Working Smarter | Connect Your Meetings

As I write this, I?m 800 miles from home, trying to write a blog about work-life balance. Fitting, since I?m on the last day of my Thanksgiving vacation, but I?m squeezing in a little work. In the past week, I?ve met a magazine deadline, taken my daughter to the doctor, flown to visit family, planned a baby shower for my sister, visited with dozens of friends and family, and answered emails for work while doing all of the aforementioned. In the next two weeks, I?ll meet another magazine deadline, fly out of town for a wedding, schedule another doctor?s appointment, decorate our house for the holidays, do a little Christmas shopping, and the list goes on.?Sound?familiar?

I?m sure it does.?Professionals in the meetings and events industry know all too well the pressures that come with?trying to balance work and life. It?s a topic we explored in the last issue of Connect. We talked with people who?are working to find an equilibrium and balance all their demands, and though it?s not easy, they all shared ways they?re making it work. Technology is certainly?making long?trips for site visits easier,?allowing parents to?Skype?or FaceTime with their families at home. Employers are responding to their employees, too, introducing more?flexible work schedules. People also rely on their friends, family and?personal networks to?help when they need it most.

I?ve learned a lot since we brought our first child home 16 months ago, but one of the biggest lessons I?ve learned is that whatever I?m working on, I need to make it worth?it. If I?m going to be spending eight hours away from my daughter during the day, I need to be devoted to that work. And when I leave work for the day, I need to make sure I spend worthwhile time with my daughter, Rowan. My husband says it?s not about working harder now that we have a child; it?s about working smarter. And I agree with that.

What?s one lesson you?ve learned about balancing your work and personal life?

Source: http://connectyourmeetings.com/2012/11/26/working-smarter/

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