Work Life Balance
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The document provides 17 steps to achieve work-life balance, beginning with examining work hours and company policies, getting help at work, limiting after-hours contact, and using systems to record work thoughts outside of work hours. It recommends flipping a mental switch to disengage from work, rein in distracting thoughts, embracing a non-work identity, treating time as a valuable resource, scheduling playtime, taking full vacations, unplugging from technology, getting exercise, restructuring obligations, limiting draining relationships and activities, fully disengaging from work when home, limiting volunteer hours, and replenishing one's energy. The key message is to invest time wisely and treat it as a valuable commodity.
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Work Life Balance
- 3. Work was work - your own time was play time
- 4. Some of us played a little too hard
- 9. LIFE And somehow work took over our lives
- 10. “WORKAHOLIC” NOT A GOOD THING Like other – aholics, workaholics need an intervention or a 12 step program
- 11. TIME TO TAKE BACK YOUR LIFE!
- 12. Captain Time’s Steps to Work/Life Balance
- 13. Step 1: Look At Your Work Hours Do you risk losing your job if you work only the required hours? Are you required to work overtime or do you just do it? Is your overtime paid or unpaid? Review your company’s work and overtime policies
- 14. Step 2: Get Help At Work Remember if your organization is doing more work with less staff this is not your problem Professional Development: time management training can help you get 3X done Virtual assistance takes away cumbersome detail work
- 15. Step 3: Reduce After-Hour Work Contact Don’t give them your cell phone number if possible Let work calls go to voice mail – reply by email if needed
- 16. Step 4: Flip Your Mental Switch Have a saying as you leave: “Work Off!”
- 17. Step 5: Get Work Stuff Out Of Your Head • Use “Brain Buckets” - A place to capture work ideas that occur during time off • Microsoft OneNote – smartphone, desktop, laptop or tablet
- 18. Step 6: Stop Your Monkey Mind • “Work talk jar” - $1 if you talk about work during play time • Enlist your family’s help to catch you WORK
- 19. Step 7: Check Your Identity • When people ask who you are, do you introduce yourself by where you work? • Is that the “real” you? • Who will you be when you retire?
- 20. Work Is Only Your “Secret “ Identity • Choose another when you leave Artist Superhero Karaoke Queen Lover Adventurer Rock Star Collector Dance Diva
- 21. Step 8: Treat Time As Valuable Coin How will you invest it? Make sure YOU are the one choosing how to spend it Dump time wasting activities AND people
- 22. Step 9: Learn to Play Again
- 23. You Used To Be An Expert On Play
- 24. Then Came School… Play restricted to recess and lunch hour
- 25. Then Your Career And usually working through recess and lunch hour
- 26. Play Time Tips • Schedule play time first 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 4 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 M T W T F S S 30 1 2 3 4 5 6 NOVEMBER Date Nights Adventure Days Hobby Afternoons Friend Meetups Artist’s Dates
- 27. Step 10: Take Vacations! Getting away helps flip that mental switch Important to get away to feel fully disconnected from work When we do, we often just do things that need to be done at home Many of us don’t take our full vacations
- 28. Step 11: Unplug Manmade stuff is just “1st World Problems” Nature is real Turn notifications off on smart phones Low tech days
- 29. Step 12: Get Moving • Exercise is revitalizing and releases positive endorphins • Helps you choose more fulfilling activities than just watching TV
- 30. Step 13: Restructure Your Life • Grocery delivery • Cleaning services • Personal concierge services • If on a budget • Exchange services • Cook meals in batches and freeze (perhaps with friends) • Set up car pools to get kids to extra curricular activities
- 31. Step 14: Stake the Energy Vampires! • Dump people, activities and things that suck the life out of you …yes, even family
- 32. Step 15: If You Work From Home…Leave! Have set work times Turn business phone off after hours Don’t check business email after hours Close the office door Go out for coffee or relaxation
- 33. Step 16: Watch Your Volunteer Hours Volunteering is great, but set a schedule and limit so it doesn’t take over
- 34. Step 17: Replenish Your Reservoir You can’t keep drawing from the well – you need to replenish daily
- 35. What is the Meaning of Life? Do your time investments reflect this? What is most important to you?
- 36. Nobody on their death bed… …wished they spent more time in the office
- 37. Work/ Life Balance Summary 1. Stop working extra hours 2. Get help at work 3. No after work contacts 4. System for recording work thoughts after hours 5. Flip your mental work switch to off 6. Rein in your monkey mind 7. Embrace identity beyond work 8. Treat time as valuable coin 9. Schedule play time first 10. Take vacations 11. Unplug 12. Get physical 13. Restructure your life 14. Stake the energy vampires 15. Play outside the home office 16. Schedule/limit volunteer hours 17. Replenish your energy and spirit
- 38. Key Point To Remember Spend it like money – invest wisely Treat time as valuable
- 39. • I offer Time Management coaching and consulting and I work with both individuals and groups • Contact me for a FREE 20 minute consultation on how I can help CAPTAINTIME.COM MORE HELP?
Editor's Notes
- I’ve been working on time management mastery for over 30 years But the goal isn’t to “get more done” it is to achieve Work/Life balance
- Perhaps you were in school or university Low pay, crappy hours
- But when you were done work, you were done Your free time was your own
- Better jobs More responsibility
- Workplaces started cutting back on people
- You were expected to do more with a lot less people
- We became “workaholics”
- My 17 step program to stop being a workaholic and get your life back
- Do you REALLY have to work all these hours Are you really at risk or is it just fear
- You aren’t 7-11, you aren’t open for business 24/7
- Make a physical movement Actually say the saying, even if under your breath Don’t discount the power of this
- My wife and I have a rule – no “work” talk on date night or adventure days If you talking, thinking and OBSESSING about work – it’s like you haven’t left it
- Many people identify themselves by their work It is common that top busy executives die early after retirement because work is what kept them going – others tick off their spouses by trying rearrange household routines that have run great for 40 years because they don’t know what to do
- I have a microphone and I’m not afraid to use it
- Think of the hours of the day like 24 golden coins – how will you spend them 8 on sleeping 2 on getting ready for work and commuting 8 hours of work Eating 2 hours 4 hours of off time – invest them wisely 1 hour a day is enough to master a new skill – play a musical instrument or write a novel On weekends, add 8-10 hours back into mix – you have more to invest
- As a child, you were a great explorer Play was natural
- They institutionalized you – forced you into those concrete walls Could play only at recess and lunch hour They gave you homework – WORK AT HOME – so much for work/life balance They totally screwed up your ability to play
- And often working after hours for now pay
- No “if I get some time, I will do that fun thing” Date nights – if you are in a romantic relationship and you don’t have date nights, you’re in trouble Adventure Days – explore the world around you – nature, new towns, new places, new activities. Hobby Afternoons – sewing, knitting, whittling, painting Friend Meetups – think of friends you’ve lost contact over the years. My brother is still in contact and still sees several people from high school. He is excellent at maintaining friends. Yes, friends need maintenance – care and feeding. Set aside time each month to meet a friend or two Artist’s Dates – time out that gets you inspired. Visit art stores, galleries, book store
- Getting away takes a few days to help you totally disconnect and get into your “play” identity Getting away helps more firmly flip that mental switch so you can relax