Get A Life! Achieving Balance In an Unbalanced World. Custom Construction Concepts, Inc. Crystal Lake, IL (815)

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1 Get A Life! Achieving Balance In an Unbalanced World Custom Construction Concepts, Inc. Crystal Lake, IL (815) Tom@custombuilding.com

2 Goals For Today We Will Learn How To: Better manage Stress More Effectively use Time Be better Organized Develop a personal Life Plan This will be an evolutionary, not a revolutionary, process.

3 Get A Life Self Analysis Scoring

4 If I had my life to live over, I would

5 Three Keys To Achieving Balance 1. Reduce & Manage Stress 2. Use Time Efficiently 3. Organize Effectively

6 Stress!

7 Stress vs. Distress It s not stress that we want to avoid, it s distress. Stress Constraining force or influence Distress Anguish of body or mind

8 Identifying Sources of Stress - Tough Customers Lack of control Accelerated pace of life Too many choices Information overload Financial worries Family obligations

9 Keys to Reducing Stress Re-center your work schedule Reasonable hours (7:30am 5:30pm) Fewer nights & weekends Do Less Learn to Say No Plan more time to do things Own Less Stuff Veg Out once in awhile Plan vacations and take them! Evaluate Your Kid s Schedules

10 More Keys to Reducing Stress Don t Smoke Get adequate rest Eat better Breakfast every day Lighter, healthier lunch (less junk food) Earlier dinner Do not skip meals Less caffeine & alcohol, lots more water Do not crash diet / fad diets do not work!

11 More Keys to Reducing Stress Exercise Daily (60 minutes or more!) Aerobic Racquetball, Basketball, Soccer, Hockey Strength Weights & Exercises Endurance Walk, Bike, Swim Must be sustainable A lifetime commitment Get a Hobby or Start a Collection Declare Your Time for reflection & return to La La Land once in awhile.

12 TIME! None of Us Are Getting Out of This Alive

13 Self Evaluation Multi Tasker? Serial Tasker? Deadline Oriented? When are you most productive? Chaos or Calm? Messy or Neat?

14 Time Tricks Be selfish, selectively say no Do the most unpleasant tasks first Set limits with customers Bear to the left Work while others play Play while others work

15 More Time Tricks Organize stops logically Look for Twofers Schedule appointments back-to-back Leave Mondays free Don t be controlled by Cell Phone Telephone

16 Even More Time Tricks Schedule your priorities, don t prioritize your schedule Close your office door Empower your people to find solutions

17 Meetings Do we really need this meeting? Have a goal Have an agenda Set a time limit (Beginning & End)

18 Time Tricks Practice Getting Ready for a Vacation Focus / Goal Real Deadline Anticipation Adrenaline Reward Not possible every day, but maybe once a week

19 Time is Finite Remember: You can not manage time. But, you can manage your use of time.

20 Getting Organized!

21 Keys to Effective Organization 1. Clean Workspace 2. Effective Filing System 3. Constant Vigilance 4. A Large Trash Can A Clean Job Site is a Good Job Site! Let Go Of The Clutter!

22 Three Essential Tools Address Book Calendar To Do List PDA s, Blackberry, Desktop, Paper Palm, Outlook, Paper, etc.

23 Address Books Electronic is best Organize by your search criteria Business Personal Keep backups!

24 Calendar Electronic is best, but paper works Events, meetings, recurring events Update continually Keep a backup

25 To Do List(s) Electronic is OK, but paper works too Annual Goals and objectives Monthly Projects in process Weekly / Daily Tasks Calls s Stops

26 Paper Do It Discard It Delegate It Drawer It Defer It

27 The Good, the Bad, & the Ugly of Technology Good - Speeds communication Information accessibility Instant feedback & reports

28 The Good, the Bad, & the Ugly of Technology The Bad & The Ugly Learning curve is steep and constant Can waste more time than it saves Breaks down at the worst possible time Changes every 6 months

29 Planning Your Work So That You Can Work Your Plan! Daily - Use the last 30 minutes of the day Weekly Friday pm, Saturday, or Sunday Monthly Last Friday of month Annually Week between Christmas & New Year s Remember: The only one who ever got all of their work done by Friday was Robinson Crusoe

30 Five Things That I Will Change To Achieve Better Balance

31 Your Life Plan A dream without a plan is only a wish.

32 Building Your Life Plan The trick to living a good life is to live each day as if it will be your last. And one day, you will be right! Life is what happens to you while you re busy making other plans. John Lennon

33 How Much Time Is Left?

34 Define Your Needs & Wants Don t confuse your net worth with your self worth. How much money is enough? What is your definition of rich? Where are you now? Where do you want to be? 5 years? 10 years? 20 years? How are you going to get there?

35 Define Your Needs & Wants Your Life Plan Must Be In Writing Check your progress annually Update your resume or c.v. annually Find a Theme song

36 Pay Yourself First Fiscally Retirement Accounts / Savings Live below your means Wills / Trusts / POA s Physically Physical Exam / Blood Work / Tests Exercise Diet Measure Your Progress!

37 Retirement Philosophies I wanted to have more time to do fewer things. Tom Brokaw on leaving NBC Nightly News I want freedom to do the things I want to do and not the things I have to do. Tom Stephani

38 Before I Die List 5 Things (Examples) Write a book Sail around the world Join the Peace Corps Thru-Hike the Appalachian Trail Run the Chicago Marathon

39 Tom s Travel Lists Visit every State (50 of 50) Visit every National Park (44 of 58) Race at every significant Road Racing Course in North America & Europe (8 of 24) Ski at every major ski area in N. America (19 of 31) International travel list

40 Goals For Today Summary: Manage Stress Effectively use Time Get Organized Develop a personal Life Plan And

41 Live Like You Are Dying!

42 Get A Life! Thanks For Coming! Custom Construction Concepts, Inc. Crystal Lake, IL (800) Tom@custombuilding.com