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The 7 Habits To Build A Balanced Life The 7 Habits To Build A Balanced Life With Lasting ResultsWith Lasting Results

By Anne Egros, Global Executive Coach

Zest and Zen International


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Basic ConceptsBasic Concepts

• If you experience professional If you experience professional challenges you have personal challenges you have personal challenges too.challenges too.

• Self-care is the secret for having a Self-care is the secret for having a balanced life at work and at homebalanced life at work and at home


• Distractions

• Standards

• Behavioral Profile

• Communication Style

• Strengths, Skills, Talent

• Awareness Level

• Attitude

• Needs

Step 1: DiscoverStep 1: Discover


Step 2: AnalyzeStep 2: Analyze

• What are your values and principles ?What are your values and principles ? • What is your mission statement ? Your purpose in life ?What is your mission statement ? Your purpose in life ?

• What challenges are you facing ? What challenges are you facing ?

• What are your priorities?What are your priorities?

• What are choices you need to make ?What are choices you need to make ?

• Which development area do you want to focus on ? Which development area do you want to focus on ?

• What reserves do you have ? financial, emotional, physicalWhat reserves do you have ? financial, emotional, physical


Step 3: Create a Compelling Vision Step 3: Create a Compelling Vision for Yourselffor Yourself

• Who do you want to be in the next 10, 5 or 3 Who do you want to be in the next 10, 5 or 3 years ?years ?

• What would be your dreams if money would not What would be your dreams if money would not be a concern ?be a concern ?

• Describe your dreams in detail, what will you do? Describe your dreams in detail, what will you do? with whom? in which environment ? describe with with whom? in which environment ? describe with all you senses and feelings, visualize your successall you senses and feelings, visualize your success

• What would be your legacy after you die ?What would be your legacy after you die ?


Step 4: CREATE Step 4: CREATE SMART SMART GOALS:GOALS: • SS - specific, significant, stretching - specific, significant, stretching

• MM - measurable, meaningful, motivational - measurable, meaningful, motivational

• AA - agreed upon, attainable, achievable, - agreed upon, attainable, achievable, acceptable, action-orientedacceptable, action-oriented

• RR - realistic, relevant, reasonable, rewarding, - realistic, relevant, reasonable, rewarding, results-orientedresults-oriented

• TT - time-based, timely, tangible, tracked - time-based, timely, tangible, tracked


Step 5 Plan: Define a StrategyStep 5 Plan: Define a Strategy

• Focus first on goals that can make a difference nowFocus first on goals that can make a difference now

• Cut big goals into smaller ones with actionable Cut big goals into smaller ones with actionable actions and shorter deadlinesactions and shorter deadlines

• Identify the gaps between where you are now and Identify the gaps between where you are now and where you want to gowhere you want to go

• Identify what you need to do to fill the gapsIdentify what you need to do to fill the gaps

• Create daily habits and systems that simplify your Create daily habits and systems that simplify your work and your life to save timework and your life to save time


Step 6: ActionStep 6: Action• Do not procrastinate but synergizeDo not procrastinate but synergize

• Empower yourself. Be accountable for actions you Empower yourself. Be accountable for actions you take or do not taketake or do not take

• Celebrate success and reward yourselfCelebrate success and reward yourself

• Learn form your mistakesLearn form your mistakes

• Avoid analysis paralysis: Just do itAvoid analysis paralysis: Just do it

• You miss 100% of your goals when you do not take You miss 100% of your goals when you do not take actionaction

• Get support: mentor, manager, coach, family, Get support: mentor, manager, coach, family, friendfriend


Step 7: Results and ImprovementStep 7: Results and Improvement

• Take time to analyze what worked or did not workTake time to analyze what worked or did not work

• Transform the 7 steps into 7 habitsTransform the 7 steps into 7 habits

• Building a balanced life is an on going processBuilding a balanced life is an on going process

...and most of all :...and most of all :

“Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big

things.”


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