career development
Career Considerations:
Why - and How to - Achieve ‘Whole Life Balance’
When the Going Gets Tough
A
s the saying goes, ‘when the
going gets tough, the tough get
going.” That certainly holds true
for resilient professionals who, with or
without nerves of steel, employ tactical
success strategies to sustain their
upward career trajectory during diffi-
cult economic times like these. Less
considered among said strategies is
“whole life balance” - the goal of
equalizing one’s work and personal
lives to achieve harmony and, thus,
maximized ROI on all fronts.
Regardless of whether you’re a
business operator, a manager, execu-
tive or professional, it’s easy to get off
kilter, especially when under excessive
stress and pressure at work and/or
home,” notes industry-leading Busi-
ness Success and Career Coach John
M. McKee, author of “Career Wis-
dom - 101 Proven Strategies to Ensure
Workplace Success” among other titles.
“Work demands can cause family dis-
ruptions, while tightening budgets can
create friction at home and at the job.
However, there are ways to manage
such circumstances and, in doing so,
regain control of your own personal
and professional satisfaction.”
Here McKee details some of what’s
required for career conscious individu- making me unhappy?” You need to would remain unchanged from your
als to achieve coveted, often elusive understand precisely where you are current experience? This will help you
whole life balance: before effectively mapping out where to understand what you care most
you want to go. deeply about and consider other
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Take stock - do an honest assess- options against your current situation.
ment of where you are with
respect to your career, your personal 2
Project your future - Envision If your “perfect life” is vastly different
how your perfect life would unfold then your actual current life experi-
relationships and your financial situa- if there were no limits on you finan- ence, change is definitely in order to
tion. Ask yourself “what really makes cially and you had no obligations. realize whole life balance.
me happy?” and “what is currently What would be different and what
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