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Synopsis of talk on Work-life Balance

SEVEN STEPS FOR GETTING YOUR


WORK-LIFE BALANCE

W
ork-life balance is NOT about having more leisure time. It begins with determining
who we are (at work and in our family life), what we do (achieving personal and
corporate goals), and what we want (from our work and our non-work pursuits) rather
than demanding more time away from work. It is not about working less hours - it is achieving
your personal and corporate goals and enjoying your life in a sustainable way.

This talk will help anyone seeking to create and


Successful work-life balance
maintain his or her work-life balance by taking the
seven steps:

1. Acknowledge and determine your desire for


work-life balance using the Work-Family
To Be
Life matrix.

To Do 2. Know where you are in the Contribution


To Have Cycle and where you are heading – this is
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often the biggest cause of your of in-
balance.

3. Visualize your own balanced life in terms of roles and goals, not time or activities as
most people do.

4. Change the stories you are telling yourself about your suffering from lack of work-life
balance. There are two types of stories – river stories or rut stories. Change your stories
and you will change your life.

5. Install a family enrichment program (FEP) as the keystone for maintaining your work-life
balance. Try the “instant happiness exercise” with your family and see what happens.

6. Get a learning partner (your spouse is the best candidate) and use the feedforward process
to make things happen.

7. Amplify success – hold quarterly meetings to share best practices and successes with
friends, colleagues and neighbours.

Resource for implementation


Each participant will take away a pocket-size learning aid for immediate application and sharing
with his family members. Maintaining one’s work-life balance is not what one person does; it is
a family project that has the potential to revive joy and passion in our lives.

For more information, contact Centre for Fathering (Irene 62522651)

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