Full Description
A recent survey conducted by Universum Communication found that work-life balance is No.1 on the list of short-term career goals amongst professionals. But while work-life balance is an increasingly popular term, many of us are still unsure about how to achieve it, or lack the confidence to approach employers to negotiate flexible working hours. Work-Life Balance for Dummies will offer readers advice and simple strategies to achieve more balance whatever their situation.
Discover how to:
Work out your priorities
Put off procrastination and improve your time management
Move your boss towards work-life balance
Cast your net wider and change jobs and employers
Plan a relocation
About the author
Jeni Mumford is the author of Life Coaching For Dummies. She is a personal life coach who works with both individuals and organisations on personal development. She runs holistic coaching events in the UK and Italy and is an accredited NLP practitioner.
Contents
Introduction 1
Part I: Stand and Deliver: Your Job or Your Life 7
Chapter 1: Defining Work/Life Balance 9
Chapter 2: Work, Life, and You 21
Part II: Looking After Yourself First 35
Chapter 3: You Can't Have It All and Nor Would You Want To 37
Chapter 4: Your Body Is Your Temple and Not Your Local Dump 57
Chapter 5: Getting to Know You 75
Part III: Size Isn't Everything: Small Changes That Work 93
Chapter 6: Finding Lost Time and Space 95
Chapter 7: Being a Legend in Your Own Lunch Time 115
Part IV: Preparing to Work for Work/Life Balance 131
Chapter 8: Moving Your Manager towards Work/Life Balance 133
Chapter 9: Maintaining Your New Working Life 151
Chapter 10: Putting the Life into Your Work/Life Balance 167
Part V: The Bigger Picture: Getting What You Want Long Term 187
Chapter 11: Casting Your Net Wider 189
Chapter 12: Studying for Success 211
Chapter 13: Doing a 180-Degree Turn: Changing Your Career Completely 227
Chapter 14: Simplifying Your Life 243
Chapter 15: Planning Your Moves 259
Part VI: The Part of Tens 273
Chapter 16: Ten Tips from the Experts 275
Chapter 17: Ten Things to Teach Your Kids 289
Chapter 18: Ten Ways to Motivate Your Workmates 299
Index 309
