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To introduce the reader or the learner to improving his or her personal and professional development process, with an emphasis on achieving balance in the work environment.

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Achieving Balance in Professional and Personal Life – Summary.☺ Because a successful personal life balancing

act is an on-going process, we would need to recognize the warning signs of imbalance.

☺ Once that is established, we ought to define boundaries and begin to establish balance in our life.

☺ Next, one must first overcome what is holding one back before one can set a new direction.

☺ Making every moment count is the surest path to living a good life, therefore reducing the everyday activities, interruptions, and attitudes that waste our time is vital.

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After developing the KeyPoints outlined in this publication, you should mainly be able to:☺ take an interest in improving your personal and professional

development process.☺ recognize what constitutes everyday balance, and assess your

own life in terms of these key elements.☺ discover ways to manage self-induced stress.☺ learn to recognize opportunities in changing circumstances.☺ identify how self-esteem works.☺ …

Learning Objectives:





☺ …☺ specify behaviours that avoid wasting time.☺ distinguish characteristics of how stress from overwork operates.☺ select various methods of tempering personal stress.☺ identify strategies that help overcome setbacks.☺ discover strategies and statements that reinforce the ability to

succeed.

Learning Objectives:





☺ (Section 1) Discovering Balance.☺ (Section 2) Setting a Course.☺ (Section 3) Managing Time.☺ (Section 4) Coping with Stress.☺ (Section 5) Committing to Self.☺ (Section 6) Keeping Our Balance.☺ (Section 7) Balancing Professional Life

Practice.

Sections list:





(Section 1) Discovering Balance – Summary.☺ Today society's pressures can be enormous.☺ They tend to throw almost everyone for a

loop sooner or later.☺ But there are techniques that can help us

maintain our equilibrium and succeed.☺ Thus improving our personal and

professional development process.




(Section 1) Discovering Balance – HighPoints. Balance Basics. Elements of a Balanced Life. Signs of an Imbalanced Life.





(Section 1) HighPoints: Balance Basics.☺ recognize the value of cultivating a

balanced lifestyle.☺ match forces that define balance with

activities.☺ choose the combinations of forces that

apply to life balance situations.☺ identify mental attitudes that affect life

balance.☺ list attitudes that reflect self-discipline and

responsibility.




(Section 1) HighPoints: Elements of a Balanced Life.☺ recognize the value of overcoming

obstacles to a balanced life.☺ match techniques that create positive

attitudes with the problems they resolve.☺ link skills that enhance professional success

with their benefits.☺ choose the effects of high and low self-

esteem.☺ identify the value of interpersonal skills,

support systems, and networking.




(Section 1) HighPoints: Signs of an Imbalanced Life.☺ recognize the benefits of responding

properly to the warning signs of imbalance.☺ specify techniques for dealing with the

warning signals of life imbalance.☺ choose indications of overworking.☺ identify the qualities and characteristics of

anger.☺ differentiate between the myths and

realities of the different types of depression.




(Section 1) HighPoints: Boundaries and Balance.☺ recognize the value of setting boundaries to

achieve balance.☺ identify techniques that improve the use of

time in personal and professional life.☺ identify ways to set constructive restraints

on activities.☺ specify factors that improve delegating.




(Section 2) Setting a Course – Summary.☺ Discovering the biases and emotional traps

that may be preventing us from getting what we want out of our career and personal life.

☺ Recognizing our personal baggage frees us to begin the process of discovering choices that would bring greater satisfaction and positive in our life.

☺ In doing so, we will begin to create a new path for ourselves that is in alignment with our own skills, interests, and passions.




(Section 2) Setting a Course – HighPoints. Identifying One’s Own Beliefs. Obstacles to Change. Shifting Our Thinking. Choosing a Path.





(Section 2) HighPoints: Identifying One’s Own Beliefs.☺ recognize the value of understanding how

perceptions, beliefs and attitude influence behaviour.

☺ identify the effects of sensory stimuli on our perceptions.

☺ select how beliefs affect behaviour.☺ choose how attitudes work.




(Section 2) HighPoints: Obstacles to Change.☺ recognize the value of being aware how

guilt, shame, self-esteem, and fear work.☺ differentiate between the ways that guilt

and shame are expressed.☺ identify how self-esteem works.☺ choose the ways that fear operates.




(Section 2) HighPoints: Shifting Our Thinking.☺ recognize the value of using methods to

facilitate change.☺ identify outlooks that facilitate change.☺ differentiate transition from change.☺ identify methods that facilitate change.☺ specify the steps necessary to carry out

plans.




(Section 2) HighPoints: Choosing a Path.☺ recognize the importance of self-directed

efforts.☺ identify factors that facilitate finding

rewarding work.☺ choose actions that facilitate balancing

priorities.☺ identify behaviors that will improve

concentration of effort.




(Section 3) Managing Time – Summary.☺ Recognizing many of the everyday

activities, interruptions, and attitudes that waste our time and, in turn, eat away at the very thing we should value most, time.

☺ With the time savings account therefore enriched, we will need to learn to hone our time-management skills and achieve much greater results for the same effort.




(Section 3) Managing Time – HighPoints Where Does the Time Go? Dealing with Perfectionism. Conquering Burnout. Using Time Effectively.





(Section 3) HighPoints: Where Does the Time Go?☺ recognize the value in becoming more

efficient in the use of time.☺ identify basic factors in time management

theory.☺ choose factors that influence effective goal-

setting.☺ specify behaviors that avoid wasting time.☺ determine actions that effectively deal with

procrastination.




(Section 3) HighPoints: Dealing with Perfectionism.☺ recognize the value in understanding how

perfectionism works.☺ identify the characteristics of negative

perfectionism.☺ select the characteristics of positive

perfectionism.☺ differentiate between behaviours that use

positive aspects of perfectionism and overcome negative aspects.




(Section 3) HighPoints: Conquering Burnout.☺ recognize the value in understanding how

burnout is overcome.☺ identify the manner in which burnout works.☺ enumerate strategies that reduce burnout.☺ list behaviors that heal burnout.




(Section 3) HighPoints: Using Time Effectively.☺ recognize the value of good time-

management skills.☺ choose actions that aid efficiency.☺ identify processes that strengthen effective

use of time.☺ choose activities that encourage optimum

work patterns.☺ specify strategies that improve scheduling.




(Section 4) Coping with Stress – Summary.☺ There's no way to avoid having stress in

one's life, but there are techniques for combating it.

☺ Perhaps work makes us feel pressured. We could explore ways to anticipate for stressful situations in order to reduce their disruptions on our life.

☺ Sometimes it's just our own negative thinking that creates anxiety in our lives.

☺ Therefore, employ time-tested methods of diffusing these negative thoughts and keep stress in check.




(Section 4) Coping with Stress – HighPoints. Handling Self-induced Stress. Lessening Chronic Work Stressors. Managing Self-talk. Increasing Stress Tolerance.





(Section 4) HighPoints: Handling Self-induced Stress.☺ recognize the importance of handling stress

in a positive way.☺ identify good stress management

techniques.☺ specify how stress works.☺ establish the manner in which behaviour

types deal with stress.




(Section 4) HighPoints: Lessening Chronic Work Stressors.☺ recognize the importance of reducing

chronic work stressors.☺ choose the manner in which stress operates

at work.☺ identify characteristics of how stress from

overwork operates.☺ determine the manner in which under-

utilization operates.☺ identify the ways that stress is tied to

lifestyle.




(Section 4) HighPoints: Managing Self-talk.☺ recognize the benefits of overcoming

negative thinking patterns.☺ specify the manner in which negative

thinking works.☺ identify the ways that optimistic, positive

thinking works.☺ choose characteristics of visualization and

affirmation.




(Section 4) HighPoints: Increasing Stress Tolerance.☺ recognize the value of techniques that

improve coping with pressure.☺ identify the manner in which stress levels

operate.☺ tell ways in which stress tolerance can be

increased.☺ select various methods of tempering

personal stress.




(Section 5) Committing to Self – Summary.☺ As business and family and other pressures

of modern life gang up on us, we tend to get caught up with life in the fast lane.

☺ There we often find ourselves eating on the run, foregoing exercise, not making the time to relax and catch our breath.

☺ That is the case, discover some keys to a lifestyle that will make us more efficient, better directed, and successful in our professional life, and bring a complementary improvement in our personal life.

☺ This’s achieve by analyzing our present dietary habits and exploring tips from expert nutritionists, assessing the best form of exercise for ourselves, and recognizing how to recharge our batteries in the short and long term.




(Section 5) Committing to Self – HighPoints. Good Housekeeping. Elbow Grease. Getting Away. Home Alone.





(Section 5) HighPoints: Good Housekeeping.☺ recognize the importance of the effects that

different food habits have on health and behaviour.

☺ list factors in a nutritious diet.☺ identify the connections among food, body

chemistry, and behavior.☺ specify the effects that food additives and

chemicals have upon health and disposition.




(Section 5) HighPoints: Elbow Grease.☺ recognize the importance of physical

exercise.☺ identify factors in creating physical fitness.☺ differentiate factors in aerobic exercise.☺ enumerate the factors in walking for

exercise.




(Section 5) HighPoints: Getting Away.☺ recognize the value of activities that allow

everyday pressures to be put aside.☺ identify the factors in traveling.☺ specify the elements of hobbies.☺ list the components of humour.☺ choose the factors of work and play..




(Section 5) HighPoints: Home Alone.☺ recognize the value in discovering the body,

mind, and spirit.☺ specify practices that aid in physical

relaxation.☺ identify processes of mental relaxation.☺ choose factors in creating spirituality.




(Section 6) Keeping The Balance – Summary.☺ There ought to be flexibility and

adaptability in business and personal strategies.

☺ In accepting and understanding transitions, we put ourselves in the position to take advantage of the changes they offer.

☺ In learning to recognize opportunities in changing circumstances, we will become accustomed to transitions and discovering ways of improvising as change occurs, including the invaluable role of partners.

☺ Above all, these skills will allow us to maintain our balance in rough seas.




(Section 6) Keeping Our Balance – HighPoints. Understanding Transitions. Embracing Change. Risking Progress. Taking Action.





(Section 6) HighPoints: Understanding Transitions.☺ recognize the value in understanding how

the different phases of transitions and change work.

☺ differentiate between transitions and changes.

☺ identify the effects of significant transitions.☺ enumerate viable strategies for operating in

the no-man's land between old and new identities.




(Section 6) HighPoints: Embracing Change.☺ recognize the value of change.☺ list defence mechanisms that cause

resistance to change.☺ enumerate methods for creatively adapting

to change.☺ identify strategies that help overcome

setbacks.




(Section 6) HighPoints: Risking Progress.☺ recognize the values in risk-taking elements

to achieving progress.☺ identify the critical elements in successful

beginnings.☺ itemize key dynamics of collaborating.☺ choose effective means of turning conflict

into progress.




(Section 6) HighPoints: Taking Action.☺ recognize the value of strategies that

create positive change.☺ choose ways to take action to achieve

balance.☺ identify critical elements and questions of a

life plan.☺ discover strategies and statements that

reinforce the ability to succeed.




Achieving Balance in Professional and Personal Life – Conclusion.At this point you should be familiar with the following:

o practicing an effective level of assertiveness.o scheduling to reflect values and balance.o developing positive rather than negative perfectionism.o recognizing and managing stress.o focusing on well-defined goals.o applying techniques to change negative thinking.o avoiding procrastinating behaviour.o setting boundaries and saying "No".o delegating responsibility.o practicing behaviours that avoid wasting time.o utilizing techniques for effective scheduling of tasks.





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