The Answer to Work/Life Balance
Have you ever found it difficult balancing two different areas of your life, such as work and family? Would you be interested in knowing that there is a way to be happier in both areas—and that it doesn't necessarily require more work?
You should have been there when I was coaching a young sales rep with a truckload of ambition, saddled with the concerns a young family can bring. When he showed up for his coaching call, he announced that one of his children would soon have an extended stay in the university hospital. How would he manage the increased family responsibilities with the constant pressure of being able to provide for them? He would have significantly less time for business but a dramatic increase in demand for money because of growing hospital bills.
To add another layer to his pressure, his wife had a chronic health condition that the doctors said needed immediately attention. The last layer of stress was the businessman's health. It was starting to get affected, because he wasn't putting in the needed time to take care of himself.
I immediately had him take a deep breath, letting go of as much stress as he could. Then I had him quickly write what needed to be done in one column, what could be taken out in the other. He had to be ruthless. He had no time or energy to work on things that "would be nice." Every item in the second column went to the calendar as things to do after he climbed out of survival mode.
Then I had him study and explore a concept I learned from my personal coach. The concept sounds real simple, but it's one of those things that is harder to apply.
Here it is: Figure out what your perfect working conditions are.
What is included in your list? What things need to be in place for you to be a peak performance? Do you need to eat certain kinds of food at certain times? Do you need to exercise? If so, what type? How often? How long? Do you need to have a certain amount of rest?
What about the state of your desk? Do you operate better when it's clean, or if it has a certain amount of clutter? How much family time do you need to put in so you aren't riddled with guilt? What else do you need in place?
How many hours are you working? What gives you the motivation to step it up? Are there certain people, activities or meetings that naturally get you motivated?
These questions sound easy, but it is amazing how many people don't know the answers. After I put my young sales rep through the questionnaire, it became clear that proper food, exercise, and hunting time were his magic ingredients to relieve his stress enough that he could with a clear head move through the other challenges. Once we brainstormed how he could accomplish more of those things within the confines of his circumstances, he more easily slipped into the zone. In fact, at the end of the year, he was ecstatic that he'd worked less than ever but had and made significantly more money.
The question is: Are you ready to be happier? What would being in the zone do for your business? What would it do for your personal life?
If you are ready to find out, Zone Play.
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