Tired of the self-help books that say "follow my way to happiness?" Burned out by the demands of keeping a career afloat and viable while trying to maintain some semblance of a personal life or family? It might be time to stop doing what others say worked for them, and find out what works for you.
Balance Career and Life with an Individual Approach
Your Work, Your Life...Your Way: 7 Keys To Work-Life Balance by Julie Cohen is a refreshing approach on the age-old topic of how to keep sane while following a career path as well as a home life. Note though, this is not for readers who are looking for an easy route and a cookie-cutter method. Not only does the guide detail the exercises, there's a companion workbook with all specifics (and more) to be completed. No more excuses that there's no paper handy, or complaining about a memory lapse on the exercises. And there's a great psychological feeling using the companion for the exercises, a sense of achievement that can be reused as needed.
Ms. Cohen stresses that only the individual can decide what balance is needed between work and life, and that this balance will change as personal achievements or priorities change. There is not a finalized path that the reader must follow once set in motion. Finally, a coach who recognizes the diversity of the individual as well as how that individual changes during a lifetime!
Seven Keys and Seven Barriers
There are no chapter divisions per se, but rather titles of sections before and after the detailing of the seven keys (and each barrier to success for each key).
- Key 1 - Develop Priorities
- Key 2 - Create Boundaries
- Key 3 - Manage Your Day Efficiently
- Key 4 - Design Reasonable Expectations
- Key 5 - Reprioritize Your Values
- Key 6 - Navigate an Unbalanced Organizational Culture
- Key 7 - Engage in Self-Care
Design Personal Style of Life, Measure own Success
No, there is no magic way to squeeze 27 hours into the 24 hour day. But Ms. Cohen will show the reader how to, in effect, gain time back by using better time management as it pertains for the individual and for the situation. And yes, this "coach in a box" approach does require some hard reflection as well as time to complete. And yes, the reader will want to go back and sometimes redo the exercises as life changes. That's the beauty of this book (which is, in effect, a course). In fact, on Julie Cohen's website, there's a sign-up for free monthly tips and information taking the user beyond the 7 keys, and into the online 7 keys community.
By using self-awareness and the gentle guiding experience of Ms. Cohen, the reader will find his/her personal seven keys and ways to overcome any barriers
Book courtesy of Author Marketing Experts, Inc.
Book and Companion available separately, or get the Book/Companion Combo.
Reference:
Cohen, Julie. Your Work, Your Life...Your Way: 7 Keys To Work-Life Balance. USA, 2009. Self-Published.
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