Work-Life Balance For Dummies

by Jeni Mumford, Katherine Lockett

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780470713808
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	02/27/2012
Series:	For Dummies Books
Pages:	352
Product dimensions:	7.40(w) x 9.40(h) x 1.00(d)

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.

Katherine Lockett is a co-founder of the Centre for Work & Life Research Unit at the University of South Australia.

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Table of 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