One of the work-life balance tips discussed was the Not-To-Do list. Create a list of things you give yourself permission not to have to do, for the sake of your sanity and work-life balance. This is a great way to deal with the guilt of having to be a superwoman.
We asked webinar attendees to share with us some items that were going on their not-to-do lists. Not surprisingly, there was a deluge of responses! Here they are:
- Washing my car!
- Susan isn't cleaning her house anymore
- Not to cook a dinner few times per week
- Not to go back to school yet
- Always saying yes
- Limit laundry
- Passing the chore off to the kids for feeding the dogs!!
- Not planting new flowers every spring
- No working out on weekends
- Laundry
- Shopping
- Keeping Saturday mornings to myself - no soccer
- I'm going to stop feeling guilty for not doing morning workouts... I'm not a morning person and that's OK!
- Don't answer the phone in the evening
- Doing my 18 & 20 year olds’ laundry
- I am not going to edit anymore of my daughters papers.
- Not decorating the house for every holiday
- Not working during the vacation
- Send Christmas cards
- Giving up grocery shopping
- I no longer decorate so extensively during the holidays
- Accept all the friend holiday invites
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Earlier this year, I wrote a piece on 'work-life balance' entitled "A Little Misnomer about the Work-Life Balance" [http://ninasimosko.com/blog/a-little-misnomer-about-the-%E2%80%9Cwork-life-balance%E2%80%9D/] in which I talked about focusing more on outcomes than on work or life. Changing the focus to desired outcomes in either realm frees us up from over-emphasizing clear delineations between the two. Anyway, great concepts in the not-to-do list, but think about new ways to manage the many competing priorities throughout your life's continuum.
Thanks Nina!
For those of you who don't know of Nina Simosko, she has been a regular guest speaker in our women's leadership webinar series. Check out this blog post where Nina answered webinar participants' questions on office politics http://womensleadershipcoaching.blogspot.com/2009/03/nina-simosko-on-office-politics-your.html
Nina's blog is an awesome, highly recommended resource for up-and-coming leaders. www.ninasimosko.com
Thanks Jo!!
This is a very good idea.
I think I need a not-to-do list. The to do list seems to be getting longer and longer.
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