Work - Life Balance

Work-Life Balance Defined - What it really means!

By Jim Bird

Despite the worldwide quest for Work-Life Balance, very few have found an acceptable definition of the concept. Here's a proven definition and some simple ideas that can be applied immediately.

http://www.worklifebalance.com/worklifebalancedefined.html

Creating work-life balance

By Kristen Molloy

Work-life balance is a long overdue recognition that employees come with families, responsibilities, interests and aspirations. As the Australian working week has become longer and the pressures on staff higher, smart employers are realising that tired, stressed-out workers are not as productive as those who are supported and given some flexibility in the workplace.

http://smallbusiness.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=6363

Helping employees find the right work-life balance

By Jane Beaumont, Special to ZDNet

An employer's willingness to work with employees to develop solutions for work-life challenges reflects the value and importance the individual brings to the organisation, and can often mean the difference between retaining and losing talented staff.

http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/business/0,39023166,20271302,00.htm

Balancing Life and Work

In primitive balanced societies, people worked about a third as long as we do and spent more time in other activities that helped them achieve balance - family and community activities, crafts, hunting, working in nature, pondering the stars and observing rituals. It's no wonder that most of us feel exhausted if we're working all the time, with only small vacations from our daily responsibilities and many pressures.

http://www.itstime.com/sep97.htm

Finding Balance in a Big Picture View of Life?

Perhaps the secret to happiness lies in learning to see your life and roles differently as a means to create better balance between all of life's demands including work, family, community and self.

http://www.lifebalance.com.au/Articles/Finding%20Balance.pdf

Work and Life in Balance

By Fritz M. Brunner, Ph.D

Your life should be rich and full. You should enjoy life and have fun in all your pursuits. Use the exercise in this article as an opportunity to pay attention to how you use your resources. Eliminate or reduce activities that diminish your resources and your true self. Concentrate on activities that enrich your life. Only you can decide what these are.

http://www.fmbrunner.com/about1.html

By David B. Posen M.D.

This site contains nine short articles on handling the life-work balance.

http://www.davidposen.com/pages/balance/balance1.html