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    This document discusses balancing school and life. It defines work-life balance as prioritizing work/school, career, and ambition with health, pleasure, family, and spiritual development. It identifies common roles students have and the 6 components of work-life balance: self management, time management, stress management, change management, technology management, and leisure management. Finally, it provides 9 tips for balancing school and life, including setting achievable goals, managing time well, maintaining a healthy lifestyle, getting organized, learning to say no, using your support system, having fun, enjoying this phase of life.

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    This document discusses balancing school and life. It defines work-life balance as prioritizing work/school, career, and ambition with health, pleasure, family, and spiritual development. It identifies common roles students have and the 6 components of work-life balance: self management, time management, stress management, change management, technology management, and leisure management. Finally, it provides 9 tips for balancing school and life, including setting achievable goals, managing time well, maintaining a healthy lifestyle, getting organized, learning to say no, using your support system, having fun, enjoying this phase of life.

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    This document discusses balancing school and life. It defines work-life balance as prioritizing work/school, career, and ambition with health, pleasure, family, and spiritual development. It identifies common roles students have and the 6 components of work-life balance: self management, time management, stress management, change management, technology management, and leisure management. Finally, it provides 9 tips for balancing school and life, including setting achievable goals, managing time well, maintaining a healthy lifestyle, getting organized, learning to say no, using your support system, having fun, enjoying this phase of life.

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    Balancing

    School and Life


    What is work(school) life
    balance?
    a concept including proper prioritizing
    between work (school, career and
    ambition)and lifestyle (health, pleasure,
    leisure, family, relationships and spiritual
    development).
     is the ability to experience a sense of
    control and to stay productive and
    competitive at work while maintaining a
    happy, healthy home life with sufficient
    leisure.
    roles
     Student
     Child
     Classmate
     Friend
     Student-athlete
     Citizen
     sibling
    6 components of work-
    life balance
    (Davidson, 2012)
    Self management
     Recognition that effectively using the
    spaces in our lives is vital, and that
    available resources, time and life is
    finite
     Becoming captain of our own ship
    Time management
     Making optimal use of your day and
    resources that can be summoned
     Enhanced through discerning what is
    both important and urgent versus
    important or urgent
    Stress management
     STRESS – the human reaction to events
    in the environment
     Eustress – good stress
     Distress – stress from bad sources

     It is inevitable
    Change management
     Adopting new methods and re-adapting
    others is essential to a successful career
    and a happy home life
    Technology management
     Effectively
    managing technology
    requires ensuring that technology
    serves rather than abuses you.
    Leisure management
     Rest and relaxation
     “time-off” is a vital component of the
    human experience
     The most overlooked
     Too much leisure activity can lead to
    monotony
    tips to balance school
    and life
    1. Set goals that you can
    achieve
     High goals tends to demoralize a person
    if unachieved
     Low goals, on the other hand can make
    a person sluggish
    2. Manage your time
    Time management is a key component to
    academic and personal success. It is an
    vital skill that helps a person focus his/her
    efforts on what is most important.
     Plan your schedule
     Set goals and deadlines for projects
     Make a to-do list
    3. Maintain a healthy lifestyle
    Physical and emotional well-being plays a
    major role in academic, professional, and
    personal success. Take time to establish
    and maintain an active and informed
    wellness plan.
     Exercise
    regularly
     Get enough
    sleep
     Make time for
    yourself
     Meditate
     Eat well
    4. Be where you are
     Focus on the task at hand
     Do not worry about what you are not
    doing
     figure out the
    best place to
    study where all
    of your materials
    are accessible
    and you can truly
    focus.
     Plan segments of
    time for study, 5. Get organized
    family, exercise,
    and other tasks
    that need to get
    done.
    6. Learn to say “no”
    7. Use your support
    system
    Support groups
     Discuss your  Family
    expectations for  Friends
    school with your
    family and friends.  teachers
     Negotiate household
    duties based on your
    schedule.
     Know when you
    need help
    8. Have some fun
     Reward yourself for competing your
    work before deadline.
     Make time to enjoy friends and family
     Get a hobby
    9. Enjoy this phase of life
     High school life occurs just once in a
    lifetime, enjoy it while it lasts.
     Keep yourself calm and happy at all
    times.

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