(800) 327-5071 | www.wseap.com Five Bucket Principle Does Work-Life Balance Really Exist? VIEW THIS WEBINAR in our Library: www.wseap.com/webinar-library Choices, choices, choices! • Empowerment • Daily/week/monthly time review • Priorities over the lifecycle • Resources • Choices • Small adjustments Continue learning... • What and why??? • Write your Retirement Speech • Examine other people’s priorities • Role-model your priorities • Exercise your brain to stay young Avoid Procrastination • Believe in yourself and your abilities • Decide whether a task is necessary or worth doing • Chunk large tasks down into small bits • Very few tasks need to be done perfectly, is this one of them? • Schedule work and breaks Happiness & Humor • Embrace mindful living • Enjoy life • Appreciation • Embrace change and fear • Look for the humor in difficult moments • Laugh, laugh, laugh • Remember you are “at work” more than anywhere else in life • Reframe your attitude • Make a list of everything you like about work • Make a “D.I.G.” file • Continue growing and learning • Manage interruptions and time wasters • Work harder than you ever thought you could • Personal/family values • Goal setting • Start now • Good spending habits Friends • Someone who is happy for you during the good times, but will coach you through the bad times • Be selective Family Quality Time vs. Quantity Time • When to listen and when not to listen • Set boundaries • It is ok to say “no” to family Spirituality Inner Peace • Nature • Meditation • Gratitude • Faith-based Taking Care of You • Nutrition • Sleep • Exercise • Stress Management • Preventive Screenings • Health Journal Invest in Yourself • Priorities • The “oxygen mask” theory • Your “D.H.A.” – Dreams Hopes Aspirations • Get excited • Go into your “discomfort” zone • Motivation, willpower and determination Community Connection • Outreach • Volunteer • Giving and caring • Family involvement 1 Family & Friends 2 Work & Career 3 Community/ Connections 4 Financial 5 Personal Growth & Development • Nickel and dime spending • Debt management • Retirement planning • Be prepared for the unexpected Will Power is... A complex mind-body response Compromised by: • Stress • Sleep deprivation • Poor nutrition Strengthened by • Self-talk • Meditation • Physical exercise “NOBODY can bring you peace but yourself . ” - Ralph Waldo Emerson - Erica Jong A terrible thing: no one to blame.” “Take your life in your own hands and what happens?