This document provides 10 lessons for balancing professional and private life: 1) Enjoy your work by ensuring you are in a position where your skills are utilized and you find fulfillment. 2) Define a career strategy based on your mission and vision, and help your organization help you achieve your goals. 3) When given challenges, embrace them to feel a sense of accomplishment upon victory. Learn from mistakes. 4) Work smarter, not just harder, to avoid burnout and stay ahead of competition through better and faster results. 5) Lead by example to gain trust through walking alongside colleagues and practicing what you preach.

1. 10 Lessons Learned
Collection of experiences that help
balancing my professional and private life

2. Enjoy your work!
Either you like what you’re doing or you’re
probably in the wrong place.
Help the organization put you in the right
spot where your skills are needed and you
enjoy what you do.

3. Follow a career strategy
What is your mission and vision? Define a
career strategy based on it.
Don’t just do what you’re asked for... Help
the organization help you.

4. Embrace a challenge
When you’re given a challenge, embrace it
so that you may feel the exhilaration of
victory.
Don’t be afraid to fail in the little things,
but make sure you learn so that you win in
the big things.

5. Work smarter, not harder
Working too much not only will wear you
out but also hinder you from surpassing
competition.
The secret is to work smarter (better and
faster results).

6. Walk the Talk
The best way to gain trust and recognition
from your colleagues is to walk along the
path with them.
Lead by example.
Practice what you preach.

7. Be humble and diligent
Don’t be ashamed to use the words thank
you, please and sorry. Everybody (from the
cleaning staff up to the CEO) deserves
equal treatment.
Focus on serving others rather than
demanding to be served.

8. Be honest and truthful
Speak the truth.
Say No when you have to (and always try
to provide alternatives).
If you don’t know, just shut up!
Don’t talk cheap and go creating false
expectations!

9. Put a smile on your face
Smile and maintain a good attitude.
It’ll help keeping a friendlier and
cooperative work environment.

10. Communicate correctly
Privilege verbal communication over e-
mails. First speak, then record it in writing.
The minutes you save by sending an e-mail
can easily turn into hours, days or even
weeks of delays and unnecessary hassle due
to misunderstandings!

11. Spend some quality time
Occasionally take a break.
Give yourself some time to rest, to be
imaginative and productive.
At the end of the day, avoid taking work to
home.
Enjoy life with your friends and family.

12. Thank you!