Balancing a personal life, professional life and continuing with your education can be hard. I think the strategies for doing this are the samefor men and women. Making sure your priorities are the important ones is the key to success. A person can have many roles and obligations. The challenge is giving each part of your life the amount of time that makes you feel good about yourself and your life. It is not a crime to ask for help. In fact, it is a sign of a great leader. There may be some tasks that only you can complete but some of your daily routine can be delegated to someone else. Knowing what is important is deciding if cleaning the kitchen or helping your child with homework. Both may need to be done but which one can wait! At the end of our lives I think we will care more about our relationships with our family and our accomplishments than if we had a super clean house or not. I think asking yourself, Really, is this going to matter, is it going to make a difference? is the number 1 strategy for balance in your life.
Friday, May 8, 2009
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Balancing a personal life, professional life and continuing with your education can be hard. I think the strategies for doing this are the samefor men and women. Making sure your priorities are the important ones is the key to success. A person can have many roles and obligations. The challenge is giving each part of your life the amount of time that makes you feel good about yourself and your life. It is not a crime to ask for help. In fact, it is a sign of a great leader. There may be some tasks that only you can complete but some of your daily routine can be delegated to someone else. Knowing what is important is deciding if cleaning the kitchen or helping your child with homework. Both may need to be done but which one can wait! At the end of our lives I think we will care more about our relationships with our family and our accomplishments than if we had a super clean house or not. I think asking yourself, Really, is this going to matter, is it going to make a difference? is the number 1 strategy for balance in your life.
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You sound like a wonderful father and husband. My husband feels the same way about the cleanliness of our house. I know that I could not accomplish anything without his supporting attitude. Our house may not be the cleanest on the block, but it is definitely the happiest. I went back to school six months after we got married. In the last five years we have had a son, spent 3 days in ICU with sepsis (I nearly died), buried his grandmother, and dealt with his father who is suffering from severe dementia. I am proud to say that through all of this turmoil, we have never had a fight. Mainly because we live by your philosophy, “is this going to matter, is it going to make a difference” and if so how will it make a difference. There isn’t anything in this world that is worth hurting his feelings or making him sad.
ReplyDeleteYou are right on with determining what is more important. Also, I sometimes forget how important it is to delegate. Many times I will get frustrated about something not getting finished around the house and my husband will say, "all you have to do is ask."
ReplyDeleteWell written blog. I was thinking the same but couldn't write it as well as you. Good job!