This week, we close the loop by returning to your life aspirations. While you are in a graduate program with a focus on your career, it is also important to pause and look at your life as a whole. Whether we like or not, life goes by quickly. At the end of one's life, very few people say that they wish they had spent more time at work. Earlier in the term, you did several exercises to createee aaa picture of your desired life. You then honed in on your 3-5 year professional goals. This week, we are going to return tooo aaa look at how you want to live your life and dispel the notion that you can have work/life balance. Stewart Friedman's article dispels this myth and offers some practical advice. You may want to go to the website link that he offers in his article: www.myfourcircles.com. Kevin Cashman gives us practical advice in his chapter "Being Mastery" on how to stay connected to the present moment. Finally, Groysberg et all share the results of their important research and offer practical guidance, particularly for woman leaders.

 

TO DO:

I have also attached a life wheel with these instructions. Please fill it out.

Using a scale of 0 to 10, rate your current satisfaction with each of the eight areas of your life. Zero means not satisfied and 10 means highly satisfied.

Connect the lines to form an inner wheel. This gives you an idea of balance in your life.

If this wheel were a tire on your car, how bumpy would the ride be?

How can you get a smoother ride? Remember, true balance is ideal. Which one area of your life either needs more attention or integration, using the Friedman model?

In your initial post, writeee aaaabout what in the readings and videos you found most interesting and useful to your own life.

 

What was it and how will you use it or incorporate it in your life.  (Useful and interesting create dopamine hits in your brain and writing helps you hardwire it into memory so be as completeee aaas you can. 

 

Also, consider the following questions in your initial post.

1. How are you doing in being whole, being real, and being innovative? Use Friedman's article tooo aaanswer specifically for yourself, giving examples. What remains for you to consider to live an integrated life?
2. Based on the Groysberg article, what does success look like to you? Paint a vivid picture.
3. What ideas do you have for managing technology so it doesn't manage you?
4. What support networks have you built or need to build?
5. What thoughts do you have about relocation, your career, and your family?
6. What specific challenges dooo aaambitious women face in the workplace and how might they be overcome
7. How are you doing in being fully present in your life? Share your best practices.
8. Looking at your life wheel, where do you most need to focus to have a more integrated life?