http://www.XtraordinaryWomen.co.za Xtraordinary Women: Coastal Network TOPIC: How to Tap Into Your Purpose to stay focused in 2014 Many of us experienced burnout at the end of 2013 and struggled to say focused until the end of the year. Want to avoid this happening again? Being passionate about your business makes you feel energized and you can do anything. This normally lasts for a couple of months and then we get tired and unfocused. Unfocused passion eventually fizzles out and leaves you feeling as though you have wasted something precious. Carol Gerber, one of Cape Town’s best business coaches, will share tools, tips and tricks to help you tap into your purpse to stay focused, the ENTIRE year. About our Guest Speaker: Carol Gerber’s journey is a true example of following your instincts. Her entire working career has been one of constant change and up-skilling. All of her varied experience and knowledge she now harnesses to work as a Change Facilitator, Strategist and the writing of inspirational and purpose driven articles. Carol’s personal goal is to be a catalyst for constructive and lasting change, bringing purpose and contentment to the lives of women.

3. Lack of realistic planning
} Not allowing for any time out
} Ignoring health
} Multi-tasking
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How to improve Focus
◦ De-clutter your working environment
◦ Take care of nutrition
◦ Be aware of what distracts you
◦ Plan your day – prioritise
◦ Create systems eg is checking your email dealing
with your priorities or someone else’s?
◦ DO NOT MULTI-TASK!

5. F – Follow
} O – One
} C – Course
} U – Until
} S - Successful
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6. Live with purpose
} Follow your purpose
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Live on purpose

7. Why do you believe you need a work/life
balance?
} Who is telling you that you need it or don’t
have it?
} What is your definition of work/life balance?
} What does it look like to you?
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8. Maintain Equilibrium
} Living in Harmony
} Living an Integrated Life
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9. Why?
} Values = framework for decision making
} Being conscious of Value structure
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◦ Better decision making
◦ Life aligned with values

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Goals without a plan are simply dreams
S – Specific: so that you know exactly what you are trying to
achieve
M- Measurable: so that you will know when you have
achieved it
A-Action orientated: it needs to be something you can
actually do
R-Realistic: so that it is achievable
T-Time line: there has to be a deadline
E – Exciting: you must really want to do it
R – Rework: if it isn’t working, change it

14. Own your goal
} Write it down
} Create a framework
} Plan small steps
} Allocate dates/times
} Reflect
} Assess
} Rewrite
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15. No action plan is written in stone
} If it doesn’t serve you, get rid of it
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