Advance Yourself - Advanced Clinical Services
November 2005

Reflection

As Jack Welch says in his latest book, Winning: "Work-life balance is a swap -- a deal you've made with yourself about what you're going to keep and what you give up."

These are his recommended best practices:

  • "Keep your head in whatever game you're at."
  • "Have the mettle to say no to requests and demands outside your chosen work-life balance plan."

Consider
  • Happiness: Does it matter how much time you spend at work, as long as you love what you're doing?
  • A key trait of any successful work-life juggler is "switching," or fully devoting your attention to the activity at hand.
  • Learn to listen to internal cues that signify imbalance, like tension or trouble sleeping.

Opportunities

Survey

How do you balance work and life? I...

take classes and cultivate hobbies.
engage in physical activity.
set aside family time.
set aside time for myself.

Other:

For last issue's survey results, go here.

Forward to a Friend


Balance

Dear Mary:

You know that, at Advanced Clinical Services, we are dedicated to helping you attain happiness by making the right career moves. We also commit ourselves to helping you achieve balance between your personal and professional life.

Imbalance is an issue that affects most people during transition periods, and sometimes it can be difficult to keep everything in perspective when you are looking for new job opportunities. That's why this month's newsletter focus is balance.

To start you on the path to a more balanced life, read on:

Consider "Keep Your Balance To Obtain a New Position" for strategic tips to assist you during transition times -- because "All Work And No Play" could make you fall into imbalance. The truth about achieving balance is revealed in "Myths and Truths For Finding Balance," and you can also discover "What Really Matters: Tips For Work-Life Balance."

You are a talented professional. So, take a deep breath, relax and feel good about yourself today.

My best,

Marianne Considine
Senior Vice President
Advanced Clinical Services
866-518-7909

Keep Your Balance To Obtain a New Position

During a transition time, like when you're looking for a new position, your life's balance can be thrown out of whack. It would be great if achieving balance were as simple as creating and sticking to a schedule. Advance Yourself's correspondent, Cindy Kuzma, delves into the complexities and provides strategic tips that will help you understand how to get a grasp on balance.

Read the article.

What Really Matters:
Tips For Work-Life Balance

Get your priorities straight, accept help, and take the time to have some fun. These and other practical tips are featured in this WebMD article that can help guide you toward attaining a balanced life. Work may creep in and pinch the time you usually reserve for yourself, or your family. But, the important thing to remember is to make time for the activities that are important to you.

Read the tips.

Myths and Truths For Finding Balance

To be in balance, must you always be even-tempered? In control? Good at everything? This article from Body+Soul dispels balance myths and tells you the truth: Balance isn't about symmetry, stillness or neutrality; it's about harnessing your ability to adjust to the inevitable changes that come from living a fulfilling life.

Read the truths.

All Work And No Play?
How Not To Fall Into The Overwork Trap

Taking home stacks of paperwork in the evenings, coming in early, staying late, working on the weekends: These are all practices that have become commonplace in today's workforce. But, when you're burning the midnight oil, are you really getting ahead -- or just getting a headache? One tip: "Intelligent people don't brag about being overworked. They complain about being overworked."

Read the column.
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