Balance Balance

Sandra M Schneider MDSandra M Schneider MD

If you don’t know where you are going

You won’t know when you get there

PrioritiesPriorities

• Only 24 hours a dayOnly 24 hours a day

• Only 365/6 days per yearOnly 365/6 days per year

• Only 1 lifeOnly 1 life

• Use of timeUse of time

• Perception of timePerception of time

Quality and QuantityQuality and Quantity

• Compartmentalize your lifeCompartmentalize your life

• Whatever you are doing, do it fullyWhatever you are doing, do it fully

• Undivided attention when attention is Undivided attention when attention is neededneeded

• Your family, friends are the most Your family, friends are the most important at that momentimportant at that moment

MeetingMeeting

• Opening receptionOpening reception

• Family meet you at the endFamily meet you at the end

• Build new friendshipsBuild new friendships

Vacation MeetingVacation Meeting

• Opening receptionOpening reception

• Family meet you at the endFamily meet you at the end

• Build new friendshipsBuild new friendships

Use every minuteUse every minute

• Always carry workAlways carry work

• Work when no one is around, when you Work when no one is around, when you are waiting, when there is any blank are waiting, when there is any blank momentmoment

• Children’s activities – work and watch.Children’s activities – work and watch.

• Double duty – vacations, conference Double duty – vacations, conference calls, mornings or nightscalls, mornings or nights

• 2 briefcases on every trip2 briefcases on every trip

Get organizedGet organized

• Time management is a mustTime management is a must

• Carry a tablet/3X5/palm/dictaphone Carry a tablet/3X5/palm/dictaphone for random thoughtsfor random thoughts

• Touch each paper onceTouch each paper once

• File system for EmailFile system for Email

• To Do listTo Do list

Email filecabinetEmail filecabinet

• DeleteDelete

• InboxInbox

• OutboxOutbox

• SentSent

• Personal folderPersonal folder– DeleteDelete– InboxInbox– OutboxOutbox– SentSent

• DeleteDelete

• InboxInbox

• Outbox Outbox

• SentSent

• Personal folderPersonal folder– ACEPACEP– InboxInbox– To DoTo Do– SentSent

To Do ListTo Do List

Who else can do this? Who else can do this?

• Dictate EVERYTHINGDictate EVERYTHING

• Assistant does mail, travel Assistant does mail, travel arrangements, filing, library work, arrangements, filing, library work, scheduleschedule

• Data entryData entry

• Data checkingData checking

• Power pointsPower points

Training your assistantTraining your assistant

• They want to be busyThey want to be busy

• Create a communication system Create a communication system

• Praise often, criticize only when Praise often, criticize only when necessary, the next time why don’t we necessary, the next time why don’t we trytry

• Remember birthdays, Assist Day, Remember birthdays, Assist Day, holidaysholidays

• Let them do their work (plumbers)Let them do their work (plumbers)

ScheduleSchedule

• One schedule with personal and One schedule with personal and professional time commitmentsprofessional time commitments

• Work you schedule around familyWork you schedule around family

• Give yourself a day a week to write, Give yourself a day a week to write, etc. etc.

• Schedule in time with friends, gym, Schedule in time with friends, gym, things that are importantthings that are important

Shorten meetingsShorten meetings

• Write down what they sayWrite down what they say

• Repeat backRepeat back

• Stand upStand up

YouYou

• Understand what is important to youUnderstand what is important to you

• Discover what you need to remain Discover what you need to remain sane and keep it in your routinesane and keep it in your routine

• If that is not practical, find another If that is not practical, find another outlet, preferably quick and outlet, preferably quick and transportabletransportable

• Understand that each person is Understand that each person is differentdifferent

ProfessionallyProfessionally

• Be careful about the word NO, use it Be careful about the word NO, use it sparingly and appropriatelysparingly and appropriately

• Publish everything you doPublish everything you do

• Make lots of friends and few enemiesMake lots of friends and few enemies

• Find a great mentor(s) and listen to Find a great mentor(s) and listen to them them

ChangeChange

• Change will cause change. Most times Change will cause change. Most times you cannot predict what will happenyou cannot predict what will happen– MaternityMaternity– RelocationRelocation– New responsibilitiesNew responsibilities

• Learn to let go of the past and move onLearn to let go of the past and move on

• Learn to accept what others do and actLearn to accept what others do and act

FamilyFamily

• You don’t spend enough time with You don’t spend enough time with us/meus/me

• You have a life?You have a life?

Closing ThoughtsClosing Thoughts

• Learn to laugh or drink or bothLearn to laugh or drink or both

• Learn to say No but rarelyLearn to say No but rarely

• Let the past go and enjoy the day. Let the past go and enjoy the day.

• Remember what is important to youRemember what is important to you

Nina SchorrNina Schorr

• Who else gets to ….Who else gets to ….

• You’ll never get the Nobel prize…..You’ll never get the Nobel prize…..

What will be your legacy?What will be your legacy?