WORK-LIFE BALANCE
About This Training:
Master Work-Life Balance: Essential strategies for Achieving Personal and
Professional Harmony
About This Training: Work life balance is a crucial for maintaining overall
wellbeing and productivity. This course will help you achieve a sustainable work
life balance by exploring practical techniques for managing both personal and
professional commitments. By mastering these strategies, you will enhance
your productivity, reduce stress and improve your overall quality of life.
Why choose Work-Life Balance Training? Our training provides a
comprehensive exploration work-life balance principles. Each module delves
into effective strategies that helps you to manage time, set boundaries and
maintain mental and physical health.
Once you complete this training, you’ll acquire practical skills that can be
immediately implemented, helping you achieve harmony between work and
personal life.
Course Highlights
In depth modules: Each modules covers a specific aspect of work-life
balance with detailed explanations, real world examples, and
actionable strategies.
Interactive learning: Test your knowledge with quizzes and real-world
exercises to reinforce your skills.
Why You Should Learn Work-Life Balance Strategies?
Reduced stress: Learn to manage stress and avoid burnout by balancing
work demands with personal time.
Enhanced Productivity: Achieve more with better time management and
efficiency
Improved mental and physical health: Maintain a healthier lifestyle by
allocating time relaxation, exercise and personal pursuits.
Better Relationships: Strengthen personal relationships by setting
boundaries and creating quality time for family and friends.
Work-Life Balance Course Structure
Introduction to Work-Life Balance: Understand the fundamental
principles of work-life balance and why it’s essential for professional
success and personal happiness.
Time Management Strategies: Learn practical techniques for organizing
your day, prioritizing tasks, and managing distractions.
Setting Boundaries and Saying No: Master the art of setting healthy
boundaries to protect your personal time without compromising
professional responsibilities.
Mental and Physical Well-Being: Learn strategies for reducing stress,
improving sleep, and maintaining physical health to enhance your
productivity.
Real-World Case Studies: Examine case studies from professionals across
industries who have successfully implemented work-life balance
strategies.
Interactive Assignments and Projects: Engage in practical exercises that
simulate real-life scenarios, allowing you to apply strategies and receive
feedback from instructors.
Final Assessment: Complete a final assessment to demonstrate your
knowledge.
What is the Wheel of Life?
The Wheel of Life shows how to bring balance to your life and create happiness
and success. It originates from Tibetan Buddhism and focuses on eight
components, which are also called happiness factors in human life.
However, this method should not be confused with the Tibetan version, which
focuses more on the awareness of the personal state of mind.
The concept of the wheel of life was then further developed by Paul J. Meyer,
who founded the Success Motivation Institute in 1960.
Wheel of Life meaning
The method, also called balance wheel or coaching wheel, is often used as
a goal setting method and coaching method.
The Wheel of Life is intended to help identify how an individual spends his time
and how satisfied this person is about the different parts and areas that life has
to offer. This creates a type of self-reflection, that allows you to get (even) more
out of life.
Sub divisions within the wheel of Life
The Wheel of Life consists of a pie chart, which represent different important
areas of your life.
The most common subdivisions are:
1. Career
2. Finance
3. Health/Spiritual
4. Family & friends
5. Physical/Love
6. Personal development/Intellectual
7. Fun & recreation
8. Contribution to Society
Additionally, it is always possible to add or leave out categories or to, for
example, split the category of family & friends into two.
How does the Wheel of Life work?
In order for the wheel of life assessment to be of value to you, you need to fill
the template and each category correctly.
Every slice of the pie represents a category. Each of these slices can be assigned
a value of 1 (very bad) to 10 (very good).
The value of 1 is closest to the centre of the circle and the value 10 is at the
edge of the circle. After filling it in, a kind of spider web is created and it is
possible to see at a glance what categories score less and what the life
satisfaction of that moment is.
Every part influences one’s individual life. By completing the wheel in all
honesty and correcting it if needed, you find out what is going right and which
parts may need more attention. The more extreme the number, the more
improvement that category could use.
When filling in the Wheel of Life, it does not matter with which category you
start.
Steps to create a Wheel of Life
To obtain a helpful wheel of life assessment, it is useful to follow the steps
below:
Step 1. Start
Create a template; a circle containing the 8 slices representing the different
categories. Make a subdivision of 1 (close to the centre) to 10 (outside of circle)
to fill in the scores. Of course, there are also The Wheel of Life® templates
available online.
Step 2. Fill in
Filling in the scores provides an overview of the individual’s sense of
contentment in the various categories. It is important to take your time for this,
and not to fill in the scores too quickly or allow yourself to get distracted.
Reflecting on each category requires concentration and only by filling it in
seriously, you can get an accurate view of your balance in life and the way in
which you react to setbacks. Of course, there are several considerations per
category, but below you will find the most obvious descriptions:
1. Business & career
How satisfied are you with your job, is it the job that you had imagined or
would you rather pursue another career? Does the job bring you happiness and
satisfaction? Does the job earn enough for a living? Etc.
2. Finance
Are all incomes enough to meet all basic needs and other needs? Are you not
dependent on loans? Do you have any debts? Is money the only thing that
makes a person happy? Etc.
3. Health
How physically and mentally healthy are you? How do you feel? Are you
satisfied with your appearance and weight? Do you have any physical
discomforts? To what extent are you engaged in sports? Etc.
4. Family & friends
Are friends supportive, unconditional and trustworthy? Can friendships be built
upon and friends always be counted on? To what extent do you spend your
free time with family and friends? Consider friends and family in the Wheel of
Life assessment.
5. Love
Have you found happiness in love? Do you have a new partner or a committed
partner who you can rely on? Etc.
6. Personal development
How do you deal with personal growth? Are you open to new experiences and
eager to learn? Are you spiritually connected to both the inner and outer
world? Etc.
7. Fun & recreation
Are you enjoying life? Do you practice hobbies or sports? How do you spend
your free time? Etc.
8. Contribution
Do you help others? Do you volunteer? To what extent are you active at
(sports) clubs, in the neighbourhood or taking care of family members?
Step 3. Reflection
After filling in all of the scores, The Wheel of Life is completed. The spider web
now shows any surprises, peaks and drops or regularity.
With scores from 8 to 10 you are very satisfied in a specific category. It is
important to ensure that this is maintained, and remember that improvement
in this area is always possible.
With scores from 5 to 7, you are reasonably satisfied with a category, but there
is definitely a chance for improvement and to achieve goals.
Scores from 1 to 4 show that someone is not happy at all about this particular
area. You have to find ways to improve the satisfaction here.
Nevertheless, such scores provide plenty of opportunities. Often, people forget
that there are always opportunities to improve an aspect of life.
The following questions can be useful:
Why did you give yourself such a low score on this category?
What is the ideal score for each category?
What score do you want to achieve after a month, after 3 months, after 6
months and after a year?
Which categories score less?
Which categories are of individual importance to be able to achieve
balance?
The completed Wheel of Life assessment is an individual starting point and can
be grim or balanced in appearance. It says something about how efficient and
effective someone is in life. Of course, it is easy to be extremely satisfied with
one category, but what else should happen to the other categories?
For example, if you spend all the time and energy on your career, that will
undoubtedly also have a positive effect on the finances. But to what extent are
you then satisfied with relationships with friends and family? What is the result
of this for health, well-being and relaxation?
By looking at all aspects and ensuring that they are all connected, balance can
be found in life. The key is to find balance in life, which the wheel of life may
assist with.
The wheel of life assessment allows people to see what situation they are
currently living in. It also forces them to think ahead and challenge limits,
which makes the wheel expand and grow.
Step 4. Action
Following the earlier steps, the Wheel of Life can be put into motion. The visual
image of the filled in wheel can directly indicate where the necessary steps
need to be taken. Now you can ask yourself which specific actions are needed
to improve a category. Incorporate these required actions into an action plan.
By looking at the filled in visual representation of the Wheel of Life on a daily
basis, it becomes easier to really work on improvements.
This way it is possible to track your progress. Generally, it takes half a year to a
year to succeed in bringing categories to an acceptable level of satisfaction, so
there is a need for perseverance.
