What does work-life Balance look like for you as a consultant? This webinar, led by Cyndy McDonald, UCLA instructor and female entrepreneur, features insights gathered from a survey of private college counselors conducted in July-August 2019 about creating and maintaining a work-life balance. The results of the survey are discussed, the conclusions drawn from the results, and tips and tools for finding your own work-life balance, regardless of the type of consultant you are.

1. FindingWork- Life Balance:
Fact or Fiction?
Presented by Cyndy McDonald

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Presenter: Educator & Entrepreneur
Cyndy McDonald
• UCLA instructor for College Counseling Certificate Program
• Behavioral Science Degree and Masters in Education (School Counseling)
• Over 30 years experience as a consultant
• Over 20 years experience as a trainer
• Over 10 years experience working with students/administrators in schools
• Founder of 2 businesses and 1 non-profit group

3. Poll: What motivated you to be your own boss?
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4. Reaping the Benefit
Are you reaping the benefits you
sought when becoming self-
employed?
• A UK study found “56% [of entrepreneurs] chose to work for
themselves to enjoy a better work-life balance.”
• A Harvard Business School study showed “94% of service
professionals put in 50+ hours a week.”
• A study of 1000 freelance or self-employed workers
found “they typically find themselves "on duty" for 13 hours a
day, looking at their first work email at 8.01 am and their last
at 8.55pm.”

5. Frustrations
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Your Comments
Time spent at
computer
Feeling of
inadequacy
balancing
family/work
needs
Disconnection/
isolation
TIME
Sharing
responsibilities
Working 2
jobs
Unprepared/
Last minute
Teens

7. 2019Work-Life Survey

8. 2019 Work Life Survey - Participants
Average Case Loads
• Small (less than 10) 21%
• Medium (11-24) 42%
• Large (25-49) 23%
• Extra Large (50-99) 7%
• Corporate (100+) 7%
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Number of Responses: 368
From:
• Facebook groups
• Professional Organization list-serves
• Links to survey
Had over 100 responses in 24 hours

9. Survey Demographics
Experience
• 5-10+ years 74%
• 0-4 years 26%
Team Size
• Small (1-2) 80%
• Medium (3-9) 15%
• Large (10+) 5%
Work Location
• My home 33%
• My office 35%
• Client Home 14%
• Public spaces 9%
• Other 9%

10. IEC Work Load
During Application Season
• Over 8 hour days (9-14+ hrs) 65%
• Average Work Day (6-8 hrs.) 26%
• Short Work Days (less than 6 hrs.) 7%
During non Application Season
• Over 8 hour days (9-14+ hrs) 15%
• Average Work Day (6-8 hrs.) 39%
• Short Work Days (less than 6 hrs.) 46%

11. Managing Work-Life
Dedicated Time for Lunch
• Almost Never or Never 70%
• Sometimes 17%
• Usually- Always 13%
Specific Start/Stop Time Each Day
• Not at all 58%
• Sometimes 32%
• Yes 10%

12. Managing PersonalTime
A week of vacation?
• In the past year 82%
• In the past 12-24 months 10%
• What’s a vacation: 8%
Work during vacation (more than 1 hours)
• Always or almost Always 27%
• Sometimes 23%
• Never or hardly never 50%

13. Self- Care
Exercise Daily
• Always or almost Always 44%
• Sometimes 24%
• Never or hardly never 32%
Personal Activities
• 6-7 days/week 18%
• 3-5 days/week 38%
• 1-2 or Sometimes 44%

14. The Look of Balance for Entrepreneurs

15. Prioritization
Prioritization of Personal/Work Life?
• Well-Extremely Well 40%
• Somewhat well 39%
• Not well-Not at all 21%

16. Satisfaction with Stages of Life?
Stage of Business?
• Very Satisfied-Extremely Satisfied 59%
• Satisfied 24%
• Little- No satisfaction 17%
Stage of Life?
• Very Satisfied-Extremely Satisfied 63%
• Satisfied 25%
• Little- No satisfaction 12%

17. Outcomes
1. Our workload is cyclical
• Have an “on” season with long hours
• Have a shorter season with “off” hours
2. We are not good at daily self-regulating
• Few have a dedicated time for lunch or start/stop time.
3. We are good at taking vacation time but not stopping work
• Majority have taken at least a 5 day vacation in the past year
• Majority don’t know how to stop working even when on vacation.
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18. Outcomes
1. Recognize need to exercise
• We know it is important
• We don’t always get it in as we should
2. Strong commitment to personal activities
• Over half of the respondents spend regular time in pursuing areas of
personal interest
3. Common Satisfaction with personal/work life balance
• Majority feel they prioritize personal and work life balance well
• Only a small percentage feel they struggle with prioritization of their
personal/work life
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19. Stages of Life
Majority of respondents
indicated they were
satisfied with their stage
of business and their
stage of life.
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20. Tips for Success
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Your Comments
Creating
productive
work space
Managing
communications
Manage work
load
Setting
priorities
Self
Care
Limit student
load
Have systems
in place

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Peer Interviews
Rebecca Grappo
Kristina Dooley
Larry Blumenstyk

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CreatingWork-Life Balance
• Family
• Personal activities
• Building your business
Set priorities
• Communicate boundaries up front and in multiple
places
• Lead by example
• Remind family/clients of your boundaries
Create boundaries around your priorities

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CreatingWork-Life Balance
• Use a Scheduler: Calendly, YouCanBookMe,
AppointmentCore, MindBody, or in other
software you use.
• Introduce clients/friends/family to your
scheduling system.
Manage time/commitments
• Invest in yourself: outsource work as much as
possible.
• Streamline office protocols or processes. What
can be done other than face-face?
• Enlist support: family, friends, clients.
Create systems for support

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CreatingWork-Life Balance
• Set a start and stop time to your day.
• Schedule exercise/personal time and keep it!
• Include time for recharging/energizing.
Treat Yourself as a VIP
• Schedule vacation time in advance.
• REALLY disconnect from work while on
vacation. (Vacation responders are great!)
• Use an “Out of Office” calendar option
(available on Gmail and others) to
automatically turn down meetings during your
vacation.
Take time off on a regular basis

26. Find your rhythm
“To be successful in both arenas doesn’t mean you have equal hours at
home and in the office, it means you have found a rhythm that fulfills
both sides.”
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27. Full Interviews
To see full interviews, visit my youtube channel
• Kristina Dooley
• Larry Blumenstyk
• Rebecca Grappo

28. THANKYOU
Cyndy McDonald
cyndysmcdonald@gmail.com
www.mymcdonaldcc.com
Join Work/Life Balance 30 day challenge! Email Cyndy to get link for facebook group.