This webinar was selected to be part of the Beyond the Books - People's Choice online series. Presenter: Veronica Merry is a USQ alumna, blogger and founder of the advice website MerryCoach. Why Veronica? Veronica recently graduated from a Master of Business Administration, which she studied at USQ while also balancing an already busy life comprised of family and work commitments. This first-hand experience juggling study with work and life matched with Veronica’s skills as a business consultant and coach specializing in leadership and performance development means she is the perfect person to help you achieve success in study and your life in general. For the latest webinars in the Beyond the Books Online Series, visit https://www.usq.edu.au/webinars.

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How to make more time
when you don’t have any
Achieving your goals in
study, work and life
Veronica Merry, MerryCoach

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Work-life-study balance
Work-life-study integration

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Work-life-study
integration
Blending work, life and study
in an effective way
to achieve fulfilment in all areas.

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Family/Parenting Health Work Down time Study
Balance?

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Integration

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Create your plan
Get a calendar
Write down
domains
Mark important
information
Don’t forget
down time

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Stop & review
Are your goals SMART?
Specific: Can you describe the specific details?
Measurable: Is the goal measurable? What does
success look like for this goal?
Achievable: Is your goal realistic?
Results focused: Does the goal achieve the result
you want? Are there contingencies in place?
Time bound: When is the goal due by?

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Goal: “I will pass my exam”.
SMARTer goal: “By week 10 of semester, I will have
completed revision notes for the entire economics course
so that I can prepare effectively for my exam and
achieve a passing grade or better. To achieve this, by
Sunday night of each week, I will have completed the
weekly economics course readings and revision notes. If
I’m unable to complete the notes by Sunday, I will
ensure that I am caught up by Sunday of the following
week”.
SMARTer goals
Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Results focused, Time-bound

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Activity – write a SMART goal
Specific
Measurable
Achievable
Results focused
Time-bound
“By week 10 of semester, I will
have completed revision notes for
the entire economics course so
that I can prepare effectively for
my exam and achieve a passing
grade or better. To achieve this,
by Sunday night of each week, I
will have completed the weekly
economics course readings and
revision notes. If I’m unable to
complete the notes by Sunday, I
will ensure that I am caught up by
Sunday of the following week”.

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Prioritising goals
1) Critical
2) Important
3) Nice to have

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How can I integrate study
into my other domains?

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I have a plan – what now?
PDR
Plan
DoReflect

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Support
• Accept your family and friends’ offers to
help
• Research support offered by your
university
• Engage with your student community
• Take advantage of any support offered at
work

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Final tips
• Create a plan with clear goal and apply PDR
• Be flexible
• Don’t forget your ‘down time’
• Remember –this will pass!

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References
Gayle, V & Lowe, J 2007, 'Exploring the work/life study balance: the
experience of higher education students in the Scottish Further Education
College' Journal of Further and Higher Education, pp. 225-238
Harrington, B. & Ladge, J.J. 2009, "Work–Life Integration:Present Dynamics
and Future Directions for Organizations", Organizational Dynamics, vol. 38,
no. 2, pp. 148-157.
Hutchison, Sandy 2015, ‘Let’s try blending work and life, not balancing it’.
Vanderkam, L. 2015, Work/life integration is the new normal, Time, Inc, New
York.
Williams, J.C., Berdahl, J.L. & Vandello, J.A. 2016, "Beyond Work-Life
"Integration"", Annual review of psychology, vol. 67, pp. 515.

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