When Are You Coming Home? Five Practical Tips To Realizing
By Lonnie Pacelli, Sat Dec 10th
So let's talk about over-used terms for a minute. If you've been in the business world since the mid 1990s you'velikely heard your management espouse the desire for employees toachieve greater work/life balance. Many U.S. companies haveadopted programs to help employees strike a better life balanceby providing health club benefits, entertainment discountprograms, and additional time off for events such as the birthof a child. Despite all this, Americans are of the mostoverworked and flat-out busy people on earth, recentlysurpassing the Japanese and long surpassing the Europeans. Withall this discussion of work/life balance, how can we in the U.S.also be of the most overworked people in the world? The answeris pretty simple; many of us talk work/life balance, but don'tlive work/life balance primarily because we don't know how to doit. First let's get clear on the primary purpose of achievingwork/life balance. It's about minimizing in your life.Much of the in a typical person's life is derived fromwork. also comes from non-work activities as well. Youcan say you've got work/life balance, but in addition to workingfull-time, you might participate in many activities with thekids, volunteer at the local homeless shelter, and exercise fivedays a week. If you're feeling stressed and tired you haven'tachieved the primary intent of work/life balance, which is toreduce stress. All you have done is balanced the degree ofstress you have in your work life with the you have inyour non-work life. But at least the is balanced J.
To realize a practical work/life balance, consider the followingtips: Consciously (and honestly) decide what is really important -Saying that work/life balance is important is one thing; trulymeaning it is a different game altogether. You may want tobelieve you place other things above work, but wanting tobelieve it simply doesn't mean it's so. Make a conscious,realistic declaration on where your priorities lie, then examineyour behaviors or ask a friend, relative, significant other, orspouse. Taking the first step toward the quest for work/lifebalance means eliminating the gap between what you desire andwhat you do. Make your calendar a life thing, not just a work thing -Integrate important personal activities into your calendar.Examples of things to schedule include exercise, being home at aspecific time for dinner, and kids' activities. Also includeitems such as important meetings that your spouse or significantother needs to attend which require you to be at home with thekids or to take junior to the dentist. Measure success in results, not hours - Those who measuresuccess based on hours worked will prioritize hours over resultsand tend to be less motivated to figure out how to get more workdone in less time. Those who measure success based on resultsare more likely to figure out better ways to do things,prioritize their work, and get home in time for dinner. Don'tuse the clock as your gauge of success; use the results youdeliver as your success yardstick. Don't succumb to peer pressure - From our earliest years, we areexposed to peer pressure. The "I dare you's" from our youthbecome "Who's got a bigger house" or "Who drives a nicer car" asadults. Look, just because a peer works 18 hours a day doesn'tmean he or she gets more done or is more effective. It justmeans that your peer chooses to run the hours race because he orshe feels it is the best means to get ahead. Don't let yourpeers' actions pressure you to run the wrong race. Just stayfocused on providing meaningful results that provide value tothe organization.
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Nicolas Darvas: 1955 - 1960
Claim to Fame of Nicholas Darvas:
* Turned a $25,000 account into $2,25 million in just 18 months.
Wrote:
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* "Wall Street The Other Las Vegas"
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Darvas-Boxes
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Other Stock Trading Methods
There are hundreds if not thousands of methods, systems, theories, in which you can "trade" the stock market. But what really works and what doesn't can end up costing you a lot of money, time and effort. Here is my lowdown on some of the more popular methods being touted by system vendors.
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Momentum trading seems to have many followers and equally
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Don't take on too much "life" in work/life balance - Achievingwork/life balance doesn't mean you cram more and more stuff intothe life side of the equation to balance out a high-octane worklife. Achieving good work/life balance means doing both inmoderation and minimizing the in your life. You could beworking a 40-hour work week and still be stressed out because ofthe non-work activities you've committed to. Doing too much lifecan be just as stressful to you and your loved ones as doing toomuch work. Don't feel obligated or pressured to fill up everyhour of your week with life activities. Doing both in moderationhelps you attain the key benefit of work/life balance; alow-stress life. Realizing the quest for work/life balance means first doing someserious soul searching and coming to grips with your true lifepriorities. If you acknowledge you are a workaholic and don'twant to change, then by all means work 18-hour days. If you dowant to change, though, you need to accept the challenge head-onand get on the road to a more balanced lifestyle. You may besurprised at how your quality of life increases and how littleit truly impacts your career aspirations. About the author:Lonnie Pacelli has over 20 years' experience with Accenture andMicrosoft and is currently president of Leading on the Edge™International. Lonnie's books include "The Project ManagementAdvisor: 18 Major Project Screw-Ups and How to Cut Them Off atthe Pass" and "The Truth About Getting Your Point Across". Getthe books, leadership products and a free email mini seminar athttp://www.leadingonedge.com. | 
