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Work with Technology for Life Balance

Would you like to make use of technology to help you in your business rather than becoming a slave to being instantly and constantly available?

March 26, 2007

Extreme Jobs and Work Life Balance

Last December the Center for Work-Life Policy released a report that ran in the December issue of the Harvard Business Review titled: “Extreme Jobs: The Dangerous Allure of the 70-Hour Workweek.” The study characterized workers as “extreme” if they involved long hours (thus the 70 hour workweek mentioned in the title) and 5 categories of pressure relating to job performance.

Main factors attributed to extreme jobs are globalization, Blackberries, and Type A personalities. The study lists two huge personal costs of these jobs: Almost 60% of these workers beleieve their career undermines their relationship with their children. Additionally, 50% say their work interferes with their sex lives.

March 21, 2007

Kudos to Youngentrepreneur

In my blog post of March 12th: “Tips for Entrepreneurs” I shared with you the story of a couple of entrepreneurs from a post from the Youngentrepreneur blog. The brothers Torrens – Mathew and Adam – had offered up 5 tips for start-up entrepreneurs that could easily serve as guidelines for most anything we attempt to accomplish in life.

Their third suggestion: “Find a mentor”, is something that more and more of us are realizing the benefits of doing, but, realistically and practically, many more of us simply can’t bring ourselves to do or simply don’t make the time for.

March 20, 2007

Work-Life Balance for Empty Nesters

My wife and I became empty-nesters last August when our youngest went off to college, and we’ve been adjusting our balance ever since.

Not being one to always want to have to reinvent the wheel, I asked several friends who had been through this chapter in their lives to share with me what it was like for them and what they had learned. Although the range of experiences was huge, I did garner two consensus opinions: First, that things were strange for a while. Second, that it was a wonderful time for all.

March 20, 2007

March Madness and Work-Life Balance

There’s something about this time of the year that make things very intense, and I don’t mean the wonderful excitement surrounding the NCAA’s college basketball tournament.

Is is just me, or does it seem that most everyone is stretched at this time of the year? Maybe it has something to do with tax time for individuals and businesses.

Possibly it concerns the sheer number of conventions and trade shows that occur between now and the middle of May. Maybe it’s related to the earlier daylight savings time change, spring breaks, the upcoming Easter holiday, and spring fever in general. Maybe it’s simply a cycle of the year in the world in which I operate.

I think the bigger concern we all have is that, because the world now operates at the speed of technology, is that the access we now enjoy to the outside world means that we’re within easy reach of those who wish to contact us no matter where we are and what we’re doing.

March 19, 2007

Work-At-Home Life Balance

Take a look at this list: having days off taking longer vacations having times during the day that are set aside for family setting time

March 16, 2007

Overtime vs Family Time

We’ve all been faced with this decision: Should I put in those extra hours in the evening or on the weekends to earn that additional money that will make my family more comfortable or allow us to purchase a few of those not-so-necessary items we’ve wanted?

Terry Cullen discusses that very topic in her Juggle blog in the Wall Street Journal Online. The problem she presents is deciding whether or not to accept offers of overtime for those who are employed and the inherent dilemmas regarding work family balance.

Those of us who are entrepreneurs, small business owners, self-employed, and/or freelance professionals know all too well the mental gymnastics we go through when faced with this issue.

March 15, 2007

What do you want to do?

I came across a post today that I had read a few months ago on Michelle Medley’s blog at Motto Magazine.

In her post, Ms. Medley shares her thoughts on the classic 1938 Oscar-winning film “You Can’t Take it With You” staring Lionel Barrymore.

There’s a scene in the movie where Barrymore walks into a bustling office, and, intrigued by a worker repeatedly pulling the arm of an adding machine, asks him what he’s doing.

The worker replies that he’s doing his job.

Barrymore asks if he likes what he’s doing.

The worker simply replies “no.”

March 13, 2007

Tips for Entrepreneurs

* Be passionate
* Stay committed
* Find a mentor
* Do not be afraid to seek help
* Get started – what are you waiting for?

March 12, 2007

Hope for those of us seeking work life balance

Intuit Inc. has released a report authored by the Institute for the Future that examines the future of small businesses and entrepreneurs over the next 10 years.

There is good news for us striving not only for work-life balance, but also for those of us who know that we must take ownership of the entire work-life balance discussion (see my post of March 6th in this blog).

March 9, 2007

A Refreshing International View on Entrepreneurship

From The Malta Independent Online, here’s a very profound statement about how entrepreneurship should be interwoven into the very fabric of our educational systems:

March 7, 2007

Entrepreneurs Need to Take Ownership of Work-Life Balance Discussion

Corporations are attempting and succeeding in framing the work-life discussion in a way that is most favorable to them.

The solutions that they provide generally don’t benefit their employees or enhance their life balance. In addition, the playing field being established doesn’t translate into our entrepreneurial world.

March 6, 2007

Council on Competitiveness Releases Report on Entrepreneurship

As part of EntrepreneurshipWeek USA, the Council on Competitiveness has released the first in a new series of reports on the drivers of U.S. innovation.

The report, titled “Where America Stands: Entrepreneurship”, has been released as a PDF file that can be viewed here.

This report is a great read as it focuses on entrepreneurship as one of the most critical advantages the U.S. has to remain competitive.

March 5, 2007

E-book available on-line

The e-book is now available at the very reasonable price of $37. This 73 page e-book comes as a printable PDF workbook, and as soon

March 4, 2007

E-book Dedication

Well, after much time and effort, I just finished my first e-book. It truly was a “labor of love.”

The title, “Your Life In Balance: A Breakthrough Guide for Creating the Life You Desire”, speaks for itself I think. It will be available on my Web site within the next few days at http://www.livellifeandsucceed.com

Not knowing what protocol is with regard to dedicating an e-book (as I’ve purchased several of them yet never read one with a dedication), but not being one to conform, I’ve determined that I would include my dedication in this blog. Here goes:

March 2, 2007

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DAVID B. BOHL

Relinquishee, Adoptee, MPE
Author, Speaker.