
- Harold Taylor
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8. Decision making on priorities
Is it important?
Is there a
Deadline?
Does this help
reach my goal?
Is it an order
from higher
authority?
Can someone
else do this?
Does it matter
if I skip it?
Take action!
Source: Time tactics of very successful people, B.Eugene Griessman, Ph.D.
McGraw Hill Education, 1994
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9. Manage Your Energy…
 Know your peak energy times
 What time do you have the highest amount of creativity?
 Create your special rituals that work for you and keep your
energy level high
 Exercise
Source: Manage Your Energy, Not Your Time, Tony Schwartz, Harvard Business Review,
Oct. 2007
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10. Meditate…
Secret lies in breath…
- Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
Image courtesy: Vedicconnect.wordpress.com
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Meditation is the only way
To successfully replenish
Our heart-resources.
- Sri ChinmoyDon’t regret the past.
Don’t worry about the future.
Live in the present.
- Bhagavad Gita

11. Get help when needed
 Learn to let other people help you.
 Take turns at home. Share responsibilities with your spouse.
 Involve your family with your work.
 Show them what you do.
 Generate ideas
 Have a network of friends with whom you can share
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Aim for excellence and not perfection

12. Give back to rejuvenate yourself…
 “Life dedicated to one’s and other’s welfare is the most desirable for human
beings” – Adi Shankara
 Have a hobby….
 Teach it to your community or kids
 Volunteer and make friends
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13. Final thoughts…
“The happiest and most contented people are those who each day do
their acts…all of them….as best as they can”
- Earl Nightingale
“We are truly unlimited, if we only dare to try and have faith”
– Sri Chinmoy
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14. Acknowledgments
 Time tactics of Very Successful people, B. Eugene Griessman, PhD. McGrawHill Education, 1994
 Manage Your Energy, Not Your Time, Tony Schwartz. Harvard Business Review, Oct. 2007
 Sri Chinmoy’s Heart-Garden. A Book of Aphorisms for Joy and Inspiration, Compiled by Sahayak Plowman
 Bhagavad Gita, Lord Krishna, 5000 years ago
 Prasnottara Ratna Malika, Adi Shankara Bhagavatpada, 8th Century CE
 Mega Living, Robin Sharma. Jaico Publishing House, 1997.
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15. Backup
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16. Increase your efficiency (η) 
 Keep your work/home area neat and organized
 Helps you focus and save time
 Use your down time and in between time!
 Listen to audio books.
 Block out your calendar
 Make a game of doing regular mundane things and time
yourself!
 Wake up early!
Source: Time tactics of very successful people, B.Eugene Griessman, Ph.D.
McGraw Hill Education, 1994
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17. Some techniques…
 Be flexible
 Group items to do together
Map your itinerary and combine activities
Aim for excellence and not perfection
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